Eklavya: The Royal Guard

Name: Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: February 16, 2007
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 69

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Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment | Release Date: February 16, 2007

Summary: The aging guard of a powerless kingdom oversees a time of turmoil when the queen dies and the prodigal prince returns from London.

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 105 min

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David Chute

Eklavya contains only one song sequence, a lovely set piece for leading lady Vidya Balan (Salaam-e-Ishq), but it embraces the imperatives of dynastic family melodrama as fervently as any classic of Bollywood’s golden age. This is robust storytelling, with blood and thunder pumping through its veins, and real whiskers on its face. Read full review

John Anderson

Something about Eklavya: The Royal Guard suggests a lost film by David Lean. With some muted echoes of "Hamlet." And a whiff of "Rigoletto." Read full review

Derek Elley

The pic often plays like a Cliffs Notes version of a longer movie: Pacing and continuity aren't choppy, but there's enough material here for a full-length drama that would go deeper into the characters and their backgrounds. Eklavya is good as it is, but lacks tragic heft. Read full review

Andy Webster

The main tribute in Guard, however, is to Mr. Bachchan, an aging Bollywood monument (and father of the rising actor Abhishek Bachchan), whose sunken, heavy-lidded eyes, grizzled countenance and noble bearing indisputably convey the presence of a seasoned star. Read full review

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PiyushP.

Jan 31, 2008

An enchanting drama borne out of depth of Hindu mythology. A dark tale of love and deception born set in colorful Rajasthan. A flawed one, but still a masterpiece.

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VijayG.

Oct 1, 2007

A classic painting! A tale of epic proportions! A masterpiece!

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AmarT.

Feb 18, 2007

An intense and visually enchanting experience.

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MoluBP

Feb 2, 2008

The stylish visuals are merely a show-off, and there is no substance to back it up. The plot is thin, shots overly long, morality full of holes. Very disappointing.

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