Bollywood Home » Popular Movie Reviews » Social Movies » Paheli Paheli is one of critically acclaimed movies to have come out of the stable of the Hindi movie industry, popularly known as Bollywood. It is also one of the popular Bollywood social movies to be directed by Amol Palekar and produced by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie released on the 22 of June, 2005 and had generated a lot of interest among the viewers. But unfortunately, Paheli was not able to do well at the box office and was rejected by the average movie goers in India.

Cast of Paheli

The Hindi movie starred the producer of the movie, Shah Rukh Khan, who is one of the current reigning superstars of Bollywood. He played a double role in the movie. It was only the 2nd time in his career that he played a double role. Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, some of the other popular actors in the movie included Rani Mukherjee, Juhi Chawla, Amitabh Bachchan and Sunil Shetty. The release of the multi-starrer movie was eagerly awaited by the fans.

Story of the movie

In the movie, Kishen (Shah Rukh) is a rich merchant's son who is married off to a pretty Lachchi (Rani).

Kishen, without consummating his marriage, leaves on a business trip a day after his wedding on the instructions of his father (Anupam Kher). The business tour was meant to last a total of 5 years. Once Kishen leaves the village, a ghost (Shah Rukh) assumes the form of Kishen and woos Lachchi. The girl falls in love with the ghost, even though she is fully aware of its real identity. The movie is about the complications that arise out of the unique love story of a ghost and a married woman.

Mixed Reviews

Though the story of the movie had tremendous potential, Paheli failed to impress the audiences. The movie boasts of some charming visuals of the Indian state of Rajasthan where the story of the movie is based. The music of the film was well appreciated by both the audience and the critics. The film got nominated as the official entry of India for the Oscar Awards amidst lots of controversies.

Social issues

The movie, Paheli, discusses social issues in a most subtle manner. It talks about the empowerment of women and her rights. It also speaks about a woman's rights to select her spouse. The acting of the lead stars in the movie is one of the major attractions of Paheli. All in all, it is a must watch Bollywood movie for the fans of Hindi cinema.

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