Silsila (1981)
July 29, 1981Release Date
Silsila (1981)
July 29, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amit Malhotra
Rekha
Chandni
Jaya Bachchan
Shobha Malhotra
Shashi Kapoor
Sqdr. Leader Shekhar Malhotra
Sanjeev Kumar
Dr. V.K. Anand
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Inspector Kulbhushan
Sudha Chopra
Shobha's mom
Deven Verma
Vidyarthi
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 29, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 2m
Box Office$420,029
Genres
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Silsila (transl. Continuation) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, and produced by Yash Chopra. The story revolves around the love triangle of Amit (Amitabh Bachchan), a romantic playwright, Shobha (Jaya Bachchan), his wife, and Chandni (Rekha), his former partner. Silsila follows the incidents faced by Amit and Shobha in their marriage of sacrifice and Amit's extramarital affair with Chandni. The soundtrack was composed by Shiv–Hari, with lyrics from Javed Akhtar, Hasan Kamal, Meera Dev Burman, Nida Fazli, Rajendra Krishan, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Silsila attracted considerable attention from the media when it was in production due to its casting. Principal photography took place in Amsterdam, Bombay (now Mumbai), Delhi, and Kashmir from November 1980 and May 1981. The film, however, failed at the box office after premiered on 14 August 1981, grossing only ₹30 million (equivalent to ₹610 million or US$7.7 million in 2023). At the 29th Filmfare Awards, the film received nominations for Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan), Best Actress (Jaya Bachchan), and Best Music Director (Shiv–Hari). Critically, it received negative notice for the story and the cast's performances.