amol palekar (born 24 november 1944) is an indian actor, director and producer. his works were in hindi and marathi cinema. palekar was born in bombay, bombay presidency, british india. his career began in 1971. he was known for his roles in "chhoti si baat" (1977), "gol maal" (1980), "bangarwadi" (1995), "daayraa" (1996), "dhyaas parva" (2000) and "quest" (2006).