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Paheli

Amol PALEKAR

India2005 140min 35mm color Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Paheli is a fairy tale style love story. Lachchi gets married to Kishan, whose only real interest is money. Kishan leaves her behind to pursue his business interests. Instead a ghost has fallen in love with Lachchi. When Kishan goes away, the ghost takes on  Kishan's appearance. When the real Kishan returns five years later, everyone get baffled, and ask an old shepherd to make the three questions to find the real Kishan

Diretor

Amol PALEKAR

Bombay, 1944. After taking his first steps in theater, PALEKAR become a popular face in movies from the 70's and 80's. He debuted as a filmmaker in 1981 with Unimaginable  and Paheli was candidate for nomination for best foreign motion picture at the Academy Awards.