Koyla

Koyla
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Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Written by	Anwar Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ravi Kapoor Sachin Bhowmick
Story by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Starring	Shah Rukh Khan Madhuri Dixit Amrish Puri
Cinematography	Sameer Arya
Edited by	Sanjay Verma
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Production company	Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films Sony Pictures
Release date	18 April 1997 (1997-04-18) (India)
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est. ₹12 crore[1][better source needed] (Note: figure contains print and advertising costs)
Box office	est. ₹28.05 crore[1]

Koyla (transl. Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles with Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, Deepshikha and Himani Shivpuri in supporting roles. Mohnish Bahl makes a special appearance. The film was released worldwide on 18 April 1997 and declared an average grosser at the box office, earning over ₹28.05 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹11.90 crore. Koyla emerged as the 8th most successful film of 1997 in India. Critics praised the action sequences performed by Khan. The film also earned Amrish Puri a Best Villain nomination at the 43rd Filmfare Awards. Some scenes were shot in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the third and final collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rakesh Roshan.