The Last Lear

Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta, Shefali Chhaya, Divya Dutta, Jishu Sengupta, Prosenjit

On the whole, THE LAST LEAR has something for the Festival circuit, but nothing for the cinema-going audience in India. At the box-office, it caters to a minuscule section of moviegoers at select metros only. Disappointing! Read More

Amitabh Bachchan is the life of The Last Lear. But it's definitely not his best performance so far. The actor has delivered stronger performances in the past. He's good, not great. Arjun is evolving into a fine actor. After Rock On!!, this is another performance that would fetch Arjun laurels. Read More

Watch "The Last Lear" to see the layerings of emotion that the director extends into his narration without losing sight of the lightness of touch in the outer crust. Read More

After Rock On!!, this is another performance that would fetch Arjun laurels. Preity is very effective. Shefali Shah is superb. Divya Dutta is wasted. Prosenjit is alright. Jishu impresses. Read More

The actor still manages to create magic moments on the screen as he portrays the arrogance and the naked need of a has-been actor who believes he is always good, simply because he can never be bad. Read More

Divya Dutta as the night nurse in charge of Harry, troubled by her own demanding boyfriend gives off a very good performance. Jishu Sengupta, stands tall in every frame he has to be with Bachchan; no mean feat. Preity Zinta and Shefali, too chip in their mite. Read More

Which brings me to the weak link in the film. 'The Last Lear' becomes a drag when it focuses on the sob tales of the three ladies about the suspicious, domineering and imposing men in their lives. Ghosh appears as an over-feminist in trying to highlight the angst of emotionally oppressed women. Read More

Though Amitabh Bachchan's performance is the USP of the movie, yet it's not his best. In fact, Arjun Rampal steals the show in this movie. We wonder if Divya Dutta had any role to play. While Jishu is impressive, Prosenjit is okay. Read More