Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2006. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Shergill and Boman Irani. The film marks Vidhu Vinod Chopra's return to directing after seven years. The film was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the year 2007. Contemporary India. A majestic fort. A royal... dynasty that no longer rules. A king without a kingdom. Yet Eklavya , 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 the 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.
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| Release date: | February 16, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Runtime: | 105 Minutes |
| Producer: | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vir Chopra, Abhijat Joshi |
| Music by: | Shantanu Moitra |
| Cinematography: | Nataraja Subramanian, Natarajan Subramaniam |
| Screenplay by: | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi |
| Genre: | Musical |