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Paheli

2005 · 141 min

A whimsical folk tale with vibrant colors, magical realism, and a playful yet romantic exploration of love and identity.

Directed by
Amol Palekar
Genres
Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Overview
Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after the wedding, he leaves on business for five years. When Kishanlal reappears only a few days later, Lachchi is delighted, but this new Kishanlal is in fact a spirit who has taken the form of Lachchi's husband, after having seen her by chance and fallen in love with her. Four years later, the real Kishanlal returns and the townsfolk must determine who is who.

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Directed by
Amol Palekar
Genres
Romance, Drama, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism3
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Amol Palekar
Written by
Sandhya Gokhale
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher, Aditi Gowitrikar, Rajpal Yadav, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Palak Jain, A.K. Hangal
Music
Aadesh Shrivastava, M.M. Keeravaani
Cinematography
Ravi K. Chandran
Runtime
141 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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