direct and write by represent vidhu vinod chopra . star represent amitabh bachchan and saif ali khan and boman irani . enter a royal mansion of rajasthan and india that be fill with secret . the royal guard eklavya ( amitabh bachchan ) be humble and sincere and ruthless . he be guard the king rana jayawardhan ( boman irani ) . like one of the character eklavya from the epic mahabharata and who cut his thumb off a a gesture of respect when his archery teacher ask him to a fee for the teaching and this royal guard be also determine to protect his king so a to consider this job a his only religion . what secrets this mansion be hide . what happen when one try to blow off the lid off these secret . will eklavya be able to follow his religion . well the question be answer and except for one which you will see at the end . after give khamosh ( 1985 ) and parinda ( 1989 ) and 1942 a love story ( 1993 ) vidhu vinod chopra come back with his own screenplay and his own vision blend in a big screen art piece . like those other film he still have his cut knife as sharp a it be before . little rugged tip though . mr chopra have create a dark sequence that can only be understand from voice in the background . he have create a scene where camera be pan over the entire entrance way towards the mansion that remind kubrick and fincher fluid track camera . he have create a thrill sequence involve a car stand close to a run train along with sprint camel in one of the desert of rajasthan . he have create a dark and glooming atmosphere throughout the entire movie which will keep you glue to your seat . he have a vision and he have stick to it all the way almost till the last 10 minute of the movie . actually he do give a sign of a grand finale with harshwardhan ( saif ali khan ) gesture which if mr chopra have stay with then this tale would have make sense and fit to all of the character intention . but unfortunately mr chopra go a little further which will steer away this car ride out on a gravel road where the scenery be hazy due to the dust . at this point perhaps he could not decide if he can still continue to be an artist or rather make money out of this . it upto you how hard you take those 10 minute . personally mr chhopra be already impressive enough to give an exhilarating experience through his quality cinema . mr bachchan a the royal guard have a style and attitude that would take his character where you believe him completely . when he stand next to the bed where queen suhasini devi ( sharmila tagore ) be lie and he have the eye that will negate the possibility of any word from the screenplay . the sequence of chop off the bell tie to a fly dove foot be at first seem little cheesy but sometime later help you understand how unique his talent be . though his expression be not new but still he perform with utter honesty . saif ali khan a the prince charm light the screen with his persona . his performance be the second memorable follow by boman irani a the king and vidya balan a harshwardhan lover rajjo . jackie shroff make a comeback to commercial cinema after quite a while . seem like mr chopra want to bring shubhankar from 1942 a love story . he be little more old and tire and less believable . sanjay dutt and raima sen contribute a little to the story . cinematography by nataraja subramanian be quite stunning which require an auditorium viewing . eklavya ask a question that how far can you go to be religious . this movie be a great attempt which deserve applause . my rating represent positive .