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Paheli 2005 123movies

Paheli 2005 123movies

Jun. 24, 2005141 Min.
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Watch: पहेली 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – Parsimonious Bhanwarlal is a Bania (businessman) who lives in Navalgarh, Rajasthan, along with his wife; his sons Sunderlal and Kishanlal; Sunderlal is married to Gajrobai and has a son. During the annual camel race, Sunderlal loses the race to the Thakur and out of shame leaves home, never to return. Now Kishanlal has come of age and is married to Lachchi. But on the very next day of the marriage, he must leave for Jamnagar to expand business, and can return only after 5 years. A tearful Lachchi bids him goodbye, but to her pleasant surprise he returns within a few days, and informs his dad that he met a holy sage who had instructed him to return as he will find five gold coins every morning. Pleased with this, Bhanwarlal does not object to Kishanlal’s return. After four years, it is now time for the camel race again, and this time Bhanwarlal’s camel wins, much to the chagrin of the Thakur who suspects witchcraft. Then Lachchi gets pregnant and on the day of the child’s birth the family finds out to their horror that there is an impostor who is claiming to be Kishanlal, and the husband of Lachchi. The family and the town are unable to decide who is real and who the impostor, as both look identical, so they decide to approach the king and do his bidding. The question remains, who is the second Kishanlal and what possible motive could he have for coming to claim Lachchi as his wife?.
Plot: 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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6.3/10 Votes: 13,428
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N/A Votes: 74 Popularity: 12.495 | TMDB

Reviews:

Paheli: Shah Rukh Redeemed, Juhi Shines
Paheli is an unusual film on the subject of women’s rights disguised as a love story. It is basically the story of a young woman, Lachchi (Rani Mukherjee) who is abandoned by her husband Kishan (Shah Rukh Khan) the day after their wedding. A spirit who falls in love with Lachchi on her way home comes to find out that the husband will be away for 5 years and so he takes the form of Kishan and lives with Lachchi for the next four years. Eventually, of course, the husband returns and Lachchi must choose between the two. How the story is resolved answers the ‘paheli’ (riddle) of the film.

The film works well for several reasons: acting on the parts of all principal players is quite good, the visuals and cinematography is breathtaking and the theme is quite unusual, especially for a Bollywood film. It does have its drawbacks, though: there are at least two too many songs, and the film ultimately becomes the ghost’s story when it should have been Lachchi’s.

Shah Rukh Khan delivers his most restrained, understated and likable performance in years; it is because of this performance that he still qualifies as one of India’s quality actors. Rani Mukherjee is also sufficiently restrained (unlike her overacted performance in the overblown ‘Black’ or the overstretched attempts at humor in ‘Bunty Aur Bubli’). She gives Lachchi a likable innocence without overdoing the vulnerability part. It is the kind of part one would expect an actress of Tabu’s calibre to play.

Anupam Kher and Rajpal Yadav play their parts with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan as the wandering shepherd milks his 5 minute cameo for all it’s worth. Sunil Shetty, with all of two lines, is utterly wasted.

It is Juhi Chawla, however, who delivers the most dignified and poignant portrayal in ‘Paheli’: even in moments when she has very little or no dialogue, her silently suffering Gajrobai speaks volumes through wary visages and a body language that speaks of years of defeat. I kept hoping to see more of her throughout the film, and though she is definitely there, it’s not enough. Her story is far more heartbreaking than Lachchi’s and deserved more attention. Juhi has become a perfectionist as an actress: the forbidding longing on her face as she watches Lachchi leave for ritual prayers, or her sheer disbelief at the return of the husband who abandoned her is award-worthy acting. Everyone’s favorite giggling heroine has emerged into a tour de force dramatic talent. Believe it or not, she *is* the new Shabana Azmi. If Bollywood has any sense at all, films will be made just so she can act in them.

Paheli is a likable, unusual film. Watch it for Shah Rukh (who is mercifully restrained), watch it for the story (which is unusual and relevant), but most of all watch it for the few fleeting moments of Juhi Chawla’s revelatory brilliance.

Review By: akbarnali
Bungled adaptation + bad acting = below average
This film had high expectations riding on it but in the end like many a Bollywood wanna-be, failed to deliver. Amol Palekar not only acted in many movies but has served as chairperson of various film festivals and juries in India. The principal error he made with this effort is in the casting dept. Wrong choices all over. One can almost imagine how Manoj Bajpai or Atul Kulkarni could play this role very effectively, with all the nuances, subliminal layering and complicated subtexts. Either the director was pressed to again, “sell to the Desi/NRI audience” thereby hiring a star instead of an actor, or if he simply made bad choices. It seems that any minor glitches in the screenplay would’ve been smoothed over by a really good cast.

Rajasthan is a place known historically for child marriages and young, sometimes widowed brides. That angle, child bride and groom, is missing from this film and could’ve been played upon. After all, we’re talking about a rural, traditional village milieu here set in the desert during medieval times presumably. The central idea has been borrowed from ‘The Entity’, where the spirit is shown raping a woman. However, we are not quite certain if Paheli is about ghosts and spirits or is a love story, or is about the yearning for an out-of-the-ordinary relationship. The latter can be made into a very convincing plot twist if the writer had so desired. It isn’t about plausibility. You don’t want/need to know if ghosts can impregnate women. But the film-makers do need to be clear on “what its all about” and thats clearly not the case here. The rural setting, the folksy-mythical backdrop is all fine but the story itself doesn’t ring true. Aside from the poor characterization, photography is good and supporting cast are OK. Rani isn’t nearly as effective — not sufficiently de-glamorized.

It is not that you cannot grasp what the director was trying to convey. But the whole package taken together doesn’t add up. Shahrusk is simply unconvincing and should stick to his formula melodramas. How can anyone even try to recast him as an actor so late in the game, nor should they try without serious risk of loss. The advice to Bollywood film-makers is very simple — STICK TO THE POINT. Learn to focus on one thing and one thing alone. It makes for VERY effective story-telling. Sub-plots work ONLY if they propel the plot forward and don’t seem like diversions.

That said, its doubtful it will win a nomination at the Academy awards. A suitable choice would’ve been to send Parineeta, or even Iqbal. The politics of the ‘selection’ process should be amply clear to all by now.

Review By: Aam_Aadmi

Other Information:

Original Title पहेली
Release Date 2005-06-24
Release Year 2005

Original Language hi
Runtime 2 hr 20 min (140 min)
Budget 4900000
Revenue 11000000
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director Amol Palekar
Writer Vijayadan Detha, Sandhya Gokhale, Amol Palekar
Actors Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher
Country India
Awards 4 wins & 14 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Adlabs Films Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process (anamorphic) (source format), Digital Intermediate (master format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm

Paheli 2005 123movies
Paheli 2005 123movies
Original title पहेली
TMDb Rating 6.297 74 votes

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