Veteran
actor
and
director
Amol
Palekar
has
been
admitted
to
the
Dinanath
Mangeshkar
Hospital
in
Pune.
According
to
the
latest
development
surrounding
his
health,
the
actor
has
been
battling
a
prolonged
illness.
However,
Palekar's
wife
Sandhya
Gokhale
has
confirmed
that
his
health
is
stable
now
and
that
he
is
recovering
at
the
moment.
Talking
to
ABP
News
about
the
same,
Amol
Palekar's
wife
said
that
there
is
nothing
to
worry
about
his
health.
She
said,
"He
is
recovering
and
his
condition
is
better
than
before.
This
is
an
old
illness.
Due
to
excessive
smoking,
he
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
10
years
ago
as
well.
But
his
condition
is
fine
at
present."
Amol
Palekar
has
worked
in
many
acclaimed
and
successful
movies
like
Chitchor,
Baaton
Baaton
Mein,
Chhoti
Si
Baat,
Naram
Garam,
Rang
Birangi,
Gol
Maal,
Teesra
Kaun
and
many
more.
The
actor
was
last
seen
in
the
movie
200-Halla
Ho.
The
movie
which
was
released
on
the
OTT
platform
ZEE5
revolved
around
a
real-life
incident
about
a
criminal
named
Akku
Yadav
being
lynched
by
200
Dalit
women
in
an
open
court
in
Nagpur
in
the
year
2004.
The
movie
also
starred
Barun
Sobti,
Sahil
Khattar
and
Ishtiyak
Khan
in
the
lead
roles.
The
veteran
actor
was
also
seen
in
some
Marathi
movies.
His
debut
in
the
Marathi
movie
industry
was
with
the
1968
film
Shantata!
Court
Chalu
Ahe.
It
also
starred
Sulabha
Deshpande,
Arvind
Deshpande
and
the
late
Amrish
Puri.
Amol
Palekar
made
his
debut
in
Bollywood
with
the
romantic
1974
movie
Rajnigandha.
The
movie
was
helmed
by
Basu
Chatterjee.
It
also
starred
Vidya
Sinha,
Dinesh
Thakur
and
Ranjita
Thakur
in
the
lead
roles.
The
movie
was
a
success
and
the
soundtracks
were
also
appreciated
by
the
fans.
The
actor
has
been
bestowed
with
a
Filmfare
Award
along
with
6
State
Awards
in
the
category
of
the
Best
Actor.
He
has
also
acted
in
Kannada,
Malayalam
and
Bengali
films.
The
77-year-old
actor
has
also
dabbled
as
a
filmmaker.
In
his
glorious
career,
he
has
helmed
movies
like
Ankahee,
Bangarwadi,
Anahat,
Kairee
and
many
more.
He
also
directed
the
2005
movie
Paheli
starring
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Rani
Mukerji
in
the
lead
roles.
Filmibeat
wishes
Amol
Palekar
a
speedy
recovery.