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The Last Lear

Hearty. Eccentric. Passionate. Meet Harry.

2008PG1h 53mDirected by Rituparno Ghosh

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.