India Synopsis
कोयला
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.
Audience Engagement
49 audience reviews — more than 80% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among India films.
Other Titles From Film Kraft
The 1996–1998 India Window
Koyla holds position #15 of 48 India films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Koyla premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 238th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #801 of 1,983 India films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #212 of 637 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Film Kraft |
| Runtime | 2h 50m |
| Release Date | April 18, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0136352 |