2005·Romance·2h 21m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Amol Palekar
husband wife relationship
magic
fairy tale
ghost
folktale
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Cast
Shah Rukh Khan
Kishanlal / Ghost
Rani Mukerji
Lachchi
Anupam Kher
Bhanwarlal
Aditi Gowitrikar
Kamli
Rajpal Yadav
Bhoja
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Kanwarlal
Palak Jain
Kishanlal's Cousin
A.K. Hangal
Jeevraj
Ratna Pathak Shah
Female Puppet (Voice)
Naseeruddin Shah
Male Puppet (Voice)
Amitabh Bachchan
Gadariya (Special Appearance)
Juhi Chawla Mehta
Gajrobai (Special Appearance)
Crew
Amol Palekar
Director
Aadesh Shrivastava
Original Music Composer
M.M. Keeravaani
Original Music Composer
Gauri Khan
Producer
Shah Rukh Khan
Producer
Amol Palekar
Story
Farah Khan
Choreographer
Popular Reviews
39 reviews
Manouk
9.0★ · 06/21/26
God damn Shah Rukh Khan is so mesmerising in this, I have to recover.
God damn Shah Rukh Khan is so mesmerising in this, I have to recover.
Shriya Sankranthi
7.0★ · 02/07/26
i will fantasize about srk with a mustache for the rest of my life
i will fantasize about srk with a mustache for the rest of my life
Assasins
7.0★ · 07/02/25
There are no strings on me
There are no strings on me
rina
feel like not alot of people realise these older bollywood film's scripts and storylines are so beautiful and poetic
feel like not alot of people realise these older bollywood film's scripts and storylines are so beautiful and poetic
arwa
8.2★ · 04/08/25
"I am the yearning that resides in a woman's heart.... that's who I am"
First of all, credits' song and mv were fire! bring them back!Second of all, while this may be a film were the protagonists are antagonists (the real Kishnanal wasn't actually a bad person who is OK to steal his entire life from), the film (and I assume the folktale it is based on) is saying something bigger: women should be able to choose and desire and live in accordance with their desires. The irony here is that the real Kish was not really living in accordance with his own wishes but his dad's so what should he have done instead? disobey his father? when it was what he was living for? what he's told he's supposed to live for? all of those struggles of his were not centered here... it's about HER choice, being asked what she wants, being respected and assured.... because if her own husband who in this society is supposed to look out for her just ups and leaves her crying, does not prioritize her, her feelings or her wishes... then choosing the ghost over him is not a difficult choice.I was not a big fan of the soundtrack in this film but I suspect that I'm missing historical and folktale background\context... maybe? the fact that I felt this means that they did a good job if it is what they intended.Loved the costumes.I must admit I was a little bored towards the ending but the ending made me like this film very much.... I love rooting for villains who unapologetically choose their love even at the expense of others (yikes!).
First of all, credits' song and mv were fire! bring them back!Second of all, while this may be a film were the protagonists are antagonists (the real Kishnanal wasn't actually a bad person who is OK to steal his entire life from), the film (and I assume the folktale it is based on) is saying something bigger: women should be able to choose and desire and live in accordance with their desires. The irony here is that the real Kish was not really living in accordance with his own wishes but his dad's so what should he have done instead? disobey his father? when it was what he was living for? what he's told he's supposed to live for? all of those struggles of his were not centered here... it's about HER choice, being asked what she wants, being respected and assured.... because if her own husband who in this society is supposed to look out for her just ups and leaves her crying, does not prioritize her, her feelings or her wishes... then choosing the ghost over him is not a difficult choice.I was not a big fan of the soundtrack in this film but I suspect that I'm missing historical and folktale background\context... maybe? the fact that I felt this means that they did a good job if it is what they intended.Loved the costumes.I must admit I was a little bored towards the ending but the ending made me like this film very much.... I love rooting for villains who unapologetically choose their love even at the expense of others (yikes!).
"I am the yearning that resides in a woman's heart.... that's who I am"
First of all, credits' song and mv were fire! bring them back!Second of all, while this may be a film were the protagonists are antagonists (the real Kishnanal wasn't actually a bad person who is OK to steal his entire life from), the film (and I assume the folktale it is based on) is saying something bigger: women should be able to choose and desire and live in accordance with their desires. The irony here is that the real Kish was not really living in accordance with his own wishes but his dad's so what should he have done instead? disobey his father? when it was what he was living for? what he's told he's supposed to live for? all of those struggles of his were not centered here... it's about HER choice, being asked what she wants, being respected and assured.... because if her own husband who in this society is supposed to look out for her just ups and leaves her crying, does not prioritize her, her feelings or her wishes... then choosing the ghost over him is not a difficult choice.I was not a big fan of the soundtrack in this film but I suspect that I'm missing historical and folktale background\context... maybe? the fact that I felt this means that they did a good job if it is what they intended.Loved the costumes.I must admit I was a little bored towards the ending but the ending made me like this film very much.... I love rooting for villains who unapologetically choose their love even at the expense of others (yikes!).
First of all, credits' song and mv were fire! bring them back!Second of all, while this may be a film were the protagonists are antagonists (the real Kishnanal wasn't actually a bad person who is OK to steal his entire life from), the film (and I assume the folktale it is based on) is saying something bigger: women should be able to choose and desire and live in accordance with their desires. The irony here is that the real Kish was not really living in accordance with his own wishes but his dad's so what should he have done instead? disobey his father? when it was what he was living for? what he's told he's supposed to live for? all of those struggles of his were not centered here... it's about HER choice, being asked what she wants, being respected and assured.... because if her own husband who in this society is supposed to look out for her just ups and leaves her crying, does not prioritize her, her feelings or her wishes... then choosing the ghost over him is not a difficult choice.I was not a big fan of the soundtrack in this film but I suspect that I'm missing historical and folktale background\context... maybe? the fact that I felt this means that they did a good job if it is what they intended.Loved the costumes.I must admit I was a little bored towards the ending but the ending made me like this film very much.... I love rooting for villains who unapologetically choose their love even at the expense of others (yikes!).