Bollywood`s Everyman of the 1970s, veteran actor and director Amol Palekar, known for Hindi classics such as `Rajnigandha`, `Chitchor` and `Gol Maal`, has been admitted to the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital here because of Covid-19.

Palekar has also worked and contributed to Marathi mainstream films and parallel cinema made his debut in 1971 with the film `Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe`. He then stepped into Bollywood with Basu Bhattacharya`s `Rajnigandha` opposite Rakhee in 1974.