Rituparno Ghosh is one of the finest storytellers from Bengal,and chose Utpal Dutt's play 'Aajker Shahjahan' as the premise for his movie The Last Lear. The Last Lear is the story of an aging superstar,Amitabh Bachchan.There's no denying that The Last Lear has its share of engrossing moments.Amitabh Bachchan(Harry) lives for acting, loves theater, adores Shakespeare and absolutely detests cinema,while Arjun Rampal(Siddharth) is a a movie director.The Last Lear has something for the Festival circuit. A few individualistic sequences are noteworthy as also the portrayal of characters by some prominent names. Amitabh Bachchan has given one of his best shots in the movie and his combination with the director has yielded an excellent result.
Review of The Last Lear
