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Paheli

  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13K
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Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji in Paheli (2005)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
A folk tale - supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman.A folk tale - supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman.A folk tale - supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Amol Palekar
  • Writers
    • Vijayadan Detha(novel)
    • Sandhya Gokhale(dialogue)
    • Amol Palekar(story)
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Rani Mukerji
    • Anupam Kher
Top credits
  • Director
    • Amol Palekar
  • Writers
    • Vijayadan Detha(novel)
    • Sandhya Gokhale(dialogue)
    • Amol Palekar(story)
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Rani Mukerji
    • Anupam Kher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos1

    Paheli (2005) Trailer
    Trailer 2:43
    Paheli (2005) Trailer

    Photos9

    Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji in Paheli (2005)
    Paheli (2005)
    Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji in Paheli (2005)
    Paheli (2005)
    Shah Rukh Khan at an event for Paheli (2005)
    Shah Rukh Khan and Amol Palekar at an event for Paheli (2005)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, and Suniel Shetty in Paheli (2005)
    Shah Rukh Khan in Paheli (2005)

    Top cast

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    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    • Kishanlalas Kishanlal…
    Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    • Lachchias Lachchi
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Bhanwarlalas Bhanwarlal
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Male Puppetas Male Puppet
    • (voice)
    Ratna Pathak Shah
    Ratna Pathak Shah
    • Female Puppetas Female Puppet
    • (voice)
    • (as Ratna Pathak)
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • The Shepherd (Special Appearance)as The Shepherd (Special Appearance)
    Suniel Shetty
    Suniel Shetty
    • Sunderlal (Special Appearance)as Sunderlal (Special Appearance)
    • (as Sunil Shetty)
    Juhi Chawla
    Juhi Chawla
    • Gajrobaias Gajrobai
    Dilip Prabhavalkar
    Dilip Prabhavalkar
    • Kanwarlalas Kanwarlal
    Neena Kulkarni
    Neena Kulkarni
    • Mrs. Bhanwarlalas Mrs. Bhanwarlal
    Padma Rani
    • Bhanwarlal's auntas Bhanwarlal's aunt
    Sharvari Jamenis
    Sharvari Jamenis
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Bhojaas Bhoja
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Aditi Govitrikar
    Aditi Govitrikar
    • Kamlias Kamli
    Palak Jain
    Advait Trivedi
    Somesh Agarwal
    • Mangilalas Mangilal
    Mohan Bhandari
    Mohan Bhandari
    • Thakuras Thakur
    • Director
      • Amol Palekar
    • Writers
      • Vijayadan Detha(novel) (story)
      • Sandhya Gokhale(dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Amol Palekar(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Amol Palekar narrated the script to Shahrukh Khan, the first question he was asked was if his company Red Chillies could produce the film. The second question was if Palekar could give him a part in the film, no matter how small it was. He got the dual role of Kishen and the Ghost.
    • Quotes

      The Shepherd: [narrating] A folktale... a love story about a woman named Lachchi. Like a rainbow, Lachchi's love was many-splendoured. But there was one obstacle in this love story - Lachchi's lover was a ghost...

    • Connections
      Referenced in Pyare Mohan (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Dhire Jalna
      Written by Gulzar (as Sampooran Singh Gulzar)

      Composed by M.M. Keeravani

      Performed by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    delightful romantic comedy
    A veteran short story writer once said about one of his stories that adults may not understand his story but children will. this film is a delightful romance. it is no use asking how can a ghost impregnate a woman. While reading some stories or viewing some films we suspend our sense of reality. there are no gruesome or handsome villains who invent new forms of coldest cruelty . There are no impossible and bloody fight scenes. True the story is mythical but quite allegorical. In one scene the ghost says that he is "love" every woman yearns for. In this film the sexuality of woman is described as something holy. In traditional societies normally the sexuality of women is suppressed on the plea of need for social stability. But in myths and folktales this taboo is transcended. The songs and dances mostly based on Rajasthani folk idioms are delightful. Rani Mukerjee acted superbly and there is a delightful cameo role by Amitab Bachan There is humor, joys and sorrows in this film. credos to Amol Palekar.
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    • venkat1926
    • Nov 20, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2005 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Red Chillies Entertainment (India)
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Riddle
    • Filming locations
      • Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
    • Production company
      • Red Chillies Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,409,499
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $632,000
      • Jun 26, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,415,975
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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