Koyla
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| Directed by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Written by | Rakesh Roshan, Anwar Khan, Ravi Kapoor, Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri |
| Distributed by | Filmkraft |
| Release date(s) | April 7, 1997 |
| Running time | 156 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
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Koyla (Hindi: कोयला, Urdu: کوئلہ; translation: Coal) a Hindi movie which was released in India on April 7, 1997.
It is directed by Rakesh Roshan and stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri, Himani Shivpuri, Johny Lever, Ashok Saraf and Kunika. Mohnish Behl is featured in a guest appearance.
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[edit] Summary
Shankar (Shahrukh Khan) is a mute man, raised by the powerful Raja-Saab (Amrish Puri) who treats him like a slave. The elderly Raja-Saab wants to marry Gauri (Madhuri Dixit), a vivacious young girl. Gauri however wants to see a picture of her future husband first and Raja-Saab sends her one of Shankar. Gauri falls instantly in love with him and the wedding proceeds. However, afterwards, she discovers that it's not Shankar, who she has married. She refuses to give Raja-Saab her body, so he imprisons and tortures her. When her brother Ashok (Mohnish Behl) comes to save her, Raja-Saab kills him. But before his death, Ashok makes Shankar promise him to save his sister; Shankar and Gauri flee. After a chase through the woods, Raja-Saab's men manage to capture the couple. Shankar gets almost mortally wounded, while Gauri is sold to a brothel. Shankar, however, gets saved by a mysterious healer in the mountains, who operates on his throat while he is still unconscious. The mysterious healer digs out coal from his throat which is how Shankar regains his voice again and manages to save Gauri. Then, he realizes Raja-Saab is in fact the rich man who came to his village one day and killed his parents. When the young Shankar tried to spread word of the looked-upon-as-an-angel Raja-Saab is in truth a murderer, Raja-Saab sneaks up from behind and shoves coal in his mouth, forcing him to swallow hence he becomes mute. Though when he was young he never saw Raja-Saab's face, he remembers the day clearly. And when it seems as if it was deja-vu when he was getting his revenge for what they did to his love (Gauri) he realizes Raja-Saab and his two hencemen are the culprits. He takes his revenge on three of them, but not after letting everyone know what they (pointedly: Raja-Saab) did to him when he was a child. After cunningly killing them all, he returns to his love.
[edit] Cast
- Shahrukh Khan ... Shankar
- Madhuri Dixit ... Gauri
- Amrish Puri ... Raja Saab
- Salim Ghouse ... Brijwa
- Ashok Saraf ... Vedji
- Mohnish Bahl ... Ashok
- Kunika ... Bindya
- Johnny Lever ... Shankar's Friend
- Himani Shivpuri ... Brothel owner
[edit] Trivia
- This film is considered as the best representation of Human Rights defence.
- The film Koyla hosts the famous melody by Vangelis Conquest of Paradise.
- Mohnish Behl appears in a cameo as Gauri's brother.
- Hrithik Roshan, director Rakesh Roshan's son, worked on this movie as an associate director.
- The film Koyla is the best example or portrayal for Hegel's Servant Vs. Lord Conflict.
[edit] External links
- Koyla at the Internet Movie Database
youtube.com enter Shahrukh Khan-koyla trailer
