The Last Act is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language anthology film directed by twelve directors and written by Anurag Kashyap.
Contents
Segments
The twelve segments include:
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
Saurabh Shukla as theatre troupe director
Production
Twelve short stories were connected by Anurag Kashyap, who wrote the film's screenplay. Each of the short films are ten minutes long and take place in twelve cities. The twelve directors were chosen by Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, and Chakri Toleti.
Release
The film was screened at Mumbai on 12 December 2012. 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". 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".