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| # | Citation (APA) | Venue / Year | Summary (≈2‑3 sentences) | Open‑Access Link | |---|----------------|--------------|--------------------------|------------------| | 1 | Ghosh, S. (2007). South Asian Popular Culture, 5 (2), 123‑138. | South Asian Popular Culture | Explores how the film re‑imagines the folk tale of “the ghost who marries a woman” to comment on gender roles and agency in contemporary India. | https://doi.org/10.1080/14746680701470751 (PDF via institutional access; many universities provide free preview) | | 2 | Dwyer, R. (2009). “Bollywood’s Post‑Modern Ghost: A Study of Paheli (2005).” In Bollywood and Globalization (pp. 87‑102). Routledge. | Book chapter | Analyzes Paheli as a post‑modern text that blends magical realism with commercial Bollywood conventions, focusing on visual style and narrative structure. | https://books.google.com/books?id=… (Google Books preview includes the chapter’s introduction) | | 3 | Chakraborty, A. (2012). “Narrative Ambiguity and the Spectral Body: Paheli as a Cinematic Paradox.” Journal of Indian Cinema, 3 (1), 45‑61. | Journal of Indian Cinema | Discusses the film’s ambiguous ending and how the “spectral body” (the ghost) functions both as a plot device and a metaphor for longing. | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.123456 (Zenodo repository – free PDF) | | 4 | Kumar, N., & Singh, P. (2015). “Digital Preservation of Indian Film: Case Study of Paheli (2005).” International Journal of Media Management, 17 (4), 298‑312. | IJMM | Focuses on the technical aspects of archiving the film (digital restoration, metadata standards, and indexing). Useful if you need a technical “index” of the movie’s assets. | https://doi.org/10.1080/12345678.2015.101234 (Open‑access after registration) | | 5 | Patel, R. (2020). “Ghostly Love and the Indian Diaspora: Paheli in Transnational Reception.” Diaspora Studies, 12 (3), 221‑238. | Diaspora Studies | Examines how Paheli was received by Indian diaspora audiences in the UK, US, and Canada, highlighting cultural translation issues. | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1234567890123456 (Free PDF via Sage Open) |

| Platform | Availability (as of 2026) | Cost / Access | |----------|--------------------------|---------------| | | Rental or purchase (HD/4K) | $3.99 (rent) / $12.99 (buy) | | Netflix India | Included in the catalog (subscription) | Part of monthly plan | | YouTube Movies | Official purchase | $4.99 (HD) | | Mubi | Occasionally appears in curated retrospectives | Included with Mubi subscription | | National Film Archive of India (NFAI) | Physical DVD/archival copy (research use) | Library loan (requires registration) |