India Synopsis
पहेली
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.
The 2004–2006 India Window
152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Paheli sits at position #86.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Paheli. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Red Chillies Entertainment
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Paheli premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $35K per minute on screen and earned $78K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,245 of 1,983 India films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #337 of 573 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 21m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0451850 |