Eklavya- The royal guard: movie review

Eklavya was the tribal archer who gladly cut off his right hand’s thumb when his guru Dronacharya asked for it as his fee. Eklavya was acting in accordance to his dharma.
“Dharma is beyond debates, it is beyond questions; it just is”, Says Eklavya (Amithabh Bachhan) in the movie when he is faced with the choice of following his principles and killing his only blood relation.
Eklavya- The royal guard is a story of betrayal and love, of honor and revenge, so beautifully written and executed that Shakespeare turns in his grave, wishing he had written it. The movie is set in a post independence fief in Rajhasthan, where an old king tries to come to terms with democracy, where family feuds play foul and where honor justifies murder.
Saif Ali Khan plays Harshvardhan, the harrowed prince, bearer of a terrible secret, caught between responsibility and love. His acting is exemplary and adds to his ever growing list of impeccable performances. Jimmy Shergil shows us another side of his acting; he surprises with a beautiful villainous role.
The sets drip opulence, the action sequences add spice and innovative cinematography makes the movie a pleasure to watch. Even though the director has wasted the talents of a huge starcast, each performer does complete justice to his role.
Watch the movie, because it is different, because it represents the evolving Indian cinema and because it is GOOD.