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[[caption-width-right:220:A UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} Ghost Story]]

''Paheli'' (''The Riddle'') is a 2005 Hindi language movie directed by Amol Palikar and produced by Gauri Khan. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji. ''Paheli'' tells the story of a woman, Lachchi, and the ghost who loves her: when Lachchi's husband leaves on a business trip, the ghost uses this chance to take his place.

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!!''Paheli'' contains examples of:

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience - When the ghost first takes the form of Kishanlal, his turban is more colorful, hinting at his more passionate personality.
* DistractedByTheLuxury - The ghost keeps Kishanlal's father from becoming too suspicious by giving him gold coins.
* OneWordTitle
* ShapeshiftingLover and ShapeshiftingSeducer - He takes the forms of birds, a rodent, and finally Lachchi's husband. She falls in love with him when he tells her who she is.
* ToiletHumor - Near the beginning, the ghost (in the form of a crow) defecates on Lachchi's clothes.
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