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{{Infobox film
| name = Silsila
| image = Silsila.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Yash Chopra]]
| producer = [[Yash Chopra]]
| writer = [[Yash Chopra]] [[Sagar Sarhadi]] [[Romesh Sharma]]
| starring = [[Shashi Kapoor]] [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Jaya Bachchan]] [[Rekha]] [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
| music = [[Shiv-Hari]]
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|1981|08|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| gross = {{INR|70 million}}
}}
'''''Silsila''''' (English: ''Series of Events'') is a 1981 Indian romantic drama film directed and produced by [[Yash Chopra]]. It stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bachchan]] and [[Rekha]], with [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] in supporting roles. On his last birthday, [[Yash Chopra]] revealed that he had originally signed [[Smita Patil]] and [[Parveen Babi]] opposite Bachchan, but after consulting with him, he cast Jaya Bachchan and Rekha in their respective roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/smita-patil-parveen-babi-original-choice-for-silsila-yash-chopra/1009163|title=Smita Patil, Parveen Babi original choice for 'Silsila': Yash Chopra - Indian Express|website=www.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/yash-chopra-smita-patil-parveen-babi-silsila/1/222593.html|title=Yash Chopra wanted to cast Smita Patil, Parveen Babi for Silsila}}</ref>

This was the last film to feature Rekha with Amitabh Bachchan. This was also the last film to feature Amitabh Bachchan with Jaya Bachchan until they appeared together on screen 20 years later in [[Karan Johar]]'s ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001). After this film, Jaya Bachchan did not feature in any new releases until ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'' (1998), 18 years later.

The film was a commercial failure at the box office. However, over the years, the film has acquired a [[cult classic|cult following]], and is widely acclaimed to be a classic film. Chopra said that this film and ''[[Lamhe]]'' were his favourites. The movie's soundtrack became a "super-hit" upon the release of the film and continues to be popular.

==Plot==
Orphaned at a young age, brothers Shekhar and Amit Malhotra live independently. Shekhar is the squadron leader of the [[Indian Air Force]], while Amit is a playwright in [[Delhi]]. They have fallen for Shobha and Chandni, respectively, and plan to get married on the same day. However, Shekhar dies in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], leaving the pregnant Shobha alone. Therefore, Amit breaks up with Chandni and marries Shobha feeling obligated. The broken-heart Chandni later gets married to the physician Dr. Anand.

Tragedy strikes once more and Shobha loses her child in a car accident. With no child to bind them together, Amit and Shobha drift apart. He runs into Chandni and they secretly rekindle their romantic relationship. They meet on the sly until a night when Chandni accidentally hits a passerby on the way home from a tryst with Amit. The police get involved, but Amit manages to hush the matter up. But, the affair is endangered because the police inspector who investigates the accident is Shobha's cousin, who is determined to expose them.

Soon, Amit decides that he can no longer continue his loveless marriage to Shobha and wishes to reconcile with Chandni. The news shatters Shobha, but she believes that her love will make him return to her. Anand is also aware of Chandni's infidelity and feel devastated; when he leaves on a business trip, Amit and Chandni secretly leave the town to start a new life. Anand's plane, however, crashed and causes the three to rush to the wreckage site. Rushing into the fire to save Anand, Amit is confronted by Shobha, who reveals that she is expecting his child. After Anand is rescued, Chandni realizes her love for her husband and decides to live together with him. The film ends with a song depicting Amit and Shobha living happily in their marriage.

==Cast==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Amit Malhotra
*[[Jaya Bachchan]] as Shobha Malhotra
*[[Rekha]] as Chandni
*[[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Dr. V. K. Anand
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Sqdr. Leader Shekhar Malhotra (special appearance)
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Inspector Kulbhushan
*[[Sushma Seth]] as Actress

==Production==
===Filming===
Silsila was one of the few Hindi films to be shot at the [[Srinagar airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/35-yrs-after-silsila--web-series-shot-at-srinagar-airport-652916|title=35 yrs after ‘Silsila’, web series shot at Srinagar airport}}</ref> The song "Dekha Ek Khwaab" was shot in the [[Keukenhof]] tulip gardens in The Netherlands<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/travel-buzz/story/tulip-garden-festival-jammu-and-kashmir-srinagar-silsila-travel-lifetr-969074-2017-04-02|title=Immerse yourself in the colours of romance at this Tulip Festival in Srinagar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kuekenhof – Netherlands|url=http://www.wherewasitshot.com/2010/05/17/kuekenhof-netherlands/|access-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320115903/http://www.wherewasitshot.com/2010/05/17/kuekenhof-netherlands/|archive-date=20 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and some parts in [[Pahalgam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Locations for Silsila|url=http://www.filmapia.com/published/movies/s/silsila}}</ref>

==Music==
The music for the film was composed by [[Shiv-Hari]], and the lyrics were written by [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Hasan Kamal]], and [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The song "[[Rang Barse Bhige Chunar Wali]]" is said to be one of India's best known Holi songs.<ref name="Mishra2002">{{cite book|last=Mishra|first=Vijay|title=Bollywood cinema: temples of desire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Q8Z9Ukwn6EC&pg=PA153|access-date=28 February 2011|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-93015-4|page=153}}</ref> Its lyrics were by poet [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083081/soundtrack Silsila: Soundtrack] [[Internet Movie Database]].</ref> According to music expert Rajesh Subramanian, the tune of "Neela Aasman So Gaya" was actually composed by Shammi Kapoor. Kapoor made Bachchan hear it on the sets of ''Zameer''. Bachchan suggested it to Yash Chopra, who incorporated it in ''Silsila''. The lyrics of "Tum Hoti to Kaisa Hota" were taken from the poetry collection "Banjara" by Javed Akhtar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shelatkar |first1=Prasanna |title=Tum hoti toh kaisa hota (original poem) by Javed Akhtar |publisher=Kolkata literary meet 2016 |date=25 March 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)
|-
| "Dekha Ek Khwaab"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Javed Akhtar]]
|-
| "Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum"
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Lata Mangeshkar
| Javed Akhtar
|-
| "[[Rang Barse Bhige Chunar Wali]]"
| Amitabh Bachchan
| [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]]
|-
| "Ladki Hai Ya Shola"
| Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Rajendra Krishan]]
|-
| "Sar Se Sarke"
| Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Hasan Kamal]]
|-
| "Neela Aasman" - Part 1
| Amitabh Bachchan
| Javed Akhtar
|-
| "Neela Aasman" - Part 2
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Javed Akhtar
|-
| "Jo Tum Todo Piya"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Meerabai]] (Traditional)
|-
| "Khudse Jo Waada Kiya"
| [[Pamela Chopra]]
| [[Nida Fazli]]
|-
| "Bahan Jinah Di Pakdiye"
| Ragi Harbans Singh and Party
| Traditional
|}

==Box office==
{{quote box
| width = 33em
| align = right
| quote = "The marriage is a very, very sacred institution in India, and when the director created sympathy for the two lovers who were willing to go outside their marriage and continue their love affair, he did not carry the audience with him"<ref name=Book>{{cite book | title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry | publisher=Duke University Press | author=Ganti, Tejaswini | year=2012 | isbn=9780822352136 |page=284 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&q=Pamela+Chopra&pg=PA284 |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> - [[Pamela Chopra]], wife of director Yash Chopra
}}
''Silsila'' did not do well at the box office, grossing {{INRConvert|70|m|year=1981|mode=historical}}, but has since achieved a [[Cult film|cult]] status among Indian audiences.<ref name="ibosnetwork1">{{cite web|url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Silsila|title=Silsila - Starring Amitabh,Jaya,Rekha,Sashi Silsila's box office, news, reviews, video, pictures, and music soundtrack |publisher=Ibosnetwork.com |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> It launched [[Shivkumar Sharma|Shiv]] [[Hariprasad Chaurasia|Hari]] as a commercially successful duo, and its songs continue to be remembered and heard in India.<ref>{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha 27 June 2011, 11.43am IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-27/news-interviews/29708368_1_yash-chopra-dhool-ka-phool-veer-zaara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-27/news-interviews/29708368_1_yash-chopra-dhool-ka-phool-veer-zaara |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Silsila, Lamhe are my favourites: Yash Chopra |date=27 June 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exoticandirrational.blogspot.in/2008/06/forbidden-love-silsila-and-lamhe.html |title=Exotic and irrational entertainment: Forbidden Love: Silsila and Lamhe |publisher=Exoticandirrational.blogspot.in |date=9 June 2008 |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
'''[[29th Filmfare Awards]]'''

'''Nominations'''
* [[Filmfare Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] - [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] - [[Jaya Bachchan]]
* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music]] - [[Shiv-Hari]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0083081|title=Silsila}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/4342/index.html ''Silsila''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]
{{Yash Chopra}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Yash Chopra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shiv-Hari]]
[[Category:Yash Raj Films films]]
[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian aviation films]]
[[Category:1980s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in the Netherlands]]

Silsila (1981 film) - Revision history

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