Paheli

Film - 2005 - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The story

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.

Directed by

Amol Palekar

Starring

Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher, Aditi Gowitrikar, Rajpal Yadav, Dilip Prabhavalkar

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 6.4 out of 10

TasteMyTaste
Film · 2005 · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Paheli

79% match2h 21mPG
Netflix
Why TasteFeed picked this for you

Paheli fits what you've been watching (IMDb 6.4).

✦ Magic · Ghost
The story

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.

Cast & crew
Ratings & reviews
None of your friends have reviewed this yet.
Rate this · drag to rate–/10
110
No friend reviews yet — be the first to rate it.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4 / 10
15k votes
●
67%
Tomatometer
3.19 / 5
6k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.1 / 10
TMDB users
Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama, Fantasy
Runtime2h 21m
RatedPG
Release2005-06-24
Where to watch
Netflix
Netflix
View on JustWatch ↗
More like this
People who watched this also watched · re-ranked for your taste
The Illusionist
80%
S
The Illusionist
Film · 2006 · Drama
IMDb7.5· 406k
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
76%
Netflix
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Film · 2008 · Comedy
IMDb7.2· 60k
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
75%
Netflix
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Film · 2006 · Drama
IMDb6.1· 25k
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
75%
Netflix
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Film · 2007 · Comedy
IMDb7.5· 39k
Student Of The Year
75%
Netflix
Student Of The Year
Film · 2012 · Comedy
IMDb5.3· 23k
The Princess Bride
85%
S
The Princess Bride
Film · 1987 · Action & Adventure
IMDb8.0· 490k
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
79%
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Film · 2025 · Drama
IMDb6.0· 23k
Ghost
77%
BS
Ghost
Film · 1990 · Drama
IMDb7.1· 259k
The Time Traveler's Wife
77%
S
The Time Traveler's Wife
Film · 2009 · Drama
IMDb7.1· 167k
Kaagaz Ke Phool
75%
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Film · 1959 · Drama
IMDb7.8· 3k
PK
77%
Netflix
PK
Film · 2014 · Comedy
IMDb8.1· 225k
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
77%
Netflix
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Film · 2022 · Comedy
IMDb5.2· 5k
Paheli (2005) - TasteFeed