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{{Infobox film
| name = Paheli
| image = Paheli poster.jpg
| native_name =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Amol Palekar]]
| producer = [[Gauri Khan]]
| screenplay = Sandhya Gokhale
| story = [[Vijayadan Detha]] Sandhya Gokhale [[Amol Palekar]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Duvidha]]''|[[Vijayadan Detha]]}}
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Rani Mukerji]]
| narrator = [[Naseeruddin Shah]] [[Ratna Pathak]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[M. M. Kreem]] '''Background Score:''' [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| editing = [[Amitabh Shukla]] Steven H. Bernard
| studio = [[Red Chillies Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|06|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|140}} million<ref name="WWGROSS" />
| gross = {{INR|320}} million<ref name="WWGROSS">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/paheli#.VdmwnG-6bIZ|title=Paheli|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905210357/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/paheli#.VdmwnG-6bIZ|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
'''''Paheli''''' ({{trans|Riddle}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi]]-language [[fantasy film]]. It is a remake of the 1973 Hindi movie ''[[Duvidha]]'' by [[Mani Kaul]] based on the short story written by [[Vijayadan Detha]] in [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]. It was also reported to have been partially inspired by the 1997 Kannada movie ''[[Nagamandala]]'' based on the play of same name by [[Girish Karnad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/top-ten-kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27975942.cms|title = Top ten Kannada films to have been remade|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Amol Palekar]] and produced by [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Aziz Mirza]], Sanjiv Chawla and [[Shah Rukh Khan]], who also plays the male lead, the film tells the story of a wife ([[Rani Mukerji]]) whose husband (Khan) goes on a business trip and is visited by a [[Jinn]], disguised as her husband, who is in love with her and takes her husband's place. Detha's story, which had earlier been adapted into the 1973 film by Mani Kaul, is folkloric in origin.<ref name="ConstantinoManuel2016">{{cite book |author1=Martins, Constantino |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_fZDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 |title=Seduction in Popular Culture, Psychology, and Philosophy |author2=Damásio, Manuel |date=15 August 2016 |publisher=IGI Global |isbn=978-1-5225-0526-6 |page=140 |quote=Detha's ostensibly simple folktale published in of the 1970s, with its multi-layered texture, has become a favorite for film makers: two veteran film directors - Mani Kaul (who made Duvidha in 1973) and T.S. Nagabharana (made Nagamandala in Kannada, in 1997) before Palekar-Gokhale remade it as Paheli in 2005.}}</ref> ''Paheli'' diverges from its source material and the earlier adaptations in giving the plot and its lead female character a more [[feminism|feminist]] agency.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BN5oAWPacgIC |title=Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism |publisher=University of Kansas |year=2014 |page=66}}</ref>

''Paheli'' opened in 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]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=157915 |title= Now showing: Bollywood to Hollywood, Paheli makes the moves |access-date=12 November 2008 |author=Mehta, Sunanda |date=19 November 2005 |work=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514083504/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=157915 |archive-date=14 May 2010}}</ref> The [[working title]] of the movie was ''Ghost Ka Dost'' (translates to ''Friend of a Ghost''{{Hairspace}}). ''Paheli'' was India's official entry to the [[79th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/26paheli.htm|title=Paheli is India's Oscar entry|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>

''Paheli'' released on 24 June 2005, and proved to be a moderate commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹32 crore worldwide. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its production design, cinematography, costumes and special effects; however its story and screenplay received criticism.

At the [[51st Filmfare Awards]], ''Paheli'' received 2 nominations – [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] ([[Gulzar]] for "Dheere Jalna") and [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Sonu Nigam]] for "Dheere Jalna"). At the [[53rd National Film Awards]], the film won [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] ([[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Dheere Jalna").

== Plot ==
The movie is narrated by two puppets, voiced by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] and [[Ratna Pathak Shah]].

A young enthusiastic [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthani]] village girl, Lachchi is married off to Kishan, the son of the wealthy merchant Bhanwarlal, from a distant village. While travelling from her home to her in laws' home, the party stops to rest at a dharamshala (spiritual dwelling), where a ghost sees Lachchi, and falls in love with her. Later that night, it is revealed that Kishan, who is a dutiful son, will honour his father's wish to start a new, far-away business on a predetermined auspicious date, which happens to be the very next day. Kishan turns away from his wife at night, to finish his bookkeeping, and in the early morning hours sets off on a business trip that is to last five years. Lachchi is devastated; Gajrobai, her husband's sister-in-law, consoles her, empathising on the grounds that Gajrobai's husband Sunderlal has also disappeared. The next day, the ghost appears in Bhanwarlal's house, having taken Kishan's shape and voice because of his own attachment to Lachchi.

Despite pretending to be Kishan in front of everyone else in the house, the ghost reveals his true identity to Lachchi at night. Lachchi is thus presented with a dilemma between the representation of all of her desires in the form of the ghost who has taken the form of her real husband. She takes this newfound, sensual, magical, social, self-confident version of Kishan as hers. As Kishan, the ghost befriends all of the real Kishan's family and keeps Bhanwarlal happy by providing him with magical, possibly illusory, gold [[coin]]s. His only blunder is in his treatment of the messenger Bhoja, who is perplexed by the idea that Kishan has sent a letter from his business trip only to receive it himself in his own house and offended when the ghost (who appears as Kishan) does not offer him a drink of water. Lachchi and the ghost live blissfully together for four years, during which he also keeps her in-laws happy and solves many problems of the family and the village. Lachchi then, becomes pregnant with the ghost's child, and the real Kishan returns to see if the rumours about his wife's pregnancy are true. He returns to find the ghost in his (Kishan's) own form at the same time that Lachchi goes into early labour. Lachchi gives birth to a daughter, Lunima. Kishan's family is unable to determine which of the [[doppelganger]]s is the real Kishan (the ghost refusing to confess). They decide to visit the king so that he can arbitrate. In the meantime, Sundarlal also returns home and apologises to Gajrobai for his sudden disappearance for so long and reunites with his family.

On the way to the king they meet an old [[shepherd]], Gadariya who helps them out. He gives three tests in front of the real Kishan. He says the one who can pick up hot coals will prove himself as Bhanwalal's real son, the one who can gather the sheep in time will prove himself as the real husband of the bride, and the one who can enter his water-bottle will prove himself as the real lover of the bride. Kishan tries his best to perform the first two, which the ghost does not even bother to try. When the shepherd says 'the real lover of the bride', the ghost performs the third, impossible feat and enters the water bottle, simply to prove his love for Lachchi. Thus, the real Kishan is found out. The shepherd quickly closes his bottle so the ghost cannot come out of it. Following this revelation, the real Kishan throws away the bottle in the middle of the [[desert]], and everyone returns home. Lachchi is devastated over the loss of the ghost.

In the very end, it is revealed that the ghost has escaped the bottle and taken control of Kishan's body to live with her. While Lachchi tries to confess to her husband that the ghost had not actually fooled her, the ghost exposes his identity to Lachchi by reminding her of the name they were originally going to give their daughter. Thus, Lachchi starts living happily with both her real husband and her ghost lover in the same body. The puppets end the story, remarking that this is a very old folk tale.

== Cast ==
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Kishanlal / Prem - The Ghost ([[dual role]])
*[[Rani Mukerji]] as Lachchi
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Bhanwarlal, Kishan's father
*[[Aditi Govitrikar]] as Kamli
*[[Rajpal Yadav]] as Bhoja
*[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] as Kanwarlal, Bhanwarlal's brother
* Sharvari Jamenis as Rakhma, Kishanlal's sister
*[[Palak Jain]] as Anusuya, Kishan's cousin (Child artist)
*[[A. K. Hangal]] as Jeevraj
*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Male puppet (voice)
*[[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Female puppet (voice)
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Gadariya (special appearance)
*[[Juhi Chawla]] as Gajrobai (special appearance)
*[[Suniel Shetty]] as Sunder Laal, Kishan's brother (special appearance)
*[[Aasif Sheikh]] as Ghost

== Production ==
In 2004, Palekar went to Shah Rukh Khan with a request for a hearing. After listening to the script, Khan asked Palekar if he could produce it as well as star in it. According to Khan, ''Paheli'' is a woman's liberation film that deals with the issues of marriage and asks whether a woman must stay with a man only due to marriage and not out of love.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/04sld8.htm Paheli (Slide show)] [[Rediff.com]], May 2005.</ref> ''Paheli'' was shot entirely in [[Rajasthan]] (Jhunjhunu district) over a period of 45 days. A scene involving Bachchan and Khan in the desert was shot in Mumbai on a helipad. One of the scenes was filmed at the [[Hadi Rani Kund]] (often confused with [[Chand Baori]]) of [[Todaraisingh]].

== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===
''Paheli'' was submitted as [[List of India's official entries to the Oscars|India's official entry]] to the [[79th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/26paheli.htm |title= Paheli is India's Oscar entry |date= 26 September 2005 |work= [[rediff.com]] }}</ref>

[[Taran Adarsh]] from ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave it 4/5 stars and said: "On the whole, ''Paheli'' is one of the finest films produced in recent times. A film like this proves yet again that we don't need to seek inspiration from outsiders [read Hollywood], when Indian literature is rich enough to provide us with captivating stories."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12489/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080925075122/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12489/index.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 25 September 2008 |title= Paheli: Movie Review |date=12 June 2005 |access-date=27 August 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|author=Adarsh, Taran}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' called it "A breathtaking dream!", and said: "First things first, this is the best-looking Indian film in a very long time, and ranks up there with the finest ever. Palekar has crafted a delectable fairytale that is incredibly well-shot. Ravi K. Chandran's cinematography is spellbinding as he casts us into the fabulous sandscapes of Rajasthan with fluid harmony. Each frame of the film is picture-perfect, marinated in intoxicating colour. Watching ''Paheli'' is quite an experience, and it's from the very opening shot of the film that its sheer, magical palette overwhelms us."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/24pah.htm |title= Paheli is a breathtaking dream |date=12 June 2005 |access-date=27 August 2011 |publisher=[[Rediff]]|author=Sen, Raja}}</ref> It was featured in ''The Ten Best Indian Films of 2005'' list by ''[[Rediff.com]]'', ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/28yend9.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Year End Special 2005|website=specials.rediff.com|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Paheli'' saw 90% occupancy during its opening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/28box.htm|title=rediff.com Movies: Bollywood box-office report|website=specials.rediff.com|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> The film had a total net gross of {{INRConvert|187.5|m}} in India and an additional US$3.63 million in the overseas market. It was declared an "average " in India, but a "hit" abroad.<ref name="gross">{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ== |title= Box office 2005 |publisher= Boxofficeindia.com |access-date= 27 August 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708085904/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ== |archive-date= 8 July 2011 |df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |title= Top Lifetime Grossers OVERSEAS (US $) |website= Box Office India |access-date= 10 August 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131006052405/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date= 6 October 2013 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> It proved to be a safe and profitable venture for its distributors.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Paheli/ |title= 'Paheli' |publisher= Planet Bollywood |access-date= 8 August 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110617000113/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Paheli/ |archive-date= 17 June 2011 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
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| name = Paheli
| type = Soundtrack
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| artist = [[M. M. Kreem]]
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| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
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The film's soundtrack is composed and produced by [[M. M. Kreem]] with lyrics by [[Gulzar]]. The soundtrack for the film released on 9 May 2005. The song "Dheere Jalna" is based on "Nadira Dhinna" from ''[[Okariki Okaru]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_fZDAAAQBAJ&q=okariki+okaru&pg=PA162 | title=Seduction in Popular Culture, Psychology, and Philosophy | isbn=9781522505266 | last1=Martins | first1=Constantino | last2=Damásio | first2=Manuel | date=15 August 2016 }}</ref>
;Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Dheere Jalna
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 06:08
| title2 = Kangna Re
| extra2 = Shreya Ghoshal, [[Madhushree]], [[Bela Shende]], Kalapini Komakali, Sonu Nigam
| length2 = 05:55
| title3 = Khaali Hai
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Bela Shende
| length3 = 05:58
| title4 = Laaga Re Jal Laaga
| extra4 = M. M. Keeravani, Sonu Nigam, [[Shruti Sadolikar]]
| length4 = 05:51
| title5 = Minnat Kare
| extra5 = Shreya Ghoshal, Madhushree, Bela Shende
| length5 = 07:25
| title6 = Phir Raat Kati
| extra6 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
|| length6 = 03:45
| title7 = Phir Raat Kati
| note7 = Remix
| extra7 = Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh
| length7 = 03:45
| title8 = Dheere Jalna
| note8 = Instrumental
| extra8 =
| length8 = 06:06
}}
* Music Label – [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

== Awards ==
''Paheli'' received several awards and nominations at multiple award ceremonies.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and Nominees
! Results
|-
||[[53rd National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|rowspan="1" {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[51st Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Gulzar]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|-
|rowspan="9"|2006 [[Zee Cine Awards]]
|Best Art Direction
|Muneesh Sappal
|rowspan="2" {{won}}
|-
|Best Film Processing
|R. Mittal
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male|Best Actor]]
|[[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]
|rowspan="7" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]]
|[[Farah Khan]] for "Kangna Re"
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|[[Ravi K. Chandran]]
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|Shalini Sarna
|-
|Best Publicity Design
|R. D. Parinja
|-
|Best Audiography
|Anuj Mathur
|-
|rowspan="7"|2006 [[Star Screen Awards]]
|Best Art Direction
|Muneesh Sappal
|rowspan="2" {{won}}
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]
|rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|[[Ravi K. Chandran]]
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[M. M. Keeravani]]
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Gulzar]] for "Dheere Jalna"
|-
|Best Choreographer
|[[Farah Khan]] for "Kangna Re"
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}} [https://paheliyan.pk/ Paheliyan With Answers]

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0451850|Paheli}}

{{Amol Palekar}}
{{Indian submission for Academy Awards}}

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