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Koyla (1997)

Koyla poster
Original title
कोयला
Directed by
Rakesh Roshan
Genre
drama film, action film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 47m
Rated
A
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is forced into a marriage with a cruel tyrant but falls in love with a kind man who tries to rescue her. Her husband seeks revenge against them both.

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What happens

Koyla (transl. Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles with Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, Deepshikha Nagpal, and Himani Shivpuri in supporting roles. Mohnish Bahl makes a special appearance. The film was released worldwide on 18 April 1997 and was declared an average grosser at the box-office, earning over ₹28.05 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹12 crore. Koyla emerged as the 8th highest-grosing film of 1997 in India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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