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‘The Last Tenant,’ Starring Irrfan Khan and Vidya Balan, Resurfaces on YouTube After 25 Years

A recovered VHS enabled a restoration that preserves early work by Khan alongside Vidya Balan.

Overview

  • The Last Tenant, which premiered on YouTube Wednesday, arrived on The Salt Inc channel as a tribute on Irrfan Khan’s sixth death anniversary.
  • Director Sarthak Dasgupta said the original footage vanished for years until he found a VHS copy that made restoration and release possible.
  • The 43-minute film was written and directed by Dasgupta and produced with Neena Dasgupta under their banner The Salt Inc.
  • The cast features a young Khan with Vidya Balan in what is believed to be one of her first films and their only on-screen pairing.
  • Early response was strong, with close to 200,000 views within three days of the April 29 upload, and no wider theatrical or paid streaming release announced.