I always wanted to direct a film: Amol Palekar

Actor Amol Palekar, has made his directorial debut with a Marathi film scripted by playwright Vijay Tendulkar and financed and distributed entirely by himself. Formerly a painter, Palekar was working as a bank clerk in Bombay when director Basu Chatterjee cast him in Rajnigandha (1974), an instant success.