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Eklavya

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Eklavya reviews
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8.3 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 4 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 8 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Drama  |  Foreign  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Abhijit Joshi
Swanand Kirkire (dialogue)

Directed by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Release Date:
Theatrical: February 16, 2007

Running Time: 105 minutes, Color

Origin: India

Language(s): Hindi (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Shergill, Boman Irani, Raima Sen, Parikshat Sahni, and Sharmila Tagore

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

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

LA Weekly 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.

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80

Los Angeles Times 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."

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60

The New York Times 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.

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60

Variety 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.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Molu BP gave it a1:
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.

Piyush P. gave it a10:
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.

Vijay G. gave it a10:
A classic painting! A tale of epic proportions! A masterpiece!

Amar T. gave it a9:
An intense and visually enchanting experience.

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