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Koyla

1997 · 170 min

A lurid, overheated melodrama of cruelty and revenge that swings from brutal menace to swooning romance, easy to sink into and hard to look away from.

Directed by
Rakesh Roshan
Genres
Action
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri
Overview
A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.

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Directed by
Rakesh Roshan
Genres
Action
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • power
  • love
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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