“Last Man in Tower” is a film adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel of the same name, directed by Ben Rekhi, and starring Manoj Bajpayee, Divya Dutta, and Boman Irani. It focuses on middle-class residents in Mumbai as redevelopment pressures escalate and the community faces decisions that test their solidarity.
Both reviews describe the film as a pointed examination of rampaging redevelopment and the moral trade-offs involved when a neighborhood chooses to relocate, negotiate, or resist change. The Hindu emphasizes the “timely portrait of middle-class desperation,” framing the story as a struggle within a community over what is sacrificed in pursuit of redevelopment.
Scroll.in also characterizes the film as a “crisp and efficient” critique, centring on redevelopment’s destabilizing impact and portraying it as a broader battleground rather than only a personal drama. Across sources, the consensus is that the adaptation uses its characters and conflicts to highlight the costs of redevelopment for residents who seek security and control.
