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Eklavya - The Royal Guard (2007)

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After a seven-year self-imposed exile from cinema, acclaimed filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra returns to the director's chair for this tale about a Royal Guardsman and expert marksman whose loyalty to the crown is the stuff of legend. Eklavya (Amitabh Bachchan) lives for one reason and one reason only: to protect Devigarh at all costs. For nine generations, Eklavya's family has protected Rajasthan's centuries-old citadel, and Eklavya's staunch dedication has even inspired loving ballads by the

Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

In Theaters: Feb 16, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Feb 20, 2007

Box Office:$1.1M

Eros Entertainment

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Eklavya
Sanjay Dutt
Pannalal
Saif Ali Khan
Prince Harshwardhan
Vidya Balan
Rajjo
Jackie Shroff
Jyotiwardhan
Jimmy Shergill
Udaywardhan
Boman Irani
Rana Jaywardhan
Raima Sen
Princess Nandinidevi
Swanand Kirkire
Parikshit Sahani
Sharmila Tagore
Suhasinidevi
Rama Vij

Critic Reviews for Eklavya - The Royal Guard

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Strongly cast tale of royal scheming, family skeletons and healthy slaughter is an involving mood piece.

February 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Derek Elley

Variety

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This stirring dramatic feature by Kashmiri director Vidhu Vinod Chopra marries its varied elements -- modernity and classicism, current-day India and its feudal past, contemporary corruption and blood tradition -- in a coherent and propulsive fashion.

February 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Newsday

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John Anderson

Newsday

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Here's a robustly unassuming and entertaining Bollywood melodrama starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt, set in a romanticised contemporary Rajasthan.

February 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

This is robust storytelling, with blood and thunder pumping through its veins, and real whiskers on its face.

February 15, 2007 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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David Chute

L.A. Weekly

Not your typically silly Bollywood offering, this relatively short Indian saga is pretty to look at, demonstrating with gentle humor how a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

February 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Compuserve

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Harvey S. Karten

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This movie is impressive! I scowl at those people who have rated this yet do not have a geist of what theater or art is all about. A good cast, wonderful acting and a unique story. Majestic, classy, unique and a good mixture of the modern world and the old ways. Two thumbs up!! Movie Quote: "Eklavya was a low

October 29, 2007

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Wow - another great Bollywood past MIX present flick with an AWESOME CAST - the legneds of the unites with some young guns to bring a mysterious movie about a Kingdoms's Royal Guard's devotion to duty and knowing that his time is cming to an end, so are the fragile secrets he has sworn to hide when the young Prince

April 15, 2007