Amol Palekar

Explained: How Manoj Bajpayee & Sharmila Tagore's Gulmohar is inspired by Mira Nair’s house

Gumohar is about a family where situations get triggered when the family matriarch, played by Sharmila Tagore, decides to sell her house - a beautiful bungalow named Gulmohar, to a builder.

Amazon Original Farzi achieves the biggest opening for a new Local Original show on Prime Video in India

Starring Vijay Sethupathi, Shahid Kapoor, Amol Palekar, Raashii Khanna in lead roles, Farzi released on Amazon Prime Video on February 10.

Sharmila Tagore all set to make her acting comeback after 12 years with Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar; says she's 'nervous'

As Bajpayee enquired about how the actress feels about coming back to acting after 12 years, she replied, "After 12 years on Disney Plus Hotstar, I feel a little nervous."

Shahid Kapoor-Vijay Sethupathi's Farzi is an exhilarating rollercoaster ride

Farzi has some very interesting plot twists. It is mounted impressively, with the settings and locations exuding the musk of misguided materialism.

Five reasons why Vijay Sethupathi and Shahid Kapoor's Farzi will be a milestone in the OTT space

Compiling them all, Farzi being a series coming from 'The Family Man' directors, Raj & DK starring the combination of two amazing actors making their OTT debut, Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi.

Vijay Sethupathi and Shahid Kapoor's web show Farzi to stream on Amazon Prime Video from February 10

The series also stars Kay Kay Menon, Raashi Khanna, Amol Palekar, Regina Cassandra, and Bhuvan Arora in pivotal roles, and will stream in India and across 240 countries and territories.

Amol Palekar: The boy-next-door turns 78

The success of Rajnigandha came as a shock to Amol. The film lay in the cans for two years after completion. Producer Suresh Jindal and director Basu Chatterjee were desperate to sell the film to distributors.

Sharmila Tagore returns to cinema after 11 years as the grand matriarch of the Batra family in Gulmohar

Manoj Bajpayee, Sharmila Tagore, Amol Palekar and Suraj Sharma will be seen in Gulmohar. The movie is being directed by Rahul V Chittella

Amol Palekar, Rinku Rajguru on their ZEE5 film 200 Halla Ho, and how 'conspicuous silence' on social issues affects art

"Wish to be a member of a ‘hundred crore & more’ club seems to be mutually exclusive with creating good cinema," says Amol Palekar, who believes "more films on issues of caste can get financial backing by OTT platforms provided the filmmakers wish to narrate those stories."

200 Halla Ho movie review: Amol Palekar returns in a startling, unevenly recounted true-life tale of Dalit rebellion

It is revealing that this rare contemporary Hindi film foregrounding Dalits, including Dalit women, is not about believable triumphs, but a believe-it-or-not, eye-popping revenge saga. Still, in a Bollywood that usually erases the community, this is a significant film.