Koyla

That's what the movie is, actually. The acting, the story, and the action are all over the top. SRK and MD are the only thing salvageable (besides the guy from Temple of Doom ^_^). Seriously, though, my main beef with the movie stems from the fact that it unabashedly uses the soundtrack from 1492:The Conquest of Paradise and DOES NOT CREDIT THIS USAGE. If you're going to use a theme over and over again in the movie, please, credit it somewhere. If you're going to use the exact music from the movie, then I do expect them to add it somewhere in the credits. If I am wrong, please correct me. As a fan of Vangelis, I'm insulted.

How incredibly lame.

I had high hopes from this film but this turned out to be surprisingly bad. The storyline is very weak and full of clichés. Shahrukh is silent in the first half and changes his voice in the second. Despite these gimmicks, there is little worth mentioning. Amrish Puri is decent but very over the top as the villain. The other villains are rather sadistic and the nastiness leaves a foul taste. The violence should have been toned down. The action scenes are middling and overblown. Madhuri Dixit has a thankless part. Luckily, she has some watchable dance numbers with Shahrukh. Very disappointing.

Overall 2/10

I remember I saw this movie when it first came out in 1997 it was on TV and my eyes were locked on the screen during the opening credits with the fire all around and heart touching music. It was about 3 hours and I enjoyed every second. The film was so emotional and I loved the story about Raja a sadistic rich old man and has a dumb servant Shankar who gets treated like a dog. One day Raja seen a young village girl Gauri and sent her a photo of Shankar. Gauri liked him and agreed to marry but Raja was in his place during the so called marriage and now she is trapped in his mansion. Shankar felt really sorry for Gauri and after a really bad incident Shankar was provoked, he took Gauri & ran out and that is where the action starts with many unpredictable twists & turns. Koyla was inspired by many action movies including Rambo: First Blood & Hard Target but it doesn't mean that the film is bad. Directed by one of my most favourite directors Rakesh Roshan, his films always took Bollywood to a new level e.g. Koi Mil Gaya was the first Indian sci-fi & Krrish is the first superhero movie. Overall Koyla is a very unforgettable film, it is 10 years old & I still love it.

I was forced to see this movie by my college professor. I didn't like the idea of seeing a foreign file with english subtitles and thought it would be boring. I, along with my classmates, was completely wrong. The movie was wonderful. It was truly a heartbreaker and so non-American (if you know what I mean). It's a wonderful movie, see it if you have the chance-you won't regret it.

Okay, this is a rather bad film from Rakesh Roshan, but it works as a Hindi film of its genre and is elevated by its two stars even though they are not at their best. Madhuri Dixit is beautiful and charming and Khan hams it up quite a bit, although he is a good action star and has good presence. It is Amrish Puri as Madhuri Dixit's old husband who gives the film its comic energy along with his part of a psychopathic villain. Koyla is quite entertaining, it develops at a rather fast pace, and its action sequences are not bad at all. It's not a great film, nothing to write home about, but fans of Khan and Dixit, or those fond of silly entertainment, might like it. I actually found it partially enjoyable.