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Paheli
2005
· Movie
· 141 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
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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.
Details
- Director
- Amol Palekar
- Writers
- Amol Palekar, Sandhya Gokhale, Vijayadan Detha
- Based on
- a work by Vijayadan Detha
- Studio
- Red Chillies Entertainment
- Released
- 24 June 2005
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $4.9M
- Box office
- $11.0M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 14 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →5 wins from 19 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Choreographer | Farah Khan for "Kangna Re" | Nominee |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Dheere Jalna" | Nominee |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Art Direction | Muneesh Sappal | Winner |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Dheere Jalna" | Winner |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan | Nominee |
| 2006 Star Screen Awards 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Nominee |
| 2006 Zee Cine Awards 2006 | Best Publicity Design | R. D. Parinja | Nominee |
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19 awards — Paheli
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2006 Zee Cine Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction | Muneesh Sappal | Winner |
| Best Film Processing | R. Mittal | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Audiography | Anuj Mathur | Nominee |
| Best Choreography | Farah Khan for "Kangna Re" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Shalini Sarna | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Dheere Jalna" | Nominee |
| Best Publicity Design | R. D. Parinja | Nominee |
2006 Star Screen Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction | Muneesh Sappal | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Dheere Jalna" | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Choreographer | Farah Khan for "Kangna Re" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Dheere Jalna" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
53rd National Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal for "Dheere Jalna" | Winner |
51st Filmfare Awards
2 nominations
| Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Dheere Jalna" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Dheere Jalna" | Nominee |