Review of Silsila

The only reason I saw this again was for Sanjeev Kumar's performance. It is one of the best movie on the subject out of Bollywood, way ahead of its time back in 1981. Writing is excellent and music is also exceptional. One of the few movies I know of where Amitabh sings to songs written by his father. Amitabh, Sashi, and Rekha are good in their roles. Jaya also excels as Sobha. But Sanjeev Kumar steals the show, although he barely has 15-20 mins of on-screen time in the movie. He is very effective in expressing his character in a very subtle way (as always). I don't understand how others can compare KANK with this movie, yes, there are characters who engage in extra marital affairs, but that is about it. The circumstances and the story lines are completely different to be able to make apple-to-apple comparisons between the two.