Amol Palekar remembers being ‘ordered’ to slap Smita Patil with out her consent throughout Bhumika: ‘She hugged me, cried’ | Bollywood
Amol Palekar not too long ago attended the Jaipur Literature Competition 2025, the place he recalled an incident of slapping his co-star Smita Patil with out her consent throughout the filming of Shyam Benegal’s movie Bhumika. The actor revealed that he apologised to Smita after the scene.
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Amol Palekar on slapping Smita Patil
When requested whether or not his theatre background influenced the second when he slapped Smita within the take, Amol partially agreed and defined that he doesn’t imagine in performing unrehearsed scenes and prefers to speak every little thing together with his co-star.
He then recounted, “Through the making of Bhumika, we had been taking pictures a vital scene, however Shyam was not glad with the end result. He felt I used to be not being violent sufficient. Simply earlier than the take, he known as me apart and stated, ‘Amol, slap her.’ I agreed however insisted on rehearsing it with Smita. Nonetheless, Shyam refused. He requested me to slap her with out informing her. I instantly refused, however then he insisted, saying it was an order.”
He additional recalled how he and Smita cried afterwards and that he apologised for slapping her, saying, “The entire taking pictures course of started. I used to be confused and scared—I didn’t know whether or not I ought to slap Smita with out telling her, because it was in opposition to my nature. Smita began performing brilliantly, as she all the time did, and at one level, I held her hand and gave her a decent slap. The expression on her face was one in all disbelief. She couldn’t imagine I’d do one thing like that. Together with disbelief, there was additionally anger and humiliation on her face, however since we had been each skilled actors, we continued performing, as Shyam had not but known as ‘Minimize!’ As quickly because the shot was over, I went to her and apologised. I began crying. I defined why I had accomplished it, and she or he hugged me and cried too.”
About Bhumika
Bhumika is a 1977 Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah, and Amrish Puri. It’s primarily based on the Marathi-language memoir Sangtye Aika by the famend Forties Marathi stage and display actress Hansa Wadkar, who led a flamboyant and unconventional life. The movie explores a person’s seek for identification and self-fulfilment.
Amol Palekar latest work
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor finest recognized for his roles in Bollywood and Marathi movies throughout the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties. He was final seen within the movie Gulmohar, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar. The movie additionally stars Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee, Simran, and Suraj Sharma in key roles.
