Silsiilay

See also Silsila (film) for a 1981 film with basically the same title
Silsiilay

Movie poster
Directed by Khalid Mohamed
Produced by Vashu Bhagnani
Narrated by Shahrukh Khan
Starring Tabu
Bhoomika Chawla
Riya Sen
Ashmit Patel
Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Cinematography Santosh Sivan
Distributed by Eros Labs
Release date(s) 17 June 2005
Running time 132 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget Rs. 5 crores

Silsiilay (Hindi: सिलसिले) is a Hindi romance film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Tabu, Bhoomika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitley, Natassha, Divya Dutta, Rahul Bose, Jimmy Shergill, Ashmit Patel and Kay Kay Menon, while an extended appearance is played by Shahrukh Khan. It was released on 17 June 2005.

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Plot

The film revolves around the story of three girls; Rehana (Tabu), a housewife who must confront the fact that her husband Anwar (Kay Kay Menon) is being unfaithful to her. Preeti (Celina Jaitley) and Zia (Bhumika Chawla), who are fast rising Bollywood actress' whose live-in relationship is about to break up with the mans who groomed her for a film career, Neel (Rahul Bose). Divya Dutta features in a pivotal supporting role. Anushka (Riya Sen) is a telephone receptionist who longs to discover tenderness in her relationship with a wealthy suitor Nikhil (Ashmit Patel). Meanwhile her office colleague, Tarun (Jimmy Shergill), loves her silently. The working girl must decide between the two in a romantic finale that has a twist in the tale. Natassha features in an impactful role. The three stories are weaved into a composite picture, with the woman coming together in an act of solidarity.

Cast

Story 1

Story 2

Story 3

Other cast

Soundtrack

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Ban Jaiye" Kunal Ganjawala, Alka Yagnik
2 "Ahista Ahista" Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Jayesh Gandhi
3 "Meri Chandi Tu" Kailash Kher, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello
4 "Meri Jaan" Kunal Ganjawala, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam
5 "Jab Jab Dil Mile" Sonu Nigam
6 "Tere Liye Mere" Jolly Mukherjee, Alisha Chinai, Jayesh Gandhi

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama panned the film saying, "Silsilay is more of an experiment that caters to a very small segment of moviegoers. At the box-office, the film holds no appeal for an ordinary cinegoer."[1]

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