The Last Lear Preview

Much before the movie has hit the theatres, The Last Lear has become the talk of the town. The critics, across the world, have said that this movie is by far Amitabh Bachchan’s best movie as an actor. Arjun Rampal and Preity Zinta have also come of age with their performances in the movie.

The film is directed by Rituparno Ghosh and it is said to be based on Utpal Dutt’s play Aajker Shahjahan. According to Ghosh, “The Last Lear is the first attempt to take Shakespeare away from the colonial context and place it in an indigenous Indian context and actually transpose it to a film unit.”
The Last Lear is the story of Harish Mishra aka Harry played by Amitabh Bachchan an eccentric actor who is brought out of his self imposed retirement by the stubborn director Siddharth (Arjun Rampal) for one last glorious performance.

Harry, however, being a theatre actor detests the cinema. He thinks its an apology in the name of art. When Siddharth finally convinces Harry to work in his film, Harry emerses himself completely in the movie and loves every bit of the film’s making. He meets on the sets, Shabnam (Preity zinta) an upcoming actress and teaches her the nuances of acting.

This movie also happens to be Amitabh Bachchan’s first English movie and it is bound to take his international fan following higher than ever by breaking the language barriers.

Cant wait to see this movie… sounds refreshing compared to all the usual Bollywood Fare!

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