1 1

MDnD Entertainment Private Limited

VIEWFINDER A Memoir By Amol Palekar

VIEWFINDER A Memoir By Amol Palekar

Rs. 949.00
Rs. 999.00 Rs. 949.00
Sale Sold out
About the Book
A NO-HOLDS-BARRED MEMOIR BY ONE OF INDIA’S MOST LOVED ACTORS.
Amol Palekar calls himself an actor by accident, a director by choice and a painter by nature. A postgraduate from the Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, he commenced his artistic career as a painter in 1967, working alongside in the Bank of India. After a chance meeting with the  legendary  theatre  person  Satyadev  Dubey,  he  became  a  leading  contributor  to  avant garde theatre in India. After his noteworthy performances in Chup! Court Chalu Hai (1968), followed by Mohan Rakesh’s Adhe Adhure (1969) and Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana (1972), he  soon  turned  a  director  with  Badal  Sircar’s  Vallabhpurchi  Dantakatha  (1969),  Pagla Ghoda (1970), Juloos (1975) and Party (1976).
In 1972, he formed his own theatre group: Aniket. His production of Sadanand Rege’s Gochi (1973)  was  a  landmark  event  that  transported  theatre  outside  of  the  restricted  space  of proscenium. His productions such as Gochi, Chal Re Bhoplya Tunuk Tunuk and Juloos were performed by his troupe outside auditoriums, in gardens, garages, canteens, foyers, terraces, etc.
As a film actor, Palekar ruled the silver screen for over three decades from 1970. In 1980 he turned director with the Marathi film Akriet (1980). 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.  He  has  made  fifteen  feature  films  in  Hindi,  Marathi  and English, which have won numerous state, national and international awards.
It's a no-holds-barred memoir, which covers in detail his stint in theatre acting, direction and production, his career in acting in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali cinema and his work as a director of movies, many of which won National Awards. It's not just a book for a regular bookstore-goer  but  also  for  students  of  cinema  and  theatre  and  scholars,  who  will  find that Amol, through his life story, also tells how cinema and theatre evolved from the early seventies to now, in which period, television too took huge leaps.
View full details