Amol Palekar worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Palekar's career beginnings included film roles in "Bhumika" (1977) with Smita Patil and "Aanchal" (1980) with Rajesh Khanna. Film credits such as the Chandrakant Kulkarni dramatic adaptation "Bangarwadi" (1996) and the Nirmal Pandey drama "The Square Circle" (1997). were subsequently directed in the eighties and the early 2000sMore recently, Palekar directed the romantic fantasy "Paheli" (2005) with Shah Rukh Khan.