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Bollywood talks English, beginning with the Bard (AFP)

                   
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Sep 11, 2008
        
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MUMBAI (AFP) - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan's new film "The Last Lear" opens on Friday, the latest in a string of English language movies to hit the screens as Indian cinema explores new themes and content. Based on Utpal Dutt's Bengali play "Aajker Shahjahan" (Today's Shahjahan), Bachchan, 66, plays Harry, a retired, silver-haired Shakespearean actor who yearns to play the English playwright's tragic hero... [read full story]                    

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There is a difference between people and personalities. Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear [Images] makes a fascinating and uncompromising journey in this thought. In that sense alone, The Last Lear inspired by Utpal Dutt's...

                   

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Big B excels as Shakespearean actor in 'The Last Lear'

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By Subhash K. Jha. India, 11:01 AM IST Film: 'The Last Lear'; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Shefali Shah, Divya Dutta: Screenplay writer and amp; Director: Rituparno Ghosh; Rating: *** 1/2 Greatness,...

                   

Bollywood changes track -- talks English, beginning with the Bard

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The Last Lear is the latest in a line of home-made English-language films Mumbai: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan’s new film The Last Lear opens on Friday, the latest in a string of English language movies to hit the...

                   
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The Last Lear - snippets from behind the scenes!

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By Nikhil Kumar Do you know actually penned a couple of dialogues for ‘The Last Lear’ which is also his first full-length English film as an actor? Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh , The Last Lear is...

                   

Delhi to get the first look of The Last Lear

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Khatron Ke Khiladi winners bare all on men's mag Nethra and Urvashi will be on the cover of a men's magazine, FHM. New Delhi: The Mumbai premiere of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer The Last Lear was cancelled, but Big B and the...

                   

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India's News.Net Thursday 11th September, 2008 (IANS) The Mumbai premiere of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'The Last Lear' was cancelled, but Big B and the entire film crew are upbeat about the red carpet start the English...

                   

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New Delhi News.Net Thursday 11th September, 2008 (IANS) The Mumbai premiere of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'The Last Lear' was cancelled, but Big B and the entire film crew are upbeat about the red carpet start the English...

                   

Rituparno Ghosh merges theatre and cinema in 'The Last Lear'

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By Arpana. Delhi, India, 02:33 AM IST Director Rituparno Ghosh's 'The Last Lear' is shot in theatrical style and stars Amitabh Bachchan as a whimsical Shakespearean actor who is drawn into the world of movies. The film,...

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