Eklavya - The Royal Guard

The movie is pretty short, it started at 11:58, and including a short break, ended at 1:45. A pretty interesting movie, pretty taut. And it had only one song, and that too a short song. Aside from all this, I loved the cinematography. ... Full Review

Overall, it's a film with a 30-minute short story that's been stretched over an hour and a half. ... Full Review

Sanjay Dutt is good in a brief role. ... Full Review

Not really a hit song, but good for an occasional hear. Hamsika really deserves a special mention for standing out in this entire album. It's a short song and is only a pepped up version of "Janu na". ... Full Review

Amitabh Bachchan's narration of 'The Legend of Eklavya' is well worded and kept short and simple as the titles role. The film starts off well. The film continues to move on well as the jealousy angle is revealed at the end of Jyoti and Uday. ... Full Review

Eklavya" is a film of many virtues.....builds with magical volition into a father-son tale of clenched trauma.....With its unforgettable images of elemental for....Chopra is brilliant at capturing neurosis through the lens of the camera.....In the sequence where "Eklavya" slaughters Jimmy Shergil, the recurrent pigeons-leitmotif (seen earlier in "Parinda") are classic Chopra embellishments best left behind in a film.... ... Full Review

Harsh himself might have seemed the more obvious choice of protagonist in this melodrama of honor and revenge, but it is Eklavya who provides the far more potent and complex hero. Something is rotten in Devigarh, an ancient Shangri-La of royal pretense, where the aging but still lethal Eklavya (Bollywood vet Amitabh Bachchan) protects the all-but-powerless king (Boman Irani). ... Full Review

The transitions used in the film are probably, the best ever seen on Indian screen, as far as one can recollect. Once he is there, he comes to know the bitter secret that he is in fact the son of Eklavya. Subramaniam's shots are simply breathtaking. ... Full Review

The movie is well worth a watch just for Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan.....The legendary Bachchan delivers a powerful performance.....Will rank amongst his best performance ever.....Cinematography by Natarja Subramanian is great..... ... Full Review

Especially three scenes in the film are its highlights.....The background score comprising of gayatri mantra is effective....The supremely talented Boman Irani comes next who is just perfect with the mannerisms for his character.....Jackie, Jimmy, Vidya and Raima are fairly good in their extended special appearances (well, one can't complain on the screen footage either with the crisp-n-crunch film runtime)..... ... Full Review