Story: A Peacock spreads its mesmerizing wings underneath the scorching
blue sky. Vibrant puppets descend from the gnarled branches of an
ancient tree. Golden sands of an endless desert keep on swirling. And a
beautiful folk tale from Rajasthan comes to life in PAHELI. Once upon a
time, there was a lovely girl who was married to a man who was only
interested in making money. There was a Ghost who fell madly in love
with her. On the wedding night itself, the husband left the home for
five long years on account of his business. The ghost took on the
husband‘s appearance and entered her life. A few years later when the
husband returned home, the villagers and the relatives were bewildered
how this situation gets resolved is the PAHELI. Paheli is the dilemma
of the girl who had to choose between the Ghost‘s Eternal love and her
husband‘s insensitive monotone Paheli is the dilemma of the husband
who had to face rejection from his own people Paheli is the dilemma
of the Ghost who wanted to be Human and yet remain sincere and honest
to his love Paheli is the dilemma of the parents who accepted an
adorable son who was not their real son Paheli is the dilemma of the
villagers who had to decide whether to live with the ambiguity or to
resolve the riddle Paheli is based on a legendary story "Duvidha"
written by literary Statwart Vijaydan Detha. Keeping the simplicity of
the original folk form intact, Vijaydanjee has added contemporary
dimensions in his story that stand monumental in Indian literature.
Paheli stars Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in pivotal role and are
ably supported by Amitabh Bachchan, Sunil Shetty and Juhi Chawla