Silsila was a romantical musical drama released on August 14, 1981 under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The movie was directed as well as produced by Yash Chopra. The main roles in the movie were played by Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha and Jaya Bachchan while the presence of Shashi Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sudha Chopra, Deven Verma and Sushma Seth supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Shiv Hari while the songs were sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Amitabh Bachchan.

Silsila was a famous film of its time that revolved mostly around two men known as Shekhar ( Shashi Kapoor ) and Amit Malhotra ( Amitabh Bachchan ). Both the people became orphan at a young age but managed to look after themselves. While Shekhar is a Squadron Leader with the Indian Air Force, Amit is a struggling writer who is facing a tough time in his life. Shekhar also loved a girl named Shobha ( Jaya Bachchan ) and on the other hand Amit liked Chandni ( Rekha ) very much.

Both Shekhar and Amit decided to get married together on the same day but the movie takes a turn when one day Shekhar gets killed in a plane crash thereby leaving his dear Shobha devastated and pregnant. This not only devastates his family but also Amit’s family as Amit decided to marry Shobha taking into account of her plight. He thus writes a letter to Chandni to forget him. This news breaks Chandni’s heart, and she goes on to marry Dr. V.K. Anand ( Sanjeev Kumar ).

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Dekha Ek Khawab To
2.    Jo Tum Todo Piya
3.    Ladki Hai Ya Shola
4.    Neela Aasmaan So Gaya
5.    Rang Barse
6.    Sar Se Sarke
7.    Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum