Silsila Hai Pyar Ka(1999)
Silsila Hai Pyar Ka is a 1999 Hindi romance comedy drama directed by Shrabani Deodhar. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Chandrachur Singh, Alok Nath, Shakti Kapoor, and Aruna Irani. The story follows Vanshika Mathur, an orphan who works as a secretary for a wealthy widower. She falls in love with his spoiled son Abhay, who only notices her after she changes her appearance. The film explores themes of superficial attraction versus true love. It was a commercial disaster at the box office and received mostly negative reviews. The movie is notable for being one of the first Indian films to have an official promotional website. It was released on April 8, 1999 in India.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Shrabani Deodhar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 2.5/10
Storyline
A poor orphan girl named Vanshika gets a job as a secretary for a rich businessman. She falls in love with his son Abhay, a spoiled playboy who ignores her. To win his heart, she transforms her appearance. But she soon learns that changing her looks is not enough to earn his true love.
“Love is not about looks.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Silsila Hai Pyar Ka
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Aruna Irani (33 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor (18 films together), Karisma Kapoor & Aruna Irani (8 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Danny Denzongpa (6 films together), and Danny Denzongpa & Aruna Irani (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Vanishka' after the lead character, but was changed to 'Silsila Hai Pyar Ka' before release.
- This was one of the few Bollywood films from the late 1990s to be shot extensively in Singapore.
- Actor Anupam Kher, who plays Satyaprakash Sinha, was also a co-producer of the movie.
- The film's music composer, Jatin-Lalit, reused a tune from their earlier hit 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' for a song in this movie.
- Lead actress Twinkle Khanna wore her own glasses for the role to look more like the character Vanishka.
- Despite being a comedy-drama, the film performed poorly at the box office upon its release.
- Director Shrabani Deodhar primarily worked in television, and this was one of her rare feature film directorial ventures.