Actor Award for Gol Maal. He is noted for his image of the "middle-class everyman" who struggles to get a job (Gol Maal), his own flat (Gharonda), a girlfriend/wife (Baaton Baaton Mein), and appreciation from his boss. In 1979, he was paired with a sixteen-year-old Sridevi in Solva Saawan, which was her debut Hindi movie as a heroine. Amol played the role of an intellectually disabled man, a character played by Kamal Haasan in the original Tamil movie. In 1982 he played the role of Ravi in the Malayalam movie Olangal. He turned to directing with the Marathi film Aakriet. He showed his capabilities as a director with movies such as Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen and Paheli. Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen has become a part of management courses and study pertaining to human behaviour. Paheli was India's official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscars. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations. He has also given his voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAids. He is willing to act once again if he is given a challenging role. Personal life Amol Palekar was born to Kamlakar and Suhasini Palekar in a lower-middle-class family in Mumbai. He was raised along with his three sisters, Neelon, Rekha and Unnati, by his father who worked in the General Post Office and his mother, who worked in a private company. He worked at the Bank of India before he switched full-time to a career in acting. He also does some social work. He married Sandhya Gokhale after his divorce from his first wife, Chitra. Palekar regards himself as an agnostic atheist. In February 2022, Palekar was hospitalized in Pune for COVID-19 related complications. Filmography As an actor As a director Aakreit (Unimaginable in Marathi) – 1981 Ankahee (Unspoken) – 1985 Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye – 1990 Bangarwadi – 1995 Daayraa (The Square Circle) – 1996 Anahat (Forever) Kairee (Raw mango) – 2001 Dhyaas Parva (Kal Kaa Aadmi in Hindi) – 2001 (based on Raghunath Karve's life, won the National Award for Best Film on Family Welfare) Paheli (Riddle) – 2005 (India's official entry to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film) Quest (English) – 2006 (won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English) Dumkata (2007) Samaantar (Marathi) – 2009 ...And Once Again – 2010 Dhoosar (Marathi)