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Amol Palekar: “The middle ground is shrinking”
Actor, artist and director Amol Palekar on his memoir, Viewfinder, the need to normalise dissent, and how his daughter’s sexuality led him to shed biases and embrace a journey of self-discovery
Published on Apr 04, 2025 07:39 PM IST
Chittajit Mitra
Amol Palekar says Hindi cinema should stop equating good films with box office numbers
Amol Palekar says Hindi cinema should stop equating good films with box office numbers
Published on Feb 21, 2025 07:25 PM IST
PTI |
Amol Palekar recalls being ‘ordered’ to slap Smita Patil without her consent
Amol Palekar talked about slapping Smita Patil without her consent, after Shyam Benegal thought ‘he wasn’t violent enough' while filming Bhumika.
Published on Feb 08, 2025 09:04 PM IST
People didn't see variations I brought in my boy-next-door characters: Amol Palekar
People didn't see variations I brought in my boy-next-door characters: Amol Palekar
Published on Nov 28, 2024 05:20 PM IST
PTI |
I was not what a hero is supposed to be and people loved that: Amol Palekar
I was not what a hero is supposed to be and people loved that: Amol Palekar
Published on Nov 27, 2024 07:25 PM IST
PTI |
I’m not a born rebel, says veteran actor Amol Palekar
I’m not a born rebel, says veteran actor Amol Palekar
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 02:08 PM IST
PTI |
Painter to performer: Amol Palekar's memoir recollects his journey of becoming star of the 70s
Painter to performer: Amol Palekar's memoir recollects his journey of becoming star of the 70s
Published on Nov 21, 2024 04:50 PM IST
PTI |
Ananya Panday gets a moustache like Amol Palekar; fans call her ‘Junior Chunky’
Ahead of her film CTRL’s release, Ananya Panday has debuted a new look featuring a moustache. Fans point out her resemblance to her father Chunky Panday
Published on Oct 02, 2024 05:40 PM IST
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Khamosh hits the sweet spot between beauty and terror
Shot completely in Pahalgam, Kashmir Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 1986 whodunnit Khamosh lends tragic undertones to its beautiful setting.
Updated on Oct 23, 2023 09:40 AM IST
Devansh Sharma
Gulmohar movie review: This intriguing family saga is convincing and convoluted
Gulmohar movie review: The film is a bittersweet tale of a family, its values, and the fact that everyone is living their lives somewhere between fate and the choices they make.
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 09:13 AM IST
Gulmohar trailer: Manoj Bajpayee, Sharmila Tagore keep breaking family together
Gulmohar trailer: The Disney+ Hotstar drama follows the Batra family as they have to move on after the family home has been sold. Starring Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee, Simran, Suraj Sharma and Amol Palekar, the film will premiere on March 3.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 01:18 PM IST
Shahid Kapoor calls Farzi co-star Amol Palekar 'OG middle class good guy'
Actor Shahid Kapoor called Amol Palekar the 'OG middle-class good guy' and shared it was a privilege to have him on Prime Video's Farzi. The veteran actor plays Shahid's grandfather in the web series.
Published on Feb 05, 2023 05:34 PM IST
Amol Palekar admitted to Pune hospital, wife says ‘his condition is fine’
Amol Palekar is currently admitted at a hospital in Pune. His wife Sandhya Gokhale has said he is recovering from a prolonged illness.
Published on Feb 10, 2022 11:43 AM IST
Amol Palekar: 'I am never a part of anything which is regressive'
Amol Palekar is returning to films after a gap of 12 years with 200 - Halla Ho - a true story of Dalit women who attacked a rapist in an open court.
Published on Aug 18, 2021 09:10 PM IST
PTI |
‘Parveen Babi survived on a diet of milk, eggs towards the end of her life’: Karishma Upadhyay
Parveen Babi was a much-talked about star in her hey days. Yet much of her life still remains an enigma. Karishma Upadhyay, in an interview, talks about her book Parveen Babi A Life and how she has attempted to unravel the star’s life.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 02:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Nivedita Mishra
Amol Palekar’s edgy play ‘Kusur’ a perfect comeback to stage after 25 years
Organised by North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, in collaboration with Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi, the play was staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 05:06 PM IST
Vidhya Narayanan, Chandigarh | Vidhya Narayanan, Chandigarh
Amol Palekar says it was a good thing that he was interrupted during his speech at NGMA
Amol Palekar said that he was not against a particular party but the ideology that threatens the pluralism of India.
Published on Nov 26, 2019 06:22 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
‘I’m back to my second love, acting,’ says Amol Palekar
The 75-year-old painter-actor-director returns to the stage after 25 years. There is no substitute for live performance, he says.
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 03:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Madhusree Ghosh
Amol Palekar remembers Vidya Sinha: ‘Our friendship began with Rajnigandha, stayed unchanged for 45 years’
Amol Palekar remembers his frequent co-star and friend of 45 years, Vidya Sinha. She passed away in Mumbai on August 15 due to lung and heart disorder.
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 10:54 AM IST
Anjali Shetty
Veteran actor Vidya Sinha suffering from lung and heart disorders, on ventilator in Mumbai hospital
Rajnigandha actor Vidya Sinha is suffering from lung and heart disorders and is currently on ventilator in a hospital in Mumbai.
Updated on Aug 10, 2019 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sweta Kaushal
Palekar snub paints NGMA in disappointing colours
Stopping Amol Palekar in his tracks lowered the decorum one expects from a body like the NGMA
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ayaz Memon
Shocked, says Amol Palekar after critical speech snubbed at government event
Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar said he was hurt at being interrupted by members of the NGMA during his speech and that no member of the audience spoke up for him at a Mumbai event.
Updated on Feb 10, 2019 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Prachi Bari and Vanita Srivastava
Amol Palekar speech interrupted for government criticism, opposition says ‘achhe din’
At the opening of an exhibition in the memory of artist Prabhakar Barwe on Friday evening, Palekar was repeatedly interrupted during his speech by some NGMA members.
Updated on Feb 10, 2019 06:02 PM IST
Mumbai | Press Trust of India
Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar repeatedly interrupted during speech in Mumbai for criticising govt
Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar was repeatedly interrupted during his speech by some members of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Mumbai on Friday evening. Palekar was speaking at the opening of an exhibition “Inside The Empty Box” in the memory of artist Prabhakar Barwe.
Updated on Feb 10, 2019 02:33 PM IST
Mumbai | Press Trust of India
Scriptwriter is the first star of the film: Kamlesh Pandey
Pandey who was a copywriter got his break in films with Amol Palekar and the film Ankahee which was based on C T Khanolkar’s Marathi play, ‘Kalaya Tasmai Namaha’ which he found rigorous and hence rewrote the play with a new twist and turned the story around to be the premise of Ankahee
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Ayushmann Khurrana is as real as it gets. And his films are the proof
Is Ayushmann Khurrana the new age Amol Palekar of Bollywood?
Updated on Oct 17, 2018 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ruchi Kaushal
With email, tweets and Facebook posts dominating our exchanges, what happened to good, old-fashioned talking?
With email, 280-character tweets and quick Facebook posts dominating our daily exchanges, what happened to good, old-fashioned talking?
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 03:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Poulomi Banerjee