dangermousie | Eklavya: have dysfunctional families ever been this gorgeous?

I rarely get excited about Hollywood movies any more. Bollywood ones though? Oh yeah, baby. I really need to make a post about all the Bolly movies I am excited about in 2007 because there are a LOT. But this post is not about that.

This post? Total eye candy. I bring you stills from my newest obsession, a Rajastani Shakesperean tale about family betrayal, love and murder. A.k.a. Eklavya.

No spoilers, unless you consider the fact that Saif Ali Khan is smoking hot a spoiler of some sort.

Saif Ali Khan as Prince Harsh. Just the way

dangermousie likes 'em: intense, tortured, and hot. Side note: I was very amused to see Saif play a royal. Do you think he went Method? :D Let's hope his real family is a lot less dysfunctional. Seriously, the fact that the guy is a RL prince shall never cease to amuse me.

Larger version of the above:

Harsh looking angsty and amazing:

Harsh enjoying a brief moment of happiness with his mentally handicapped twin sister Nandini (Rimi Sen) and his OTP Rajjo, the chauffeur's daughter (Vidya Balan):

Rajjo and Nandini with kites:

Rajjo, luminous because of Harsh's return:

The aging Royal bodyguard Eklavya (Amitabh Bachchan) demonstrating his impressive knife-throwing skills:

The unstable King (Boman Irani) with his hungry younger brother (Jackie Shroff):

Eklavya in the desert:

Uday (Jimmy Shergill), the King's scheming, violent nephew:

Sanjau Dutt as an irreverent police officer, with a chip on his shoulder because of his family's former untouchable status:

The estranged Harsh returns home for his mother's funeral:

Eklavya in the elaborate, utterly enclosed palace:

The screwed up family at the table:

Amitabh as Eklavya, getting some guidance:

More directing:

Harsh falling apart:

Slightly larger version:

*stare, gulp* I am sick. The man is lighting his Mother's funeral pyre, but I can't help it...

I posted this one before, but I don't care. Harsh and Rajjo. How much do I love it that she is cradling him and he is looking up at her (that scene is actually one of my faves in the movie). Saif/Vidya FTW!