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. 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. 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. How the story is resolved answers the 'paheli' (riddle) of the film. ![]() Eventually, of course, the husband returns and Lachchi must choose between the two. 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. 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. Paheli is an unusual film on the subject of women's rights disguised as a love story.
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