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#7,441 All-time worldwide
#188 2005 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.0M
Budget $4.9M
Gross minus budget $6.1M
ROI 2.24x

Domestic gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$990,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Paheli ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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Quick answer

How did Paheli (2005) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Paheli (2005) earned a reported $11.0M worldwide against a reported $4.9M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $6.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.24x. In this database it currently ranks #7,441 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #188 among 2005 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,000,000
Budget
$4,900,000
Gross minus budget
$6,100,000
ROI
2.24x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 24, 2005
Production
Red Chillies Entertainment
Countries
IN

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2005, Paheli is positioned in this dataset as a Romance, Drama, Fantasy title from Red Chillies Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.0M, reported production budget is $4.9M, gross-minus-budget is $6.1M, ROI is 2.24x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,441 all-time in the current chart set and #188 among 2005 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.