Koyla

Koyla
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Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Written by	Anwar Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ravi Kapoor Sachin Bhowmick
Story by	Rakesh Roshan
Starring	Madhuri Dixit Shahrukh Khan Amrish Puri
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography	Sameer Arya
Edited by	Sanjay Verma
Production company	Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Release dates	April 18, 1997 (1997-04-18) (India)
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹12 crore[1]
Box office	₹28.05 crore[2]

Koyla (English: Coal Man) is a 1997 Indian action thriller film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Himani Shivpuri, Salim Ghouse, and Johnny Lever in pivotal roles.

Plot

Shankar (Shahrukh Khan) is a mute man, raised by the powerful King Raja (Amrish Puri) who treats him like a slave. The elderly Raja, who is a ruthless and cruel man with a large appetite for young women, wants to marry Gauri (Madhuri Dixit), a happy young innocent village girl. Gauri, however, wants to see a picture of her future husband first, so Raja sends her one of Shankar. Gauri instantly falls in love with him and the wedding proceeds. However, before the ceremony is completed, she discovers that it's not Shankar whom she has married and faints; Raja orders the priest to continue with the ceremony, even though the marriage would be invalid while Gauri is unconscious. When Gauri regains consciousness, she discover Raja trying to "consummate" with her and learns they're married which shocks her. She refuses to seduce herself to him by attempting suicide, so he imprisons and tortures her. One night, Bindya (Deepshika) goes to Shankar, but instead finds Raja's brother Brijwa waiting for her. He attempts to rape her, but Shankar stops him. Not being able to proceed thrashing his master's brother, he takes a beating and gets framed for attempting to rape Bindya by Brijwa. Bindya is then sent to a brothel controlled by Chandi Bai (Himani Shivpuri). When her brother Ashok (Mohnish Behl) comes to save her, Raja kills him. Moments before he dies, Ashok makes Shankar promise him to save his sister; Shankar and Gauri flee Raja's mansion.

After a long chase through the mountains and jungle, Raja and his men leave, and during that time Gauri and Shankar begin to show their affection for one another. But unexpectedly Raja's men see Shankar and Gauri near a waterfall and manage to capture them. Shankar is beaten and Raja slits his throat, then left to die in the mountains; Gauri is sold to a brothel. There, Bindya saves Gauri from what had been done to her, and in the process she eventually gets killed. Shankar is found and saved by a mysterious healer, who operates on his throat while he is still unconscious. The healer, who discovers that Shankar is not mute by birth, is able to repair some of the damaged nerves in Shankar's throat, enabling him to speak. Shankar recalls that when he was a boy, two men, greedy for his father's wealth, murdered his parents in front of him; when young Shankar threatened to tell everyone what they did, someone came up from behind him and shoved hot coals into his throat, rendering him mute. Shankar returns, kills Brijwa and is reunited with Gauri after rescuing her from the same men that killed his parents, and bought Gauri. Shankar, in the process discovers that Raja was the person who made him mute and who ordered his parents to be killed. He kills Raja's two henchmen and finally manages to corner Raja who finally apologizes to Shankar for his wrongdoings to him, but Shankar disregards this and kills him by setting him on fire. At last, Shankar and Gauri embrace each other and live happily ever after.

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Shankar / Koyla
• Madhuri Dixit as Gauri
• Johnny Lever as Chhote (Shankar's friend)
• Deepshikha as Bindya
• Salim Ghouse as Brijwa (Raja Saab's brother)
• Ashok Saraf as Raja Saab's doctor
• Ranjeet as Dilavar
• Jack Gaud as Ranvir
• Pradeep Rawat as D.I.G.
• Kunika as Rasili
• Himani Shivpuri as Chandabai (Pimp/Madam)
• Mohnish Behl as Ashok (special appearance)
• Razzak Khan as a party guest
• Shubha Khote as Gauri's aunt

Soundtrack

Box office

Koyla grossed ₹25.91 crore (US$3.9 million) in India and $600,000 (₹2.14 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹28.05 crore (US$4.2 million), against its ₹12 crore (US$1.8 million) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹5.39 crore (US$800,000), and grossed ₹10.60 crore (US$1.6 million) in its first week.^[2] It is the 8th-highest-grossing film of 1997 worldwide.^[3]

India

It opened on Friday, April 18, 1997, across 275 screens, and had a record opening of ₹4.06 crore (US$600,000) nett. The film shared the record for the highest opening day with previous record opener Trimurti which also grossed ₹1.06 crore (US$160,000) nett on its opening day. It went on to break ₹3.07 crore (US$460,000) nett opening weekend record set by Trimurti, and recorded highest ever opening weekend of ₹3.10 crore (US$460,000) nett. It had a first week of ₹5.52 crore (US$820,000) nett. The film earned a total of ₹14.88 crore (US$2.2 million) nett, and was declared "average" by Box Office India.^[2] It is the 8th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.^[4]

Overseas

It earned $600,000 (₹2.14 crore) outside India.^[2] Overseas, It is the 6th-highest-grossing film of 1997.^[5]

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role - Amrish Puri - Nominated

References

1. ↑ "Koyla Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 
2. 1 2 3 4 "Koyla Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 
3. ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 
4. ↑ "Top India Total Nett Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 
5. ↑ "Top Overseas Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 

External links

• Koyla at the Internet Movie Database