The Last Act is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language anthology film directed by twelve directors and written by Anurag Kashyap.[1]

The Last Act
Directed by
  • Goswami Anurag
  • Nitin Bhardwaj
  • Jagannathan Krishnan
  • Nijo Rohit
  • Tathagata Singha
  • Nitye Sood
  • Himanshu Tyagi
  • Kabir Singh Chowdhry
  • Rohin Venkatesan
Written byAnurag Kashyap
Produced byAnurag Kashyap
StarringSaurabh Shukla
CinematographySuvikram Bedi
Edited by
  • Sakshi Bhatia
  • Sanyukta Kaza
  • Nitesh Rathod
Music byHarshwardhan Dixit
Production
company
Royal Stag Mega Movies Large Short Films
Distributed byPVR
Release date
  • 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia

Segments

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The twelve segments include:[2]

  • Nitin Bhardwaj's Ghaziabad
  • Tathagata Singha's Calcutta
  • Anurag Goswami's Lucknow
  • Himanshu Tyagi's Gwalior
  • Varun Choudhury's Chandigarh
  • Jagannathan Krishnan's Pune
  • Nijo-Rohit's Delhi
  • Tejas Joshi's Kalyan
  • Nitye Sood's Bangalore

Cast

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Production

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Twelve different short stories were connected by Anurag Kashyap, who wrote the film's screenplay.[3] Each of the short films are ten minutes long and take place in twelve different cities.[4][5] The twelve directors were chosen by Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, and Chakri Toleti.[6]

Release

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The film was screened at Mumbai on 12 December 2012.[6] The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "With a unique concept at hand and an all-new directors’ gang, getting the ‘act together’ is no mean feat. Team of 12 – Take a bow, this stage is all yours".[7] Firstpost wrote that "One hopes the collaborative form will find more takers in India—perhaps the next time round, the ride will be a smoother one".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Last Act: This might change Indian cinema". The Times of India. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Movie Review: Kashyap's 'The Last Act' tries to be more than some of its parts". Firstpost. 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "12 directors, 12 stories - The Last Act - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Short films are like fast foods: Sudhir Mishra - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Anurag Kashyap roped-in twelve directors for 'The Last Act' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ a b "Celebs at 'The Last Act' premiere - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "The Last Act Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of The Last Act by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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