Paheli
Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after their marriage, he leaves home for a business trip. Five years later, Kishanlal returns to find a man bearing the same resemblance as him married to his wife. He must prove that he is real person as the townsfolk determine the real truth.
7 March 1955, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
11 August 1961, Mulki, Mysore State, India
16 March 1971, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
13 November 1967, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
February 1, 1914 in Sialkot, Punjab, India
2 November 1965, New Delhi, India
21 March 1978, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
4 August 1944, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
21 May 1976, Panvel, Bombay, India
20 July 1950, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
18 March 1963, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
11 October 1942, Allahabad, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
July 12, 2005
There's more to recommend: M.M. Kreem's fine music (melding traditional Rajasthani instrumentation and a dancehall beat), a gone-cuckoo-for-the-color-wheel costume and set design, and a truly bang-up camel race. Now that's entertainment.
April 07, 2015
The enthusiastic lack of persuasive realism and the strong emotional authenticity make for a most rewarding combination; the thing acts fizzy and shallow, and yet it ends up feeling like there's truth to it.
