<i>Eklavya - The Royal Guard</i> - Preview
By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Friday,
January
12,
2007
Contemporary
India.
A
majestic
fort.
A
royal
dynasty
that
no
longer
rules.
A
king
without
a
kingdom.
Yet Eklavya [Amitabh Bachchan], their royal guard, lives in a time warp. He lives only to protect the fort, the dynasty and the king.
For nine generations, Eklavya's family has protected Devigarh, a centuries old citadel in Rajasthan. His marksmanship is stuff of legends. His unflinching loyalty inspires ballads. Eklavya has spent his entire life serving the royals and closely guarding their secrets, but now he's getting old and increasingly blind.
Unable
to
cope
with
the
suffocating
customs
of
his
land,
the
heir,
Prince
Harshwardhan
[Saif
Ali
Khan],
has
stayed
away
in
London.
But
the
sudden
demise
of
the
queen,
Rani
Suhasinidevi
[Sharmila
Tagore],
forces
the
Prince
back
to
the
kingdom
he
had
left
behind.
The
Prince's
return
brings
a
rush
of
joy
into
the
moribund
fort.
His
mentally
challenged
twin
sister,
Princess
Nandini
[Raima
Sen]
and
his
childhood
love
Rajjo
[Vidya
Balan]
are
delighted
to
see
him.
But
the
joy
of
reunion
is
short-lived.
There is unrest in the kingdom: Farmers are being stripped of their lands. The king, Rana Jaywardhan [Boman Irani], influenced by his brother, Rana Jyotiwardhan [Jackie Shroff], supports the atrocities being forced upon the helpless peasants. The king receives a death threat over the phone. An irreverent police officer, Pannalal Chohar [Sanjay Dutt], is called in to investigate. But he might be too late.
The fragile peace of the land is suddenly shattered by a barrage of bullets. And amidst the mayhem, the safely guarded secrets of the fort are unveiled. What follows is a contemporary, edge-of-the-seat dramatic action thriller with a stellar ensemble cast - Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Sheirgill, Raima Sen and Sharmila Tagore.
The film marks the return of Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who directs after a hiatus of seven years.
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