Amol Palekar was born on 24th of November, 1944 in Bombay, India, where he attended the Sir J. J. School of Art. He commenced his artistic career as a painter. In 1972 Amol started with the Marathi experimental stage with Satyadev Dubey and later started his own group 'Aniket' set up. Since 1967 he has been active in Marathi and Hindi theatre as an actor, director and producer .
As an actor, he was most prominent for over a decade from 1970. His image as a "boy next door" contrasted with the larger-than-life heroes prevalent at that time in Indian cinema. His performances in regional language films in Marathi, Bengali, Malyalam and Kannada fetched him critical acclaim as well. He decided not to act after 1986 in order to concentrate on filmmaking. As a director, he is known for the sensitive portrayal of women, selection of classic stories from Indian literature, and perceptive handling of progressive issues.
