''Silsiilay'' () is a 2005 Indian
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language
romance film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
written and directed by
Khalid Mohammed. The film stars
Tabu,
Bhumika Chawla,
Riya Sen,
Celina Jaitly,
Anita Hassanandani,
Divya Dutta,
Rahul Bose,
Jimmy Sheirgill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi films.
Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ...
,
Ashmit Patel and
Kay Kay Menon, with
Shah Rukh Khan in a special appearance. It was released on 17 June 2005.
Plot
The film revolves around the story of three women.
Ziya, who is a fast-rising Bollywood actress, whose live-in relationship is about to break up with the man who has groomed her for a film career, Neel. She wants a child with him but he does not want any responsibilities. Soon he moves on and finds another girlfriend.
Anushka is a telephone receptionist who longs to discover tenderness in her relationship with a wealthy suitor Nikhil. Meanwhile, her office colleague, Tarun, 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 a role that has a big impact. The three stories are weaved into a composite picture, with the women coming together in an act of solidarity.
Rehana is a housewife who must confront the fact that her husband Anwar is being unfaithful to her with an air hostess, Preeti.
Cast
Story 1
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Bhumika Chawla as Ziya Rao Katyal
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Rahul Bose as Neel Kashyap
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Divya Dutta as Diya Katyal
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Priya Badlani as Nandita
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Aamir Ali as a Bollywood actor
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Tabu as Rehana Ahmed Bhoy, Ziya's fan
Story 2
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Riya Sen as Anushka Verma
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Jimmy Sheirgill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi films.
Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ...
as Tarun Ahuja
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Ashmit Patel as Nikhil Rai
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Anita Hassanandani as Piya Mahajan
Story 3
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Tabu as Rehana Ahmed Bhoy
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Kay Kay Menon as Anwar Ahmed Bhoy
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Celina Jaitly as Preeti
* Karan Panthaky as Inayat Ahmed Bhoy (Anwar's son from his first wife)
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Priya Badlani as Nandita (Preeti's friend)
Other cast
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Shah Rukh Khan as the Sutradhaar (Narrator)
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Dolly Bindra as Ziya's fan / Woman at the beach / Sheetal
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Rakesh Bedi as Harry (Nandita's uncle) / Anushka's boss
Soundtrack
Music by
Himesh Reshammiya and lyrics by
Sameer. Most of the songs were popular among the masses.‘Meri Chandi’ was a major hit while ‘Ahista Ahista’ & ‘Ban Jaiye’ were chartbusters.
Critical reception
Taran Adarsh of
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides n ...
gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, 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."
Sukanya Verma of
Rediff.com wrote "Among the three stories, the first is clever, the second is predictable and the third is emotional. The climax is dealt in a disappointing manner. The film could have ended earlier, instead it stretches unnecessarily for seven or eight minutes."
References
External links
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2005 films
2000s Hindi-language films
Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya
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