Eklavya: The Royal Guard

Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007)

एकलव्य

As the kingdom of Devigarh comes apart at the seams, an aging bodyguard attempts to protect the Royal Family, as well as keep its darkest secrets from ever coming to light.

Date of release
2007-02-16
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director
Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Casting

Interesting facts

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Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a 2007 Indian epic crime drama film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Sheirgill and Boman Irani. The film marks Vidhu Vinod Chopra's return to directing after seven years.

Production

Eklavya: The Royal Guard was originally titled Yagna. Production began in early 2005. The principal shooting of the film was completed in November 2005. The primary location for shooting was in Rajasthan, at Devigarh and in Udaipur. According to the official website, shooting took place inside the living quarters of the Jaipur Royal Family. Prince Raghavendra Rathore and Subarna Rai Chaudhari designed the costumes for the film.

The action sequences were to take place in Egypt but were shot near Bikaner. 600 camels were used in the shoot.

Shantanu Moitra, who was the music director of Parineeta (2005), composed the music for the film.

The global distributor for the film is Eros International.

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