Bollywood Glam : Amol Palekar

24th November

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Amol Palekars Quest Set to Release This Week
Luminous Director Amol Palekar is all set to release ‘Quest’ on the 29thof September, after receiving applauds galore for ‘Paheli’ (Including an Oscar Nomination). The film stars Mrinal Kulkarni, Shishir Sharma, Rishi Deshpande, Vijaya Mehta, Sonali Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, GP Deshpande, Mukta Barve, Rama Joshi, Amruta Subhash, Pramila and Rakesh Sarang.
     - 2006-09-25, 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

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

Paheli is Indias entry to Oscars
Hindi feature film Paheli, directed by Amol Palekar, has been selected as Indias entry in the foreign films category at the Oscars.
     - 2005-09-26, sify.com

Amol Palekar directs an English film
After making three period films consecutively (Dhyaasparva, Anaahat and Paheli), Amol Palekar gets back to contemporary cinema with his latest film Quest. Interestingly while Palekar had made movies in Hindi and Marathi earlier, this is the first time that he has made an English film. In fact Quest is a bilingual film, titled Thaang in Marathi.
     - 2006-06-29, indiainfo.com

Neil Mukesh watches Jail’s Special Screening [Gallery]
Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail had a Special Screening at the PVR, Mumbai. The show was attended by Jail’s actors Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arya Babbar and producer Shailendra Singh, among other personalities from the industry. sucharithavanse: The Mumbai Film Festival, which started on 29th Oct, came to an end yesterday. The closing ceremony witnessed several film personalities, both national and international, being honoured. Kunal Kohli and Shefali Shah were the hosts of this evening event. Anushka Manchanda had entertained the audience with song and dance. Our Amitabh Bachchan had bagged the Lifetime Achievement award for completing 40 years in the film industry and he was felicitated by Priety Zinta. Shabana Azmi, Rituparna Sengupta, Kunal Khemu, Amol Palekar, Yash Chopra, Imtiaz Ali, Shreyas Talpade, Prem Chopra and many other celebrities had attended the event.
     - 2009-11-06, indiaglitz.com

Paheli was unanimous choice: Jury member Vinod Pande
Mumbai, Sep 27 : Choosing "Paheli" as Indias Oscar nomination was not easy as all the films were of "really high calibre", but it was a unanimous decision taken by the jury after great deliberation, says Vinod Pande, acting chairperson of the Film Federation of India.Amongst the other films in the fray were "Iqbal", "Black", "Page 3" and "Mangal Pandey - The Rising". According to Pande, every aspect was taken into consideration and all members of the jury wrote their recommendations "almost like a citation". Finally, the move Monday to choose "Paheli" was an absolutely unanimous decision.Defending the nomination of the Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukherjee starrer directed by Amol Palekar, he said "Paheli" was a film "high on cinematic excellence, directorial excellence". Though he could not say why a film like Sanjay Leela Bhansalis "Black" was not selected, Pande said "it was a bloody tough competitor".
     - 2005-09-27, keralanext.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

Palekars Marathi-English Thaang to complete soon
Veteran actor- producer- director Amol Palekar is back with his next Marathi - English venture Thaang /Quest.
     - 2006-03-18, 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

Quest: Well made
Amol Palekar deals with the subject of homosexuality sensitively.
     - 2006-09-29, rediff.com

Akshay Kumar tries a hand at the Amol Palekar genre! - News
The era of the seventies, where mostly action oriented films worked and just one name, Amitabh Bachchan, the angry young man ruled the roost, also saw actor par excellence, Amol Palekar winning the hearts of the audience with his middle class, common man act. The continuous struggle with life, its ups and downs and fight against the system to achieve a simple objective, survival, was portrayed perfectly by Amol, sometimes through hard hitting films like GHARONDA and at times in a...
     - 2010-07-23, glamsham.com

Sharmila Tagore and Amol Palekar in Marathi movie
Some time ago, it was mentioned that veteran actress Sharmila Tagore is all set to make her debut in Marathi films. Not much was known about the film then, except for the fact that it was to be directed by noted actor-director Amol Palekar.
     - 2008-09-11, sify.com

Duvidha is realism, Paheli reflects modern yen
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.
     - 2006-01-10, indiaglitz.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amol Palekar to direct an English film
After making three period films consecutively (Dhyaasparva, Anaahat and Paheli), Amol Palekar gets back to contemporary cinema with his latest film Quest.
     - 2006-06-30, sify.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

Premier Of ‘Bus Itna Sa Khwab’ [Gallery]
Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah and his actress wife Shefali Shah’s play ‘Bus Itna Sa Khwab’ was premiered on 15th Aug, 2010 at Rangsharda Auditorium in Mumbai in the presence of many Bollywood and television celebrities. Among those who attended the play were Anupam Kher, wife Kirron Kher and son Sikandar Kher, Amol Palekar, Konkona Sen, Ranvir Shorey, Rahul Bose, Parizaad Zorabian, Abhimanyu Singh, film directors Mahesh Manjrekar, David Dhawan, Govind Nihalani, music director Aadesh Shrivastav and wife Vijitha Pandit, TV actors Sumeet Rahgavan, Jamnadas Majethia, Deven Bhojani and many more. Vipul and Shefali Shah made a comeback to theatre after 14 and 10 years respectively. The play they chose to make a comeback with is originally a Marathi play called ‘Dhyanimani’ and the Hindi version of the play is ‘Bus Itna Sa Khwab’.
     - 2010-08-17, indiaglitz.com

Amol Palekar at SAMAANTAR Movie Premiere - Picture Gallery
See pictures of Amol Palekar at SAMAANTAR Movie Premiere at our picture gallery...
     - 2009-09-03, glamsham.com