The Last Lear

Original title: The Last Lear

113 minutes • 2008 • 8.0 Score

The film starts with the veteran thespian Harish Mishra, he is gravely ill. The punishments of a film shoot have left the old man in a coma. His co-star, Shabnam, is wracked with worry, but their director, Siddharth, keeps strangely distant and refuses to visit his ailing star. In flashbacks, their story emerges.

Rituparno Ghosh

Director

Drama

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