Silsila (film)
- See also Silsilay for a 2005 film with basically the same title
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Mrs. Preeti Bedi Yash Chopra Sagar Sarhadi Romesh Sharma |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Shashi Kapoor Jaya Bachchan Rekha |
| Music by | Shiv-Hari |
| Cinematography | Kay Gee |
| Editing by | Keshav Naidu |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | 29 July 1981 |
| Running time | 183 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Silsila is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar and Rekha, with Shashi Kapoor in a special appearance.
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[edit] Plot
Orphaned at very young ages, Shekhar (Shashi Kapoor) and Amit Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan) are survivors and lead independent lives with Shekhar being a Squadron Leader with the Indian Air Force, and Amit a struggling writer. While Shekhar has fallen in love with lovely Shobha (Jaya Bhaduri), Amit woos an attractive Chandni (Rekha). Both brothers plan to marry together. But fate has something much worse in store for them when Shekhar is killed in a plane crash, leaving behind a pregnant and devastated Shobha. Taking pity on Shobha's plight, Amit marries her and writes to Chandni to forget him. This news breaks Chandni's heart, and she goes on to marry Dr. V.K. Anand (Sanjeev Kumar), who is very much in love with her.
Tragedy strikes once more, and Shobha loses her child in a car accident. With no child to tie them together, Amit and Shobha drift apart. Amit happens to meet Chandni and they secretly rekindle their romance. They meet on the sly, until one day when Chandni accidentally hits a passerby. The police get involved, but Amit manages to hush the matter up. But their secret meetings will no longer be secret anymore for the police inspector in charge of this accident is none other than Shobha's cousin (played by Kulbhushan Kharbanda), who is determined to expose Amit's affair with Chandni. Soon Amit decides that he can no longer continue this loveless marriage and wishes to reconcile with Chandni. This news shatters Shobha but she does not lose hope. She believes that if her love is true he will return to her. Amit and Chandni leave town to start a new life elsewhere but tragedy strikes. Dr. Anand's plane crashes causing both to return to the wreckage site. There Amit is confronted with Shoba who in a fit of emotions reveals that she is expecting his child. There Chandni herself realises her love for her husband. The film ends with a song portraying Amit and Shoba living happily with a message "Love is faith and faith is forever".
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Amit Malhotra
- Jaya Bhaduri as Shobha Malhotra
- Rekha as Chandni
- Shashi Kapoor as Sqdr. Leader Shekhar Malhotra
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. V.K. Anand
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Inspector Kulbhushan
- Sudha Chopra as Shobha's mother
- Sushma Seth as Actress
[edit] Music
The music director was Shiv-Hari, and the lyrics were by Javed Akhtar. The song "Rang Barse Bhige Chunarwali" which Bachchan sings during the film is said to be one of India's best known folk songs.[1] The song "Dekha Ek Kwaab" was shot in the Keukenhof tulip gardens in The Netherlands.[2]
| Song | Singer (s) |
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| "Dekha Ek Khwab" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum" | Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Rang Barse Bhige Chunarwali" | Amitabh Bachchan |
| "Ladki Hai Ya Shola" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Sar Se Sarke" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Neela Aasman" - part 1 | Amitabh Bachchan |
| "Neela Aasman" - part 2 | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Jo Tum Todo Piya" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Khudse So Waada kiya" | Pamela Chopra |
| "Bahan Jinah Di Pakdiye" | Rani Harban Singh and Party |
[edit] References
- ^ Mishra, Vijay (2002). Bollywood cinema: temples of desire. Routledge. p. 153. ISBN 9780415930154. http://books.google.com/books?id=8Q8Z9Ukwn6EC&pg=PA153. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Kuekenhof – Netherlands". http://www.wherewasitshot.com/2010/05/17/kuekenhof-netherlands/. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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