Silsila

"Love is faith... and faith is for ever"

Aug 14 1981 Not Rated 3h 2m
Drama, Family, Romance

When his brother's tragic death leaves his pregnant fiancée devastated, playwright Amit selflessly marries her to protect her from societal contempt. However, when fate brings him face-to-face with his former flame, love proves to be stronger than marital vows.

Plot

Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) a poet decides to bury his past life along with his love for Chandni (Rekha) when he meets Shobha (Jaya Bachchan). Shobha's life has come to a standstill after her fiancé and Amit's brother Shekhar (Shashi Kapoor) dies in a plane crash. Amit had only come to mourn the death of his brother with Shobha but ends up sacrificing his own love and life in an attempt to give Shobha a new lease of life. When fate brings Amit and Chandni face to face again, both are married to different people - but neither can ignore their feelings for each other. SILSILA is a story, thwarted by society's demands, which reappear as adultery but can it survive in the face of society?

Written by

Mrs. Preeti Bedi, Yash Chopra, Sagar Sarhadi

Directed by

Yash Chopra

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

Yash Raj Films

Languages

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,282
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA