Bollywood Glam : Amol Palekar

24th November

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Amol Palekar moves to making a fun film
Known for his selection of unusual and sensitive subjects, Amol Palekars next venture is a light family drama in Hindi titled "Dumkata" - something on the lines of the Basu Chatterjee-Hrishikesh Mukherjee genre of fun films.
     - 2007-05-24, indiainfo.com

Amol Palekar announces new film DUMKATA! - News
Well known for his selection of unusual, sensitive subjects, Amol Palekar has chosen yet another illustrious story for his new feature film in Hindi titled DUMKATA. In his 26 years career as a director, he has made eleven films – 5 in Marathi and 6 in Hindi. DUMKATA will be his twelfth film.......
     - 2007-05-23, glamsham.com

Hrishida had a childlike smile
Amol Palekar remembers his last two meetings with Hrishida
     - 2006-08-31, rediff.com

Amol Palekars Dumkata a tribute to Basuda and Hrishida!
In his 26 year long career as director, Amol Palekar has made eleven films and is all set with his 12 th film Dumkata, which the director says is his tribute to Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chaterjee! Amol Palekar was an integral part of their genre of film and hence has decided to make a light hearted family film in the shape of Dumkata.
     - 2007-05-26, indiaglitz.com

Quest completed
Amol Palekars Quest/Thaang has been finally completed. The movie is titled Thaang in Marathi and Quest in English.
     - 2006-04-03, indiaglitz.com

Paheli is inherently Indian: Palekar
Paheli , Indias official entry to the Academy Awards this year, would definitely change the views of the people abroad about India and the concept of Indian films, its director Amol Palekar said.
     - 2005-09-27, apunkachoice.com

Amol Palekar teams up with Shankar- Ehsaan- Loy
Yet another magical trio has emerged in the world of Hindi film music.
     - 2007-05-14, indiaglitz.com

Bollywood luminaries unveiled MFF line-up - News
The MAMI committee led by Chairman Mr. Shyam Benegal and trustees Mr. Yash Chopra, Ms. Jaya Bachchan, Mr. Amit Khanna, Ms. Shabana Azmi and Mr. Amol Palekar today unveiled the line-up for the 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which consists of 200 films from 56 countries. All of the international films to be screened in the main sections of this years festival will be Indian, Asian or world premieres. MFF is a Reliance Big Entertainment initiative and has the distinction of...
     - 2009-10-21, glamsham.com

Vijay Tendulkars silences added to his complexities
Amol Palekar remembers the renowed playwright Vijay Tendulkar who recently passed away.
     - 2008-05-22, rediff.com

Duvidha is realism, Paheli reflects modern yen
New Delhi, Jan 10 : True literature is timeless and can be interpreted in different ways, says octogenarian writer Vijaydan Detha whose tale "Duvidha" was given a twist in Amol Palekars film "Paheli"."The story of Duvidha reflects reality, while Paheli is the progressive thinkers yen to lend a modern twist to my tale," said Detha, Rajasthans storyteller non-pareil, while speaking about Palekars film version, which is Indias entry for the Oscars this year in the foreign film category."Nevertheless, I am happy that an endeavour has been made to make the folktale reach a larger audience. The credit for the success of the movie goes entirely to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan," the literary genius said with endearing humility.
     - 2006-01-10, keralanext.com

Answering the riddle: does Paheli deserve it?
The selection of Amol Palekars Paheli as Indias official entry to the coveted Oscar award has evoked mixed reactions.
     - 2005-09-30, indiaglitz.com

Why Pahelis better than Black
A look at why Amol Palekars Paheli is the perfect choice as Indias Oscar ambassador.
     - 2005-09-27, rediff.com

Amol Palekars ``Paheli`` for the Oscars
By SeemaMumbai, Sept.27 : India has selected the Hindi film "Paheli" (Puzzle), a folklore on women empowerment, to represent the country at the 2006 Academy Awards.The film will would vie for top honours at the Best Foreign Film category.
     - 2005-09-27, keralanext.com

Were sure Paheli is the right choice
The head of the jury explains why the Amol Palekar film is Indias Oscar entry.
     - 2005-09-27, rediff.com

Debate on Paheli continues
Mumbai, Sep 30 : The selection of Amol Palekars "Paheli" as Indias official entry to the coveted Oscar award has evoked mixed reactions.
     - 2005-09-30, keralanext.com

Tusshar Kapoor’s Golmaal Returns
Tusshar Kapoor seems to be taking his success with ‘Golmaal’ as a luck charm it seems. The actor who has not experienced much success at the box-office found a space with ‘Golmaal’ series. And now he has signed up for remake of Amol Palekar’s ‘Golmaal’.
     - 2009-07-23, indiaglitz.com

Duvidha is realism, Paheli reflects modern yen
New Delhi: True literature is timeless and can be interpreted in different ways, says octogenarian writer Vijaydan Detha whose tale "Duvidha" was given a twist in Amol Palekars film "Paheli"."The story of Duvidha reflects reality, while Paheli is the progressive thinkers yen to lend a modern twist to my tale," said Detha, Rajasthans storyteller non-pareil, while speaking about Palekars film version, which is Indias entry for the Oscars this year in the foreign film category."Nevertheless, I am happy that an endeavour has been made to make the folktale reach a larger audience. The credit for the success of the movie goes entirely to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan," the literary genius said with endearing humility.
     - 2006-01-12, keralanext.com

Bollywood doesnt miss me: Amol Palekar
Surprisingly, the winner of three Filmfare and six state awards for Best Actor said he had "butterflies in his stomach right till the last day" of the films shoot.
     - 2009-08-28, timesofindia.com

Movie Review - Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge
DRJ (meaning youd keep on searching) makes one intensify his search to find out as to what the director was aiming at his fans. If you are looking for intelligent comedy flicks like the Amol Palekar-starrer Golmaal, you might as well find that your hopes are once again dashed by this film.
     - 2009-03-27, hindisong.com/moviereview

A beautiful number in MMPAW
The promo of this light hearted movie reminding of Amol Palekar movie from the 70s has a song Doob Jaana Re that is quite melodious with subtle undertones of romance and deep rooted affection.
     - 2005-09-22, indiaglitz.com

Amol Palekar to make acting comeback
His new film, tentatively titled Saamantar, is a Marathi movie, which will be directed by him as well. It will co-star Sharmila Tagore.
     - 2008-07-16, rediff.com

Sharmila Tagores first Marathi film is Amol Palekars Samaantar
Some time ago, we had mentioned that veteran actress Sharmila Tagore is all set to make her debut in Marathi films
     - 2008-09-11, indiainfo.com

Amol Palekar has no regrets
The actor-director talks about his latest project, Thaang or The Quest.
     - 2006-09-13, rediff.com

Amol Palekar teams up with Shankar- Ehsaan- Loy - News
Yet another magical trio has emerged in the world of Hindi film music. Gulzar s lilting lyrics transformed into rollicking music composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for Amol Palekar s yet untitled proposed film in Hindi – indeed an irresistible combo!...
     - 2007-05-14, glamsham.com

Palekar nervous to face camera after so many years
Amol Palekar, essaying the role of industrialist Keshav Vaze in the soon-to-be-released film, which also stars Sharmila Tagore, says he was very apprehensive to face the camera after so many years.
     - 2009-08-25, indiainfo.com