Avinash Patalay Amol Palekar as an actor and film-maker patronised only one thing "simplicity" and needless to say "Paheli" is far away from it and appears ghost-directed.Had SRK not been a party to Paheli, I am sure Mr. Palekar would have been as good as he normally is. The noble intention of Mr. Khan should be lauded, however he should have given the director to retain the sensibilities. Giving the parallel cinema director the canvas of a commercial cinema is akin to "one man's food is another man's poison". Deploying Chopra'isque/ Johar'isque techniques of commercialisation, marketing, star- cast, glossy look went OTT and killed the very soul of it.Performance-wise everybody was good. SRK probably lapped up the lead character owing to the range he would get to display his dramatic skills in two diverse characters.And yes, sticking to the end as in the novel would have been more appropriate. The one here can be simply termed as a candy-floss ending. PS: Perhaps SRK thought the project to be an answer to Lagaan.

Vikas SS Plot Outline: Lacchi (Rani) is married to Kishen (SRK), a money minded man who leaves his wife immediately after marriage, for the lure of a business proposition. In his absence, a ghost which is madly in love with Lacchi takes the form of her husband and enters her life. The story portrays the puzzle of true love vs. reality, which are put to test by a shepherd (AB) who conjures three tests to resolve the puzzle.Comment: Notwithstanding the presence of Bollywood’s starriest stars, I had high hopes from Amol Palekar’s direction. At the end of the movie, I thought maybe I’d expected too much. Based on Vijaydan Detha’s ‘Duvidha’, the story was simplistic and the run-time stretched by at-least half hour. The Shepherd’s tests are rather too silly. Nevertheless, the locales and the color splashed all over made it a treat for the eye.SRK ‘reloaded’ with youth is deeply involved in the character, thus reinforcing his capabilities as an ‘actor’ which he first displayed in ‘Swades’. Rani plays the darling of the story with ease. The rest of the cast perform neatly. If a role could have been avoided, Suneil Shetty deserved the pink-slip. Songs ‘Kangna Re’ & ‘Dhire Jalna’ justify Kreem’s efforts; but music could be been better.

jlewis-26 This is so awesome, my grandchildren loved it, anyone young or old should enjoy this movie, the vibrant color, the music , costumes, and the wonderful fantasy. It is also a great love story filled with wonderful love, that Sharuke Kahn is skilled at. Disney has nothing over on the magic of this movie! I hope Bollywood will make more movies using Indian folklore, it's wonderful way to introduce children to India. I'm a huge fan of Sharuke Kahn, he makes great movies all with wonderful messages of unconditional love ,family and wonderful passion that is acceptable for anyone to watch!! I own "Veer-Zaara" and "Swades" both great movies and I will soon own this wonderful movie.

scindewriter Paheli is a rare film.Its beautifully mounted and photographed with amazing backgrounds and costumes - totally suited to the traditional tale. For me it re-created my sub continental childhood when we were brought up on stories of princesses and Djinns in fantasy palaces-romantic and emotionally satisfying. Some people have criticised the film as being too slow and incredible. Of course it is incredible because it is a fairy tale. But once the imaginative leap has been made and its premise accepted, the film is pure delight.Shah Rukh Khan in his double role as the accountant to the core husband and the romantic spirit, is charismatic and romantic and riveting. Rani is the perfect beautiful bride, fully integrated into the world in which she lives so much so that she is completely thrown when the surrogate husband gives her the choice of keeping or rejecting him. So its a woman's rights film as well! But I just loved it on its own terms- a beautifully performed, beautifully produced, unusual film for our delectation.