Amol Palekar talked about slapping Smita Patil without her consent, after Shyam Benegal thought ‘he wasn’t violent enough' while filming Bhumika. Amol Palekar recently attended the Jaipur ...

Amol Palekar shared his regret at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2025 about slapping Smita Patil during the filming of Bhumika without her consent, following director Shyam Benegal’s instructions.

In a candid moment at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2025, he recounted how he slapped co-star Smita Patil during a scene without her prior consent, an act that continues to weigh heavily on his ...

Veteran actor Amol Palekar recalled an incident from the shoot of his 1977 film, Bhumika, in which he was forced to slap co-star Smita Patil. He said that director Shyam Benegal ordered him to ...

Amol Palekar and Smita Patil worked together in Shyam Benegal’s 1977 film Bhumika. While Bhumika is remembered for its strong storyline and performances by its lead stars, Palekar still regrets ...

Amol Palekar and Smita Patil shared the screen in Shyam Benegal’s critically acclaimed film Bhumika (1977), a movie remembered for its powerful narrative and stellar performances. However, the veteran ...

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Few recent Hollywood success stories have felt as genuinely heart-warming as “The Goonies” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” star Ke Huy Quan’s heralded return to acting in 2023’s Best ...

and screenwriter Chris Columbus attended a hand-and-footprint ceremony at the famed TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for Ke Huy Quan. Quan’s career has been a true Hollywood dream, having left ...