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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Last Act<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = {{plainlist|<br />
*Goswami Anurag <br />
*Nitin Bhardwaj <br />
*Jagannathan Krishnan <br />
*Nijo Rohit <br />
*Tathagata Singha <br />
*Nitye Sood <br />
*Himanshu Tyagi <br />
*Kabir Singh Chowdhry <br />
*Rohin Venkatesan<br />
}}<br />
| writer = [[Anurag Kashyap]]<br />
| producer = Anurag Kashyap<br />
| starring = [[Saurabh Shukla]]<br />
| cinematography = Suvikram Bedi<br />
| editing = {{plainlist|<br />
*Sakshi Bhatia <br />
*Sanyukta Kaza <br />
*Nitesh Rathod<br />
}}<br />
| music = Harshwardhan Dixit<br />
| studio = Royal Stag Mega Movies Large Short Films<br />
| distributor = PVR<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|12|12}}<br />
| runtime = 122 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = <br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''The Last Act''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language anthology film directed by twelve directors and written by [[Anurag Kashyap]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-Last-Act-This-might-change-Indian-cinema/articleshow/17570245.cms|title=The Last Act: This might change Indian cinema|newspaper=The Times of India|date=12 December 2012|accessdate=26 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Segments ==<br />
The twelve segments include:<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/movie-review-kashyaps-the-last-act-tries-to-be-more-than-some-of-its-parts-558558.html|title=Movie Review: Kashyap's 'The Last Act' tries to be more than some of its parts - Bollywood News , Firstpost|date=15 December 2012|website=Firstpost}}</ref><br />
*Tathagata Singha's ''Calcutta'' <br />
*Anurag Goswami's ''Lucknow''<br />
*Himanshu Tyagi's ''Gwalior''<br />
*Varun Choudhury's ''Chandigarh''<br />
*Jagannathan Krishnan's ''Pune''<br />
*Nijo-Rohit's ''Delhi''<br />
*Tejas Joshi's ''Kalyan''<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Saurabh Shukla]] as theatre troupe director<ref name="A" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
Twelve different short stories were connected by [[Anurag Kashyap]], who wrote the film's screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/12-directors-12-stories-The-Last-Act/articleshow/17612540.cms|title=12 directors, 12 stories - The Last Act - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Each of the short films are ten minutes long and take place in twelve different cities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Short-films-are-like-fast-foods-Sudhir-Mishra/articleshow/17543992.cms|title=Short films are like fast foods: Sudhir Mishra - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-roped-in-twelve-directors-for-The-Last-Act/articleshow/17531844.cms|title=Anurag Kashyap roped-in twelve directors for 'The Last Act' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The twelve directors were chosen by Kashyap, [[Sudhir Mishra]], and [[Chakri Toleti]].<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Celebs-at-The-Last-Act-premiere/articleshow/17613262.cms|title=Celebs at 'The Last Act' premiere - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was screened at Mumbai on 12 December 2012.<ref name="B"/> ''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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-last-act/movie-review/17598784.cms|title=The Last Act Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of The Last Act by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> ''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".<ref name="A"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3019098}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independent films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]<br />
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