In Silsiilay,filmmaker Khalid Mohammad, whose forte is women-centric subjects, explores the disenchantment, the dilemma and the pain that the three leading female protagonists go through in their respective relationships. The film stars Tabu alongside a long list of non A-list stars, including Bhumika Chawla, Jimmy Shergill, Ashmit Patel, Natassha, Rahul Bose, Celina Jaitley, Riya Sen and Kay Kay Menon.On the whole, ‘Silsiilay’ is an interesting journey into the minds of three women who walk, fall, and walk again.
SILSIILAY narrates the stories of three women, who’re not even remotely connected with each other. Nor do the three come together till the very end. This keeps you wondering what prompted the writer-director to put together three diverse stories in one film.

Story 1: Zia [Bhumika Chawla] is a leading Bollywood actress who expects a child out of wedlock from Neel [Rahul Bose]. But Neel believes in the institution of marriage. The lovers drift apart after a bitter confrontation.
Story 2: Anushka [Riya Sen] is a telephone receptionist who longs to discover tenderness in her relationship with Nikhil [Ashmit Patel]. Meanwhile, her office colleague, Tarun [Jimmy Shergill], loves her silently. The working girl must decide between the two.
Story 3: Rehana [Tabu] is a housewife who must confront the fact that her husband Anwar [Kay Kay] is being unfaithful to her. Preeti [Celina Jaitley] plays the third angle of the tempestuous triangle.

The film starts off on a promising note with Shah Rukh Khan (in a cameo) acting as the sutradhar to the stories of Zia, Anushka and Rehana. Bhumika Chawla takes big strides in acting and convincingly brings out the inner turbulence of her character Zia, a glamorous, garish woman who becomes almost neurotic after being jilted by her boyfriend. Rahul Bose fits well into the role of her bookie beau who doesn’t want to sire a child.

The movie’s grip slackens a bit in the second story, pertaining to Jimmy, Ashmit, Riya and Natasha, is not appealing at all, partly because it looks like one of those routine triangles, with two guys falling for one girl. The story actually stagnates soon after the interval when Riya gets to know the truth. But boredom sets in at this stage!

Of the three stories the most interesting is Rehana’s. Tabu’s stoic portrayal of Rehana captures the strength of her character not through her words but through her subdued silence. Kay Kay Menon is oddly cast as her husband. Celina Jaitley is commendable in marginal but important role.

This is the main storybase of this movie.The movie has a realistic treatment of characters. It convincingly tackles the issues of infidelity, incest and women’s right to self-assertion and their belief in themselves.

Video Source: DVD
Host: Megaupload
Chapters: 10

part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8
part 9
part 10