Akayla (transl. Alone) is a 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by the Mushir - Riaz duo. It was the fourth film collaboration of Ramesh Sippy and Amitabh Bachchan after Sholay (1975), Shaan (1980) and Shakti (1982). Although their previous films were successful at the box office, Akayla did not do as well. The story was written by Salim Khan. The film had the famous fictional Ram Pyari car, originally a customized Volkswagen Beetle.