Silsila

Silsila

182 mins | Drama, Romance | July 29, 1981

Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy strikes when Shekhar's plane is shot down in Kashmir. Amit feels it to be his obligation to leave the girl he loves and marry his brother's pregnant fiancée instead. But when, by an unexpected turn, Amit and the now also married Chandni meet again, their love for each other proves to be stronger than their marital vows.

Silsila

182 mins | Drama, Romance | July 29, 1981

Silsila
Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy strikes when Shekhar's plane is shot down in Kashmir. Amit feels it to be his obligation to leave the girl he loves and marry his brother's pregnant fiancée instead. But when, by an unexpected turn, Amit and the now also married Chandni meet again, their love for each other proves to be stronger than their marital vows.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Yash Raj Films
Original title Silsila
Directors Yash Chopra
Writers Yash Chopra

Cast

Shashi Kapoor

as Sqdr. Leader Shekhar Malhotra

Amitabh Bachchan

as Amit Malhotra

Jaya Bachchan

as Shobha Malhotra

Rekha

as Chandni

Sudha Chopra

as Shobha's Mom

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

as Inspector Kulbhushan

Sanjeev Kumar

as Dr. V.K.Anand

Deven Verma

as Vidyarthi