Story:APeacockspreadsitsmesmerizingwingsunderneaththescorching
bluesky.Vibrantpuppetsdescendfromthegnarledbranchesofan
ancienttree.Goldensandsofanendlessdesertkeeponswirling.Anda
beautifulfolktalefromRajasthancomestolifeinPAHELI.Onceupona
time,therewasalovelygirlwhowasmarriedtoamanwhowasonly
interestedinmakingmoney.TherewasaGhostwhofellmadlyinlove
withher.Ontheweddingnightitself,thehusbandleftthehomefor
fivelongyearsonaccountofhisbusiness.Theghosttookonthe
husband‘sappearanceandenteredherlife.Afewyearslaterwhenthe
husbandreturnedhome,thevillagersandtherelativeswerebewildered
howthissituationgetsresolvedisthePAHELI.Paheliisthedilemma
ofthegirlwhohadtochoosebetweentheGhost‘sEternalloveandher
husband‘sinsensitivemonotonePaheliisthedilemmaofthehusband
whohadtofacerejectionfromhisownpeoplePaheliisthedilemma
oftheGhostwhowantedtobeHumanandyetremainsincereandhonest
tohislovePaheliisthedilemmaoftheparentswhoacceptedan
adorablesonwhowasnottheirrealsonPaheliisthedilemmaofthe
villagerswhohadtodecidewhethertolivewiththeambiguityorto
resolvetheriddlePaheliisbasedonalegendarystory"Duvidha"
writtenbyliteraryStatwartVijaydanDetha.Keepingthesimplicityof
theoriginalfolkformintact,Vijaydanjeehasaddedcontemporary
dimensionsinhisstorythatstandmonumentalinIndianliterature.
PahelistarsShahrukhKhanandRaniMukherjeeinpivotalroleandare
ablysupportedbyAmitabhBachchan,SunilShettyandJuhiChawla