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The Last Lear

Directed by Rituparno Ghosh

Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta

Hearty. Eccentric. Passionate. Meet Harry.

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.