Silsiilay

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.

Story 1

• Bhumika Chawla as Ziya Rao Katyal
• Rahul Bose as Neel Kashyap
• Divya Dutta as Diya Katyal
• Priya Badlani as Nandita
• Aamir Ali as a Bollywood actor
• Tabu as Rehana Ahmed Bhoy, Ziya's fan

Story 2

• Riya Sen as Anushka Verma
• Jimmy Sheirgill as Tarun Ahuja
• Ashmit Patel as Nikhil Rai
• Anita Hassanandani as Piya Mahajan

Story 3

• Tabu as Rehana Ahmed Bhoy
• Kay Kay Menon as Anwar Ahmed Bhoy
• Celina Jaitly as Preeti
• Karan Panthaky as Inayat Ahmed Bhoy (Anwar's son from his first wife)
• Priya Badlani as Nandita (Preeti's friend)

Other cast

• Shah Rukh Khan as the Sutradhaar (Narrator)
• Dolly Bindra as Ziya's fan / Woman at the beach / Sheetal
• Rakesh Bedi as Harry (Nandita's uncle) / Anushka's boss

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| type = soundtrack

| artist = Himesh Reshammiya

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| released = 2005

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| venue = Mumbai

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| genre = Feature film soundtrack

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| language = Hindi

| label = Venus Records & Tapes

| producer = Himesh Reshammiya

| prev_title = Yakeen

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?

| next_year = 2005

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Music by Himesh Reshammiya and lyrics by Sameer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/16sil.htm|title=The music of Silsilay? Yawn!|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=28 October 2022|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028095320/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/16sil.htm|url-status=live}} Most of the songs were popular among the masses.‘Meri Chandi’ was a major hit while ‘Ahista Ahista’ & ‘Ban Jaiye’ were chartbusters.

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama 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."{{cite web|title=Silsilay: Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12461/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904222818/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12461/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2008|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=17 June 2005}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/17sil.htm|title=Silsiilay: Women's lib, anyone?|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=28 October 2022|archive-date=28 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028095041/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/17sil.htm|url-status=live}}

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