Amol Palekar is a versatile Indian actor and filmmaker who has worked in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in about 50 films and directed several feature films and TV shows, including the Academy Award-nominated Paheli. Amol Palekar , the acclaimed Indian actor, director, and producer, was born on November 24, 1944, in Mumbai Amol Palekar Biography Actor Amol Palekar launches his memoir Viewfinder in Calcutta. He reflects on 50 years in film, connections to Bengali culture and insights into censorship laws. About the Book A NO-HOLDS-BARRED MEMOIR BY ONE OF INDIA’S MOST LOVED ACTORS. Amol Palekar calls himself an actor by accident, a director by choice and a painter by nature. A postgraduate from the Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, he commenced his artistic career as a painter in 1967, working alongside in the Bank of India. After a chance meeting with the legendary theatre person Satyadev Dubey, he became a leading contributor to avant garde theatre in India. After his noteworthy ...
