Silsila was trashed by media at time of release: Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan says critics panned Silsila when it was released but now it's revered as a classic.

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Today Silsila movie has completed 35 years

Remembering his 1981 romantic-drama Silsila as it completes 35 years today, megastar Amitabh Bachchan says critics panned the movie when it was released but now it’s revered as a classic.

Silsila, directed by Yash Chopra, also starred Bachchan’s wife Jaya and Rekha, whose on-screen chemistry with the Piku star stands as one of Bollywood’s best ever.

“35 years of ‘Silsila’… A film that was trashed by media as ‘silly sila’… Today referred to as a classic (sic),” Bachchan wrote on his Twitter page.

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The movie was a box-office disappointment but is now considered a classic.

The 73-year-old Te3n actor also reminisced his 1982 film Khud-Dar, which co-starred Parveen Babi, Vinod Mehra and Sanjeev Kumar.

“Khuddar’ 34 years!! Just memories now… Released when I was in Breach Candy after Coolie accident!”

Bachchan had got critically injured on the sets of Coolie while filming a fight scene with co-star Puneet Issar which almost cost him his life.

T 2331 – 25 years of ‘Silsila’ .. a film that was trashed by media as ‘silly sila’ .. today referred to as a classic pic.twitter.com/udBEGulyoW

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 28, 2016

T 2332 – ‘KHUDDAR’ .. 34 years !! just memories now .. released when I was in Breach Candy after Coolie accident ! pic.twitter.com/EH0YXLrYgx

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 29, 2016

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