Koyla is one of the most likable Bollywood action movies. It is directed by Rakesh Roshan of 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Krrish' fame. The screenplay of Koyla has been done by Sachin Bhowmick. Ravi Kapoor gave the final touches to the story of this action movie called Koyla. Koyla was released in the year 1997 on the 7th of April. The genre of this movie can be action, comedy, crime and of course drama.
Koyla is one of those Hindi movies that showcase love, romance, action as well as comedy. In this movie, Amrish Puri is the main villain. Here, he plays the role of a tormentor, a person who treats his servants as slaves. The character played by actor Amrish Puri is that of Rajasaheb who is truly despicable because the audience witnesses the injustices he perpetrates.
There is another fascinating aspect to this movie. Koyla is one of the few Bollywood films where heartthrob Hrithik Roshan, director Rakesh Roshan's son, worked as an associate director. Koyla is worth watching if you are a movie buff.
Cast of Koyla
Shahrukh Khan ... Shanker
Madhuri Dixit ... Gauri
Amrish Puri ... Raja Saab
Ranjeet ... Dilawar
Salim Ghosh ... Brijwa
Deepshika ... Deepshikha
Ashok Saraf ... Vedji
Jack Gaud ... Ranbir
Suresh Chatwal ... Gauri's uncle
Mohnish Behl ... Ashok, Gauri's brother
Ram Mohan ... Oldman
Kunika ... Bindya
Himani Shivpuri ... Chandabai
Vikas Anand ... Haria
Pradeep Singh ... Police Comissioner (as Pradip Singh)
Story of Koyla
The story of Koyla is very interesting and is full of twists and turns. In this film, Shankar (Shahrukh Khan) is a mute person. He is raised by the powerful Raja-Saab (Amrish Puri) who treats him like a slave. In Koyla, the elderly Raja-Saab wants to marry Gauri (Madhuri Dixit), a vivacious young girl. As Gauri wants to see a snap of her future husband first, Raja-Saab sends her the picture of Shankar.
Seeing Shankar's snap, Gauri immediately falls in love with him and the wedding proceeds. But when Gauri comes to know that the person with whom she is married is not Shankar, she refuses to give in to Raja-Saab's claims. As a result, Raja-Saab imprisons and tortures her. When her brother comes to save her, Raja-Saab kills him.
Finally, in Koyla, Shankar who is played by Shahrukh Khan comes to save Gauri. As both of them flee, Raja-Saab tries to capture them. In the end both of them meet and the villain gets killed by Shankar.
Koyla is an action packed blockbuster and is worth a watch.
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