Ankhen vs Koyla
Ankhen has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.7/10 for Koyla). Koyla is the shorter watch at 2h 50m compared with 2h 52m. Ankhen is the older of the two (1968 against 1997). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ankhen
Koyla| Ankhen | Koyla | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1968 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 52m | 2h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Mystery | Action |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ramanand Sagar | Rakesh Roshan |
| Main cast | Daisy Irani, Dharmendra, Madan Puri, Sujit Kumar, Mala Sinha | Shah Rukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Mohnish Behl, Johny Lever, Madhuri Dixit |
Synopsis
Ankhen
Shortly after independence India faces terrorists attacks in Assam. A group of concerned citizens, who are not connected with the government, decide to do something to stop this carnage. Spy Sunil Mehra (Dharmendra) must travel to Beirut and foil the terror group.
Koyla
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.