Koyla

Koyla 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.