Black
Directed by	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced by	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Written by	Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhawani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji
Music by	Monty
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	February 4, 2005
Running time	122 mins
Language	Hindi/Urdu, English
IMDb profile

Black (Hindi: ब्लॅक) is a Hindi and Indian English film released in 2005 and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. First half of this film was copied from 1962 Hollywood movie The Miracle Worker. Rani Mukerji won a streak of awards for her brilliant interpretation of a blind, deaf and mute girl who graduates from a normal college. Image File history File links Black_Film. ... Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devanagari:संजय लीला भंसाली) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director. ... Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devanagari:संजय लीला भंसाली) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director. ... Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devanagari:संजय लीला भंसाली) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director. ... Bachchan redirects here. ... Rani Mukerji (Bengali: , Hindi: ) born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian film actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... Monty may refer to the following: Monty, a comic strip. ... Yash Raj Films (YRF) is a company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... Indian English comprises several dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India, and/or by first generation Indian diaspora elsewhere in the world. ... Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devanagari:संजय लीला भंसाली) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director. ... The Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th-century dramatic works ultimately derived from Helen Kellers autobiography, The Story of My Life. ... Rani Mukerji (Bengali: , Hindi: ) born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian film actress who works in Bollywood movies. ...

Time Magazine (Europe) selected the film as one of the 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 from across the globe. The movie was positioned at number five.^[1] Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[1] (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

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Synopsis

The story of Black is a copy of the true life story of Helen Keller. Michelle McNally (Rani Mukerji) loses her eyesight and hearing at the tender age of eighteen months, causing her to grow up in a world where she is isolated in the darkness of her own existence. She understands nothing of the frustrating world around her, making her a violent, uncontrollable eight-year old. Her parents, Paul and Catherine, are at their wits' end, until Debraj Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan) enters their lives. An elderly alcoholic teacher for the deaf and blind, Debraj sees himself as a magician and is a disillusioned eccentric man. He takes it upon himself to bring young Michelle into the light.

Cast

• Amitabh Bachchan - Debraj Sahai
• Rani Mukerji - Michelle McNally
• Shernaz Patel - Catherine McNally
• Ayesha Kapoor - Young Michelle McNally
• Dhritiman Chaterji - Paul McNally
• Nandana Sen - Sarah McNally
• Sillo Mahava - Mrs. Gomes
• Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal - Mrs. Nair

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Awards

• Black won the Best Feature Film in Hindi Award at the 53rd National Film Awards.^[2]
• Black made an all-time-record at the Filmfare Awards by bagging eleven awards, beating the previous record holders: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Devdas (2002) of ten wins each.

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References

1. ^ "Black" selected amongst 10 best films of 2005 by Time magazine (2005-12-30).
2. ^ "Bengali film Kaalpurush adjudged Best Feature Film". 

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External links

• Black at the Internet Movie Database