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Eklavya Out of Oscars Race
2008-01-18 11:57:00 "Eklavya: The Royal Guard", India's official entry for the Oscars, has failed to make it to the shortlist in the best foreign film category.The shortlisted films are "The Counterfeiters" (Austria), "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" (Brazil), "Days of Darkness" (Canada), "Beaufort" (Israel), "The Unknown Woman"(Italy), "Mongol" (Kazakhstan), "Katyn" (Poland), "12" (Russia) and "The Trap" (Serbia).
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya is out of the race from the ?Best Foreign Language Films?
2008-01-18 02:38:00 There is a sad news for Indian movie lovers as Eklavya is out of the race from the ?Best Foreign Language Films? category. Vidhu Vinod Chopra?s Eklavya -The Royal Guard, is out of the race which was India?s official entry to the Oscars this year. The nine films that made it in the final list include The ...
Big B?s Eklavya misses out Oscar glory
2008-01-17 15:57:00 Eklavya: The Royal Guard, India's official entry for the Oscars, has failed to make it to the shortlist in the best foreign film category.The period film, about an old palace guard who carries a secret, was not among the nine movies listed on the official Oscar web site Tuesday.The shortlisted films are The Counterfeiters (Austria), The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Brazil), Days of Darkness (Canada), Beaufort (Israel), The Unknown Woman (Italy), Mongol (Kazakhstan), Katyn (Poland), 12 (Russia) and The Trap (Serbia).The selected entries, chosen from 63 eligible films, advance to the next round of voting and the five nominees in the Foreign Language Film category will be announced on January 22, the website said.Eklavya had run into a legal tangle in September after the director of Dharm, a film that came a close second during selection, took India's Oscar selection committee to court claiming some of its members were known to producer and director Vidhu Vinod Chopra.The 80th A...
By: HotGirls4U
Eklavya is out of the race
2008-01-17 05:19:00 There is a sad news for Indian movie lovers as Eklavya is out of the race from the ‘Best Foreign Language Films’ category.Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya -The Royal Guard, is out of the race which was India’s official entry to the Oscars this year.The nine films that made it in the final list include The Counterfeiters (Austria), The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Brazil), Mongol (Kazakhstan), The Trap (Serbia), Days of Darkness (Canada), Beaufort (Israel), The Unknown Woman (Italy) , Katyn (Poland) and 12 (Russia). For starters, the Amitabh Bachchan-Sanjay Dutt starrer Eklavya was mired in controversy ever since it was declared as India’s entry to the prestigious Oscars. So, much so that director Bhavna Talwar, who considered her film Dharm as one of the better contenders for the award, went on to claim that the jury was biased in its selection. She even went up to the extent of going to the court regarding the issue.
By: Bollywood News
Eklavya Dropped from final list in oscars
2008-01-16 19:24:00 India?s official entry Eklavya has met its expected fate in the race to the final five at the Oscars.The Oscar dream continues to remain elusive for Hindi film industry. Vidhu Vinod Chopra ?s movie ?Eklavya? has been knocked out in the very first round for an Oscar nomination.The movie, starring Amitabh Bachchan , Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan , had stirred up a lot of controversy back home in September last year when it was chosen as India?s official entry for the prestigious award in the Best Foreign Film category.Many celebrities from Bollywood had openly expressed their disappointment at the film?s selection by the Film Federation of India (FFI). Filmmaker Bhavana Talwar, whose movie ?Dharm? was one of the contenders, had accused the selection board of being biased and had even taken a legal recourse to get her film selected. However, she eventually gave up and ?Eklavya? remained India?s hope for the Oscars.That hope has now been crushed as ?Eklavya? failed to impress the Academ...
By: Bollywood bakwas
Eklavya out of Oscar race
2008-01-16 14:05:00 Vidhu Vinod Chopra?s film, Eklavya, is out of the Oscar race.In a list released by the Oscars? official website, Eklavya did not find a mention among the nine films nominated in the Best Foreign Language Films category.The nine films that made it are:Austria: The CounterfeitersBrazil : The Year My Parents Went on VacationCanada : Days of DarknessIsrael: BeaufortItaly : The Unknown WomanKazakhstan: MongolPoland: KatynRussia : 12Serbia: The Trap
EKLAVYA - The Royal Misrepresentation
2007-10-21 11:45:00 EKLAVYA - The Royal Misrepresentation? Eklavya - The Royal Guard is India’s entry for Oscars and people are stunned The news is shocking moviegoers. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya - The Royal Guard is India’s official entry for the Oscars (courtesy Film Federation Of India) in the Best Foreign Film category. The film that ...
By: India Blog
Eklavya, The Royal Guard Going To Oscars
2007-10-18 13:27:00 It is official, Eklavya, The Royal Guard, will be India’s entry to the Oscars inspite all the recent controversies surrounding it. The Film Federation of India filed an affidavit before the Bombay High Court, saying they have committed to the movie and cannot change their decision. The HC had earlier made it clear that there was prima facie merit in the petition and thus any benefit or consequence the movie receives at the Oscars would be subject to court orders.
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya Movie Review
2007-10-07 09:55:00 Eklavya is a story set in contemporary India about a majestic fort of Devigarh, a royal dynasty that no longer rules, a King without a kingdom and a royal guard who lives in a time warp and lives only to protect the fort, the dynasty, and the king.Eklavya’s ( Amitabh Bachchhan ) family has protected the Ranas of Devigarh for nine generations. The Ranas used to rule Devigarh, a centuries old citadel in Rajasthan but the Royal Dynasty no longer rules.Eklavya still protects the Royal Family but becoming old and blind. The sudeen demise of the Queen ( Sharmila Tagore ) forces her only son Prince Harshvardhan ( Saif Ali Khan ) to come back from London. His mentally challanged sister ( Raima Sen ) and his childhood love Rajjo ( Vidya Balan ) are delighted to see him. Harshavardhan’s love blossoms while taking care of his sister. After his arrival, Harshvardhan comes to know the safely guarded secrets of the Royal family. He also comes to know the crucial role Eklavya is playing in...
"Vidhu Chopra Invented Cinema"-Quips Farah Khan
2007-10-02 13:28:00 Trust Farah Khan to call a spade a spade and not be scared to speak her mind. The director was taken aback when Vidhu Vinod Chopra dragged her name into the whole Eklavya controversy. "I have the least knowledge about how I come into picture,” says Farah Khan who is neck-deep busy with the promotion of Om Shanti Om, "In fact I didn't have a word to say about the film, let alone pass a judgment on it being nominated."What would have made Vidhu Vinod Chopra react? "How do I know?", she questions back, "When asked by some journalists if Eklavya - The Royal Guard was a worthy entry, all I said was that there are so many films in regional languages like Bengali, Telugu, Tamil etc. being made. Since I had not seen any of these movies, how could I have a view on what should/should not be sent?"Farah quips in a lighter vein, "How can I ever think of criticising Vidhu Vinod Chopra? For that matter, how dare anyone? Don't you all know that...
By: Our Bollywood
High Court Finds Eklavya's Selection Biased
2007-10-01 12:32:00 The Eklavya Saga continues. On Friday the Bombay High Court observed that that prima facie the selection of the movie appeared biased."Prima facie, there seems to be a merit in the argument (that the selection process was biased)," said a division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud while hearing a petition challenging the selection of Eklavya - the Royal Guard.The bench asked the Film Federation of India, which selected the film, to file a reply within 10 days and said, "Consequences of the film's selection would be subject to the court order."The judges made it clear that high court has jurisdiction to hear such a case, by noting that "any process of selection which appears to be result of general or specific bias or arbitrariness can invite judicial review".
By: Our Bollywood
Sajid Khan's Open Letter To Vidhu Vinod Chopra!
2007-09-28 18:04:00 Looks like Bhawna Talwar is not the only one who has hit back at Vidhu Vinod Chopra! Actor/director Sajid Khan too has addressed the Eklavya controversy and has written an open letter to the director. A must read!Congratulations for the selection of Eklavya - The Royal Guard as India's nomination for Oscars.I saw your comments about films made by you and others in the recent past and what may/may not be worthy enough for recognition at the heartland of India and at the highest level. I am quite sure that you have made some highly respected films in the past and I am also certain that you have the greatest knowledge of films made across the globe.I am also absolutely fine if you comment on films made by lesser mortals like me or others who may have had an accomplished body of work behind them. Even if you have deep rooted statements to make about my knowledge of cinema, technique, intelligence, calibre and personality in general - I take all of that in good spirit (and humour). A...
By: Our Bollywood
Bhavna Talwar Sends Legal Notice Regarding Eklavya
2007-09-28 18:02:00 Indian Film Fraternity’s new found obsession with the Oscars is pretty apparent with all the controversies surrounding Eklavya. Personally I found the film extremely boring and the screenplay was a complete letdown. However many feel that Eklavya should have been India’s entry to the Oscars as it has the “foreign appeal”. Dharm director Bhavna Talwar disagrees and has sent a legal notice to the Film Federation Of India, alleging that the selection of Eklavya was “biased and vitiated and intended to wrongfully benefit the producer of the film Eklavya."
By: Our Bollywood
War of Words over India's Oscar entry, 'Eklavya'
2007-09-27 17:48:00 It came as a shock when Eklavya was chosen as India's official entry, considering the fact that this year we had many good movies like Frozen, Dharam, Gandhi my father, and Chak de, My knowledge of regional cinema isn't much so forgive me if I missed out on a good regional movieIts obvious that this hasn't gone down well with many people, and people like Farah khan, Anupam kher didn't have very nice words to say about the movie as they reckon that Eklavya wasn't an exceptional movie, and Chak de would have been a better choice,and Bhawna talwar, whose movie dharam missed out was feeling dejected and claimed that there was a politics involved, and went on to say that Eklavya was a boring filmIt seems that Vidhu viod chopra has had enough of all these rantings, responding to all these criticisms, chopra said, ?What are the credentials of these people?what is their understanding of cinema?where does their allegiance lie,? said Vidhu Vinod Chopra when asked to react to the comme...
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Lambastes Critics And Defends Eklavya
2007-09-27 11:09:00 Vidhu Vinod Chopra is hitting back at all his critics who cannot fathom why Eklavya was chosen as India’s Entry to the Oscars this year. “What are the credentials of these people…what is their understanding of cinema…where does their allegiance lie,” said Vidhu Vinod Chopra when asked to react to the comments of a few filmmakers like Farah Khan, Sajid Khan and Anupam Kher who didn’t approve of Eklavya being chosen as the official entry for Oscars this year. “Last year Lage Raho didn’t go, did I, Raju or anybody from my office say why Munnabhai didn’t go, it was a better film. Before that Parineeta didn’t go, Paheli went. Did I say that Shah Rukh made a stupid film. My films didn’t go for two years, I didn’t bother anyone, why are they bothering us now,” Chopra said.
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya official entry for Oscar?
2007-09-26 09:30:00 Eklavya has been chosen as the official entry for Oscars from India. The other names that were considered were Chak de, Guru, and Gandhi my father.Eklavya wasn't a unanimous decision but majority of jury went for it.The nomination of Eklavya by FFI has created quite a stir as its not one of the exceptional movies that were made in India this year, in fact far from it.Eklavya was a box office disaster and was thrashed by the critics for its weak script.The length of the movie is only one and half hours, but when you are watching it seems like eternity, that gives the idea how boring and badly written movie was EklavyaThe reasons for which this movie has been chosen must be only known to the FFI jury who came upon this decision.You will be shocked to learn that who was the head of that committee, Vijay pande, the guy who made z grade movie Red swastika, great credentials,I must sayMany might say that Chak de would have been the best choice, but themes like chak de have been done to ...
Eklavya Headed To The Oscars
2007-09-25 13:27:00 Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed Eklavya may have bombed in the Indian Shores, but the Film Federation of India see it as the perfect entry for the Oscars. As expected many are not too happy about this selection and feel that Chak De India was a more deserving candidate.Pahlaj Nihalani, president of Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programmes that selects the entry, said: “Yes, it is true that Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars.”However, Nihalani was peeved with the jury for selecting a film ‘rejected by Indian masses.’
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya : India?s Official Entry for Oscars
2007-09-24 22:00:00 “Blatant misuse of power” - Pahlaj Nihalani Eklavya will be India’s official entry for the prestigious Oscar awards. The decision to nominate Eklavya as the Indian entry for the awards was announced by Film Federation of India President Vinod Pande. The other films where were considered for official entry are hugely-popular Chak De India, Gandhi ...
By: Sheetudeep Blog
Eklavya and Lage Raho Munnabhai Goes To Oscars Library
2007-03-31 17:55:00 Vidhu Vinod Chopra is thrilled that his movies Eklavya and Lage Raho Munnabhai have been included in the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.One heard the director saying: “I am really happy that both of our films have made it to the Oscar library”. Moreover, Eklavya was recently screened at the prestigious UCLA film school. The contemporary dramatic thriller got an overwhelming response from the viewers, who included Lionel Wigram (Producer of Harry Potter Films), Robert Rosen (Dean, UCLA Film School) Jeffery Silver, (Producer of 300). Silver said Eklavya was ‘a thriller that elevates to the level of art’. According to Gregory Walsh, Script Librarian, the scripts of Eklavya and Lage Raho Munnabhai will be "part of the permanent script collection and will be made available for research only to actors, students, filmmakers and writers who are part of the regular patrons.”
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya Impresses Hollywood Film-makers!
2007-03-27 09:49:00 Eklavya may have failed to impress the desis but that has not deterred Vidhu Vinod Chopra to showcase the movie abroad. Apparently the movie impressed the audience at a special screening on Saturday, 24th March at UCLA. Sponsored by the Billy Wilder theater by UCLA and MCorpGloba, the movie won rave reviews. Lionel Wigram, producer of the HARRY POTTER films, said “He had seen nothing like this.” Jeffrey Silver, producer of 300, found it to be “a thriller that elevates to the level of art."
By: Our Bollywood
Eklavya Box Office Performance
2007-02-23 04:30:02 India Fm writes about Eklavya's performance on the Box Office:The response to the third biggie of the year, EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD, is divided. While the elite/gentry/classes have given their mandate, the masses haven’t taken to the film completely. The morning shows began on a modest 50% note, but increased to 80%-90% in the course of the day. Incidentally, Mani Ratnam’s GURU also opened to a similar response, but proved a success story eventually.Sunil Lulla of Eros was optimistic about EKLAVYA’s prospects. While in conversation with this writer on Friday evening, the distributor was positive that the film would gross fantastic figures in its opening weekend. Ravi Machhar, another distributor of EKLAVYA [Nizam territory], admitted that the collections rose at key centres [Hyderabad, Aurangabad] on Friday, starting with 40%-50% and touching 85%-90% by the evening shows.Preetam Jalan, who distributes EKLAVYA in Bengal, feels that the real test for the ...
By: Our Bollywood
Thumbs Up to Eklavya: The Royal guard
2007-02-21 15:41:01 Posters on the wall announce release of next flick of popular Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari ?Tu Hamar Hau? (you are mine). It?s an old theatre in real bad shape in the central part of Mumbai, reminiscent of the bygone mill era. Crowd here evokes memories of the small town where I saw my first film. However, its humble wooden benches defy a popular notion that multiplexes are the new cradles of different kind of Hindi cinema. Deepak Talkies with it?s peeling paint and roaring exhaust fans... [[Click on the headline to read this post and comment on it]]
By: DearCinema
Eklavya, The Royal Guard
2007-02-20 12:17:04 Eklavya is a story set in contemporary India about a majestic fort of Devigarh, a royal dynasty that no longer rules, a King without a kingdom and a royal guard who lives in a time warp and lives only to protect the fort, the dynasty, and the king. Eklavya is about this loyal guardian (Amitabh Bachchan) ...
By: Desi Web
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