Eklavya Movie Review

The wait is finally over. Eklavya releases in theatres today .The movie has generated a lot of hype . Vidhu Vinod Chopra returns to don the mantle of a director after a long hiatus (seven years). Vidhu Vinod Chopra goes onto say that this is the Big B’s finest performance to date and gift’s him a Rolls Royce as a token of appreciation . The movie also has a plethora of stars that include Vidhya Balan,Sanjay Dutt ,Saif Ali Khan,etc. So does the movie stand true to its expectations or is it just high on hype and low on content ? Read on to know…

What’s it about
The movie is set up in a village in Rajasthan . The Royal Palace at Devigarh , is prominent even after years of Independence and the Maharajas still consider themselves to be the rulers of the land and Eklavya (Amitabh Bachchan) has been their protector for ages . Harshwardhan (Saif Ali Khan ) returns to the palace after the death of his mother (Sharmila Tagore) . He is totally unaware of the secrets that are going to surface out from his mother’s grave . Secrets that his mother and Eklavya have guarded since his birth. Secrets that are responsible for his mother’s death . Secrets that will haunt him forever and will question his very existence . The movie covers all the emotions of a human being —- deceit , love , haughtiness, revenge ,helplessness , forgiveness in those 110 minutes of it’s running time .