It's always fascinating to look at an actor's final film. Is it representative of his career? Is it fitting to his stature? Has he been reduced to a heartbreakingly minor role? Or is it a poignant goodbye after a long career servicing the arts?

In this feature, we stand back and examine ten fine performers and their final big-screen performances. And it is while looking at these last hiccups and final hurrahs that we realise just how missed these actors are.

With a salute then, here goes:

Amrish Puri -- Kisna (2005)

Subhash Ghai's Kisna was shot with Puri already in ill-health, and it was only fitting that his swansong was a character named Bhairo Singh, an evil caricature drawing from countless vile zamindars and cruel relatives the iconic actor had played over the years.

The performance isn't at all an impressive one, but it is more than representative of the icon the man was, from Mogambo to Mola Ram.

Text: Raja Sen