There's nothing more elevating than watch an actor deliver a challenge, without any compromise, in all his enthused glory. Amitabh Bachchan's breathtaking transformation into The Last Lear is all that and more.
Playing a mercurial, ageing actor consumed by Shakespeare and a tantalizing imagination, Bachchan's Harry is eccentric yet fascinating, stern yet child-like, a novel-like personality, a reluctant legend.
To achieve this, AB lends intriguing layers and slender detailing to his part with untiring brilliance, natural candor and exaggerated eloquence. It's his masterpiece on all counts.
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