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 Director : Vidhu Vinod
Chopra
Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore,
Jackie Shroff, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay
Dutt, Vidya Balan, Jimmy Shergill, Raima
Sen, Boman Irani
Cinematographer : Natrajan
Screenplay Writer : Vidhu Vinod Chopra,
Abhijit Joshi
Production Designer : Nitin Desai
Action Director : Tinu Verma
Publicity Designer : Rahul Nanda,
Himanshu Nanda
Banner : Vinod Chopra Productions
Presenter : Vir Chopra
Producer : Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Executive Producer : Anil Davda
Review :
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 marksmanships
are 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, Princes 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 Jayawardhan (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 into
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
safety 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 Shergil, 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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