Eklavya: The Royal Guard
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Abhijat Joshi Vidhu Vinod Chopra Dialogues: Swanand Kirkire |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Abhijat Joshi |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Sharmila Tagore Sanjay Dutt Saif Ali Khan Vidya Balan Raima Sen Jackie Shroff Jimmy Sheirgill Boman Irani |
| Cinematography | Natty Subramaniam |
| Edited by | Raibiranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
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| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 109 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 30 crore |
| Box office | ₹ 38 crore |
Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a 2007 Indian action 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.
Eklavya: The Royal Guard was theatrically released on 16 February 2007. It was a major box office disappointment as per the distributors and exhibitors. Despite this, 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.