The Last Lear (2008)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $202,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.695 |
Directed By
Rituparno Ghosh
Crew
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh
Anjana Basu
Utpal Dutt
Rituparno Ghosh
Avik Mukhopadhyay
Usha Uthup
TOP CAST
Amitabh Bachchan
Harish Mishra
Preity Zinta
Shabnam
Arjun Rampal
Siddharth
Shefali Shah
Vandana
Jisshu Sengupta
Gautam
Divya Dutta
Ivy
Shahbaz Khan
Ramesh
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