Became a hero in the affair of his girlfriend, played the character of a common man on screen, gave more than one 7 best films

New Delhi: Amol Palekar, with a simple face and appearance, earned a name when big stars used to speak in the Hindi film industry. His common man image became quite popular among the audience. He has given blockbuster films like ‘Golmaal’, ‘Gharaunda’ and ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’, but interestingly, he got into acting because of his girlfriend, otherwise he would have been working as a bank clerk. Or else he would have been earning a name from painting.

Amol Palekar worked as a clerk in Bank of India before making acting a full-time career. There is an interesting story behind how he became an actor. If reports are to be believed, Amol Palekar joined theater to spend maximum time with his girlfriend Chitra, as her girlfriend was a theater artist.

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When Amol Palekar met Satyadev Dubey in the theatre, he got an opportunity to act in a play. In this way, he got acquainted with the creative world of theatre. Amol Palekar had said in an interview that he had learned basic acting from Satyadev Dubey. After this, he started his film journey as an actor.

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Who can forget his comedy style in the film ‘Golmaal’. Among stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha, Amol Palekar, who had a simple look, gave memorable films like ‘Gharaunda’, ‘Chhoti Si Baat’, Chitchor, ‘Apne Paraye’ and ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’ on the basis of his superb acting. He was awarded the Filmfare Award for ‘Golmaal’. He later also directed films like ‘Paheli’, ‘Daira’ and ‘Ankahi’.

78 year old Amol Palekar is still active in the acting world. He was seen playing the role of Shahid Kapoor’s grandfather in Amazon Prime’s web series ‘Farzi’. He also has a special role in Manoj Bajpayee’s film ‘Gulmohar’ which is being streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar. If you want to see his best films, then you must watch his 7 films ‘Chhoti Si Baat’, ‘Golmaal’, ‘Rajnigandha’, ‘Chitchor’, ‘Khamosh’, ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’ and ‘Rang Birangi’.

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