The Last Lear

In her debut Bengali film Bipasha shines as Prosenjit's wife.....yet managed to glorify the most trivial moments of life in his poems..... ... Full Review

Rampal, restrained and implosive, is excellent.....Street watching is very Satyajit Rayesque (please see Charulata) and it's done with quirky humour here.....When the intense, realistic-type director (Arjun Rampal) cajoles him to return from three decades of retirement, you marvel at the actor's brilliant, theatrical rendition.....So friends, countrymen and Shakespeare, to be honest Bachchan's shout into a valley is on the embarrassing side though (check out Liza Minnelli's yell fest in Cabaret)..... ... Full Review

transform a landmark theatrical experience into flawed cinema..... ... Full Review

And it is due to his stupendous performance....Arjun Rampal as the off beat director comes off well.... ... Full Review

All in all The Last Lear is a good watch for all those who love Shakespeare. The Last Lear also perfectly depicts the guilt of journalist Gautam (Jishu Sengupta) who blames himself for Harry's current condition because it is him who tells his friend Siddharth about Harry. ... Full Review

So when I watched "Last Lear", through the character of Harish played impeccably by Amitabh Bachchan, the director paid a tribute to the genius of Shakespeare. The script revolves around the eccentric and sensitive protagonist and along with it brings out the beauty and charisma of theatre and cinematic brilliance coupled with some intense performances. ... Full Review

She is truly a very talented actor.....Perhaps she is caught in the curse of our cinema and its (ill) logistics.....Two weeks after RO, the guy shares some very interesting moments with big B and like only Akshay Kumar before him holds his own.....The script unveils very lethargically and often morbidly and without cause.....Invariably the artist placed the praise at the doorstep of his directors..... ... Full Review

The Last Lear, according to the actor, is a wonderful example of commercial and parallel cinema co-existing in a single reel. But I enjoy filmmaking and hence have started a production company called Chasing Ganesha," Arjun said. ... Full Review

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta, Divya Dutta, Shefali Shah, Prosenjit and Jishu; Director: Rituparno Ghosh; Rating: 2 out of 5 The film, 'The Last Lear' has a good performance of Amitabh Bachchan who tries to play a man who worked long in Shakespearian Theater and he starts living in the Shakespearian stories only. ... Full Review

Many critics have termed Bachchan's performance in "The Last Lear" as his best so far. I have done over 150 films so far and if you ask me all of them have been my best performance irrespective of box office results," the actor quipped. ... Full Review