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The soundtrack was composed by Shiv–Hari, with lyrics from Javed Akhtar, Hasan Kamal, Meera Dev Burman, Nida Fazli, Rajendra Krishan, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Orphaned at a young age, brothers Shekhar and Amit Malhotra enjoy a close relationship but live independently.

Shekhar, the older brother, is a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force, while Amit is a Delhi-based romantic playwright.

They meet secretly, although not without arousing the suspicions of Shobha, who despite her history with Shekhar has come to revere Amit.

The news shatters Shobha, who has genuinely fallen for Amit but believes that her love will make him return.

Anand's plane then crashes, causing Amit, Chandni, and Shobha to rush to the wreckage site.

[11] The lyrics were by Javed Akhtar, Hasan Kamal, Meera Dev Burman, Nida Fazli, Rajendra Krishan, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

[12] Akhtar, who previously collaborated with Salim Khan in screenwriting, turned to lyrical composition and "Dekha Ek Khwab" was his first written song.

[14] Silsila was released on 14 August 1981 and failed at the box office, which Chopra believed was due to the audience's attentions mostly given to the controversy, resulted by the casting, rather than the plot.

[9] Sunil Sethi of India Today criticized the cliché storyline and called the cast uninteresting.

It's a lot less real than the so-called dirty, distorted and damaging stories that appear in the gossip press which the stars claim are so distressing.

"[16]Dwyer wrote that Amitabh Bachchan's then-popular screen persona as an "angry young man", which he got from Deewaar (1975), was incompatible with his role in Silsila as a lover.

[17] It marked the beginning of the setback in Chopra's career; in spite of this, he called Silsila one of his favourite films in a 2011 interview.