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which he directed
in 1990 is about a
girl who lacked self-
confidence until a
magician helps her
realize her strength
and instills in her the
power of believing.
This movie, which
blends dreams and
reality, has become a
part of management
courses and study
pertaining to human
behavior.

In 2005, Amol
Palekar directed
Shahrukh Khan and
Rani Mukherjee
starrer, “Paheli,” a

ventured into film direction with the Marathi fairy tale narrated
film “Aakriet” in 1981. Palekar likes taking by two puppets that blends folklore with
risks and experimenting in his roles and human desires, dreams, and reality. Paheli
movies. The movies he has directed have was nominated as India’s official entry to the
an unusual story line and the characters 79th Academy Awards.
are portrayed in an unconventional fashion. There is always something magical and
The movie, “Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen,” extraordinary in the lives of the characters
of Amol Palekar, whether he plays
them on screen or directs them,
even though their lives are otherwise
ordinary, perhaps not dissimilar to
our own lives. It is as if Amol Palekar
has caught that magical dust that
flows past unnoticed many of us and
sprinkled it in his movies to levitate
his ordinary characters to a pedestal
of extraordinariness.

RJ PARO

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