it take vidhu vinod chopra 5 year to write eklavya and it worth all the 1825 day of ink and paper and sweat and brain . eklavya transport you to the vivid land of rajasthan and where the local rana ( boman irani and splendid ) still consider himself the king even though democracy prevails . eklavya and the royal guard ( amitabh bachchan and however unbelievable it may sound this be his best performance till date . in some scene and you can not look straight into his eye . you deserve the rolce royce mr. bachchan . ) be endow with the responsibility to protect and safeguard the so called king and his kingdom just like his previous 9 generation have be blindly abide . jackie shroff a the rana cunning brother and jimmy shergill a his over confident son fit the bill with perfection . sanjay dutt a inspector chauvhan be superbly refresh and brings in the required humour factor . the film commences with a very unpredictable twist and climax with a very predictable one . what lie in between form the crux of this miniature masterpiece . the plot be genuinely original and cinematography breath taking and editing be swift and the background score sharply contribute to the ongoings . where eklavya lose it 2 star be the slightly sloppy screenplay after the interval and the okie dokie romance angle between harshwardan ( saif ali khan and intensely control ) and rajjo ( vidya balan and eye candy ) . you either make it pip hot or do not make them fall in love at all mr. chopra . eklavya will blow you away with it plot and the way it be execute and elaborate by the director witty creativity . specially and the scene where a thousand camel run along the train kick up a virtual sandstorm or when eklavya plunge the cinema hall into darkness with only his ear alert at work . you will fall in lav with eklavya as soon a you take your first step out of the theater . go catch this vibrantly entertain rajasthan express which last only about 110 minute and you would not come out unentertained . the message be clear and the medium of message couldn not be more entertaining . it certainly be indian cinema at it best .