A story of royalty set in contemporary India the story of Eklavya the royal Guard is set around the person  of this name whose only mission in life is to protect the serving Rana of Devigarh, his immediate family and the state of Devigarh. However burdened by the age he is no longer the power he used to be. Eklavya outwardly stoic is emotionally fragile as he carries with himself some dark secrets of the royals  of which he also ris an integral part.  The secret unfolds with many subplots that highlights, cruel ambitions, despondency of a decaying ruler with no control over this kingdom or the subjects,  conspiracies. Should duty prevail over emotion that`s what  Vidhu Vinod chopra`s  film, the official Indian entry for Oscar Awards delves into.  A  highlight of the film is the location of Devi Garh Fort palace near Udaipur, now converted into a hotel.

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