I just saw Koyla on DVD (I'd seen it when it came out, some years ago, but had forgotten most of the movie). It's actually all right. I mean, it's not, by any stretch of the imagination, a "great movie," but I can think of way worse ways to kill some time (e.g., Dil TO Pagal Hai). Madhuri Dixit is just awesome, Shah Rukh Khan is more than adaquete, the songs and background score are equal in their sublime quality, it's just not nearly so atrocious as many have claimed. Sure, Khan's "recovery run up the mountain" is straight out of Rocky IV ("DRAG...," um, "RAJA!!!"), and the ending climax (Khan in fire, running burnt; Raja gets death in fire) and Shah Rukh Khan's voice are both clearly "inspired by" the ga-bah-za-jillion times better Agneepath; but, it's still an altogether watchable film. Anyone have any comments about the movie?
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