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.
Shah Rukh Khan
Kishanlal / Ghost
Rani Mukerji
Lachchi
Anupam Kher
Bhanwarlal
Aditi Gowitrikar
Kamli
Rajpal Yadav
Bhoja
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Kanwarlal
Palak Jain
Kishanlal's Cousin
A.K. Hangal
Jeevraj
Ratna Pathak Shah
Female Puppet (Voice)
Naseeruddin Shah
Male Puppet (Voice)
Paheli is a romance, drama, fantasy film released in 2005 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, magic, fairy tale, ghost, folktale. Directed by Amol Palekar, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher. 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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