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Eklavya
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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (India) more
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The Royal Guard
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As the kingdom of Devigarh comes apart at the seams, an aging bodyguard attempts to protect the Royal Family, as well as keep its darkest secrets from ever coming to light. full summary | full synopsis
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(16 articles)
Bachchan, Dutt at loggerheads in Aladin
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Big B and Sanju baba at loggerheads again
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Cast

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Amitabh Bachchan ... Eklavya
Saif Ali Khan ... Prince Harshwardhan

Sanjay Dutt ... DSP Pannalal Chohaar
Vidya Balan ... Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'

Jackie Shroff ... Jyotiwardhan
Boman Irani ... King Jaywardhan
Jimmy Shergill ... Udaywardhan
Raima Sen ... Princess Nandini
Sharmila Tagore ... Queen Suhasinidevi
Parikshat Sahni ... Omkar Singh
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Adhir Bhatt ... Pedicurist
Swanand Kirkire ... Constable
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Also Known As:
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (USA)
Yagna (India: Hindi title) (working title)
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105 min
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India's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). more
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[Eklavya escapes the King's attack on his life]
Rana Jaywardhan: [screaming in rage] EKLAVYA!
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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Feast for eyes..., 20 February 2007
7/10
Author: Amrit Singh from India

VV Chopra takes on the director's baton after 7 years and unleashes a treat for your senses... your visual senses in particular. Eklavya is nothing less than poetry on celluloid. It's still a wonder why VV Chopra took so long to go behind the camera again, when he can produce such a masterstroke so effortlessly, so effectively.

Technically the film scores in almost all departments. Stunning cinematography is the highest point of the film after Chopra's direction of course. Visually the movie is so delightful with vivid colors of Rajasthan splashed all over the screen. The forts never looked so beautiful, so alive. You can actually feel the royal feel of the film in the costumes, art direction and the whole setup. There is an aura of class all over.

Director is able to extract solid performances from everyone in the cast. Amitabh, as expected excels once again in the title role. Sharmila Tagore could have been used better. Sanjay Dutt, the most enjoyable character, should have been given some more screen presence.

But the biggest drawback of Eklavya is in the most important part. The story. Despite being a rather short film, with only about 120 minutes of running time, the film seems dragging. The second half in particular is slow paced. You might start loosing interest by the end of 1st half itself. If it was not the brilliance in direction, you might even give leaving in the interval a thought. Even the Parineeta chemistry between Saif and Vidya Balan seems to be lost this time.

If only the script had been a bit stronger, a bit more gripping, we easily had a winner in hand. Eklavya is not a looser anyway.

Welcome back Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the director. Don't make us wait so long again.

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