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Silsila

Name: Silsila
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1981-07-29
Duration: 182 min
Rating: 6.19

★ 6,2 /10 (21 Votes)

1981 HI 182 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

29/07/1981

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Popularity

0.7

Love is faith... and faith is for ever

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

182 min

Revenue

$420,029

Amitabh Bachchan

Amit Malhotra

Rekha

Chandni

Jaya Bachchan

Shobha Malhotra

Shashi Kapoor

Sqdr. Leader Shekhar Malhotra

Sanjeev Kumar

Dr. V.K.Anand

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Sudha Chopra

Shobha's Mom

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Inspector Kulbhushan

Deven Verma

Vidyarthi

Sushma Seth

Original Soundtrack

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# Film: *Silsila* (1981) – Yash Chopra’s Indecent Circus of Domestic Absurdity **Film Title:** *Silsila* (1981) **Director:** Yash Chopra (The Lazy Melodramatist) **Core Performance Metrics:** Amitabh Bachchan (The Publicly Adulterous Playwright), Rekha (The Disjointed Mistress), Jaya Bachchan (The Grimacing Devotional Wife) **Visual / Narrative Trait Markers:** The Vulgar Holi Adultery Song, The Teleported Airplane Rescue, The Homosexual Shower Soap Gag **Thematic Axis:** The Mockery of Marital Sanctity / Illogical Script **Starring:** Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya B…

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