Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Shefali Shah, Jishu Sengupta, Divya Dutta and others
Director:Rituparno Ghosh
Producer:Planman Motion Pictures
Music:Raja Narayan Deb, Sanjoy Das
Synopsis
'The Last Lear' is Directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film casts Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun
Rampal, Shefali Shah, Jishu Sengupta, Divya Dutta. It is Produced by Planman Motion Pictures under the
banner of Planman Motion Pictures.
What does a 65 year old man do? Sit at home and enjoy the fruits of retirement? If you are Harry, you are
at home, relising vodka, pondering over why has the world gone mad, busy making a doorbell that only
Einsesin can ring and chanting Shakespeare without a worry in the world. No, he's not crazy. Just
passionate. A little unpredictable. Slightly pompous. A wee bit whimsical. Totally adorable. Harry lives with
his resilient partner Vandana and together they don't care a damn for social sanction. Harry lives for acting,
loves theatre adores Shakspeare and absollutely detests cinema. He feels that it is an apology in the name
of art. Harry and Vanadan are living happily in the cubbyholes of Kolkata, oblivious and invisible to the
world. In walks one day Siddharth, A young, cool and stubborn director He is smart, Harry finds out on the
very first meeting. No one can else could have cracked that doorbell. He is glad to have found a cerebral
partner to have a conversation with. Harry has no idea that Siddharth has a film on his mind and Siddarth
has no clue how tough this ride is going to be. He is soon finds out that to please Harry, he just needs to
like you. That should be easy. So he plays along.
As they bond over coffees, vodka and conversations well stuff happens. When Harry decides to do the
film, he changes the lives of everyone involved. Siddharth feels his job is done. In reality, It's only just
begun. Shabnam, his co star picks up tips on acting Shakespeare and happy living. She could do with all of
that, considering her stumpy acting skills and messed up personal life. The film set becomes happy, lively
place. Laughter echoes in the mountains. New relationship blossom. And then comes along an event that
will change everything the shoot, the mood and the relationships. No one remains the same once they
have met Harry. You are bound to realize how true this actually is.All set to hit the theatres on September
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