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Paheli(Movie, 2005)

Original title: "पहेली" (Hindi/HI)
PG-13
| 2h 21min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama, Fantasy
PaheliRating: 3.1/5 (with 3838 votes)
Paheli (translation: Riddle) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan. The film tells the story of a wife (Rani Mukerji) whose husband (Shah Rukh Khan) goes on a business trip and is visited by a ghost, disguised as her husband, who is in love with her and takes her husband's place. The supporting cast includes Anupam Kher, Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and Suniel Shetty. Based on the Rajasthani short story "Duvidha" by Vijayadan Detha, it is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Duvidha by Mani Kaul. Paheli opened at the 9th Zimbabwe International Film Festival at the Libertie Cinema Complex in Harare. It was also screened at both the Sundance Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The working title of th... ()
Movie poster of Paheli

Where to watch Paheli (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Paheli" is currently available on 2 providers. Paheli can be streamed free of charge on Netflix (as part of a subscription), can be rented on Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) and Paheli can also be purchased at Apple / iTunes Store (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: Hindi (Original)
Available subtitles: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Thai
Duration: 2h 14min
Genres: Movies Based on Books / Indian / Hindi-Language Movies / Bollywood Movies / Dramas / Romantic Movies
Keywords: Emotional / Romantic
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Awards & Nominations for Paheli

International Submission To The Academy Awards

About Paheli

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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Trailer for Paheli + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Paheli | Trailer | Now in HD | Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji | A film by Amol Palekar(Trailer, 2:46)

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Additional Information

Production country: India
Plays in: Rajasthan
Original language: Hindi (HI)
Spoken languages: Hindi (HI)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hindi (HI), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/24/2005
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"ปริศนารัก"
Budget: 4,900,000 USD
Revenue: 11,000,000 USD (= 224%)

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