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A woman must choose between the ethereal love of her ghostly seducer or a life with her uncaring husband in director Amol Palekar's supernatural romance. Beautiful Lachchi (Rani Mukherji) is engaged t... read more read more...o a miserly man whose every move is driven by his insatiable love of money. When Lachchi's husband departs for a five year business trip on the night of their wedding, her supernatural admirer takes on his appearance and thus begins an elaborate ruse. All is well until Lachchi's husband returns home five years later, bewildering the villagers and forcing the confused wife to make the most difficult decision of her entire life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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59% liked it

7,091 ratings

G, 2 hr. 14 min.

Directed by: Amol Palekar

Release Date: June 24, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005

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  • May 10, 2008
    Aesthetically pleasing and heavily influenced by eastern religion, this movie handles the sacredness of marriage sacrilegiously. While I enjoyed the spectacle and the movie was sprinkled with light humor, vibrant with bright colors, exciting music and dancing... I did not care fo... read morer the message. One thing is for sure, it causes one to think deeply about who sinned in this movie. Should the husband have left his new bride? Should the wife have cheated on her husband, even though he was physically and emotionally detached for five years? The movie justifies this sin and the audience is supposed to cheer for the deceiver and adulterer, not the husband who is innocent.
  • January 20, 2009
    I didn't really get the ending, maybe something was lost in the translation. I thought it was interesting and cute. Songs weren't memorable.
  • May 16, 2008
    An interesting movie! A story about love, magic, and family. Juhi Chawla, Shahrukh Khan, and Rani Mukherjee give phenomenal performances. Amitabh Bachchan gives a hilarious performance as well. Beautiful scenery.
  • June 9, 2008
    I loved the story and the main song 'De Rajalah' *sigh* it was so good, the whole ghost/djinn thing was maybe a little to....much, shall we say. I dont know about you, but I'd be scared to death to find out that my perfect baby's daddy was a ghost/djinn.
  • February 20, 2008
    A Hopelessly Romantic Jinn! His soul wispered to her soul & a love story blossomed that crosses all lines. They created a world full of love and passion beyond this world!
  • July 24, 2007
    i didnt like his mustache in the film but either way shahrukh and rani have chemistry in the romance department.
  • June 3, 2007
    I hate to say it, but is wasn't the best movie i've seen. Shahrukh Khan gave an awesome performance as usual.
  • April 24, 2007
    good movie, with a meaningful moral. the colors and vibrancy was top notch in this movie. performance was ok, but the meaning was there. Rani did her best as always, and same with SRK. both my favorite actors in one movie! a must see, especially for the Marwaris and Gujjubhais!

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Kimberley Jones
July 12, 2005
Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle

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 ... Full Review

Derek Elley
May 22, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

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February 9, 2006
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