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'Dharm' stands next to 'Eklavya' for the Oscars

Geetanjali Singh — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:36:56 +0000

High Court has issued a notice to Film Federation of India for choosing ‘Eklavya’ as India’s official entry into Oscars. Chopra’s ‘Eklavya’ which did not receive much critical praise when it was released left...

Vidhu Chopra gets furious with Eklavya's critics

HemRaj Singh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:22:39 +0000

The fact that Eklavya was chosen as an official entry to the Oscars has not pleased many. Many filmmakers have been less than happy about it because to their minds there was little or nothing ‘exceptional’ about the movie. Perhaps,...

Eklavya takes Official Entry to the Oscars

Sunita Iyer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:01:11 +0000

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya has been selected as the official entry in the Best Foreign Film Category for the Oscars. The film which marked the return of Vidhu Vinod Chopra as a director was a multistarrer with likes like Amitabh...

Eklavya is India's official Oscar entry, Chak De India and Gandhi, My Father rejected

HemRaj Singh — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:33:30 +0000

So, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya is all set to go for Oscar’s as India’s official entry. The movie did receive some critical praise when it was released, which did nothing to stop the viewers from rejecting it right away. The...

Amitabh Bachchan to go hairless?

Geetanjali Singh — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:20:35 +0000

Mira Nair’s upcoming cross-cultural venture Shantaram starring Big B and Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, is in news to surprise the audience with some very unusual makeovers. Amitabh Bachchan is rumored to go bald for this flick, as per the...

Dalit takes lead role in mainstream bollywood movie 'Eklavya'

Pratyush — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:45:33 +0000

Indian mainstream cinemas are meant for glamor, fighting of goons with some honest police officers and happy-ending love stories (sometimes tragic-ending too) most of the times. One can found the movies on the social situation of dalits rarely....

Eklavya: A sober drama

Nidhi Chauhan — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:23:46 +0000

If you are planning to watch Eklavya in cinema hall, I’ll suggest you not to waste time and money. Eklavya is a film with a simple royal story not at all relevant in modern times. It acquaints you with a royal dynasty of Rajasthani kings (or...

Eklavya Gets Censor Clearance, Releasing On February 16

HemRaj Singh — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:34:23 +0000

Amitabh starrer, Eklavya - The Royal Guard, has got a U certificate from the Censor without cuts. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya is a violent family saga about honor, deceit, revenge with lots of bloodshed thrown in. Amitabh Bachchan plays the...

Stiff competition between Bachchan in Eklavya and Bachchan in Baabul

Puja — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:00:21 +0000

Two Bachchan strarrers are set to be released on December 8- EKLAVYA - THE ROYAL GUARD and BAABUL. Earlier as well Bachchan’s two films KHAKEE and AETBAAR striked silver screen on same day, and both of them were not able to influence...

A rich choice of upcoming flicks

Puja — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:25:18 +0000

Let us just have a quick loos at the posters of some much talked about and yet to be released movies: Dhoom 2: This movie is the much expected and waited film from the sequel series and is expected to be realsed in Diwali season. This highly...