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, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles, while Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, Deepshikha and Himani Shivpuri appear in supporting roles. Mohnish Bahl makes a special appearance in the film. 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 ₹11.90 crore. Critics praised the action sequences performed by Khan, and it emerged as the 8th most successful film of 1997 in India. Some scenes of the film were shot in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the third and final collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rakesh Roshan. The film earned Amrish Puri a Best Villain at the 43rd Filmfare Awards.