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22 June 2005 (Kuwait) moreTagline:
A folktale... a story of eternal love... of precious moments... of a woman and her dreams...Plot:
A folk tale - supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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I did not let even Srk change any line of Paheli: Amol Palekar (From RealBollywood. 4 September 2009, 10:33 PM, PDT)
After Paheli, Ratna 'Sarabhai' Shah returns with Big B's Aladin - News
(From GlamSham. 18 August 2009, 1:52 AM, PDT)
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Art at its best ! more (45 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shahrukh Khan | ... | Kishanlal / Ghost |
 | Anupam Kher | ... | Bhanwarlal, kishan lal's father |
| Rani Mukherjee | ... | Lachchi (as Rani Mukerji) |
 | Amitabh Bachchan | ... | The Shepherd |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Male Puppet (voice) |
| Sunil Shetty | ... | Sunderlal |
| Juhi Chawla | ... | Gajrobai, Sunderlal's wife |
| Dilip Prabhavalkar | ... | Kanwarlal |
| Nina Kulkarni | ... | Mrs. Bhanwarlal |
| Padma Rani | ... | Bhanwarlal's Aunt |
| Sharvari Jamenis | ||
| Aditi Govitrikar | ... | Kamli - Lachchi's friend |
| Await Trivedi | ||
| Palak Jain | ||
| Ratna Pathak | ... | Female Puppet (voice) |
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I watched Palekar's "Paheli" today. I respect Palekar as a director - this happened right after I watched his "Thooda Sa Roomani Ho Jaaye" starring Nana Patekar. He has made few movies, but each one of them has been critically acclaimed.
I will add "Paheli" to that list. But the treatment here is slightly different and this is not a "typical" "art" film. This is largely due to the producer being Shahrukh and also most of the cast and crew being from mainstream Hindi cinema.
I felt "Paheli" was a perfect film. Take any aspect of it - direction, acting, dialogues and dialogue delivery (keeping in mind that it is set a long time back in the past and also the heavy regional accent), lyrics and music and to a large extent art direction and cinematography (this film is going to win a LOT of awards, believe me :) and deservedly so !). I couldn't find a flaw for the entire length of the movie. A special mention must be made of the high quality special effects, which are an integral part of the narrative.
Shahrukh has often been criticized of being a poor actor with a limited range. I think he has taken upon himself to prove his detractors wrong - "Swades" and now "Paheli" will convince any SRK-hater that the man does have it in him to portray different kinds of people.
In conclusion, "Paheli" is a must watch. Its about the triumph of love against all odds. And it is probably the best filmed love story I've seen in a long time !