Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a 2007 Indian epic crime 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.
