Black (2005)

• Year: 2005
• Released: 04 Feb 2005
• Country: India, United States
• Adwords: 59 wins & 7 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375611/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Hindi, English
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 122 min
• Writer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia
• Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Shernaz Patel
• Keywords: teacher, teacher student relationship, blind, deaf, mute,

	8.1/10
	67% – Critics
	90% – Audience

Black Storyline

Michelle McNally is “special” in more ways than one. She cannot see, hear, or speak. She inhabits a world of infinite BLACK–a seamless, endless void where nothing reaches her and she reaches nothing. Her world is frightening in its complete remoteness. On the sheer will of her ferocious rage against destiny, Michelle struggles to stay afloat in the impenetrable whirlpool her life has become. into this devastating isolation enters battle-weary teacher Debraj Sahai, life’s wounded but arrogantly-insolent warrior. With a single-minded obsession, Debraj takes up a challenge that is next to impossible: to lead this wild, uncontrollable child into the light of knowledge. Thus begins a journey of two headstrong individuals. They will overcome failures, obstacles, even ridicule as they tread the path less taken. What they seeks is that moment of miracle when the ray of knowledge will penetrate through the dense black of Michelle’s life. Black is the cathartic tale of a deaf, mute, blind girl who saw what people with sight fail to see: a vision of her God. Michelle McNally saw what other lesser mortals could not. She saw her God, heard Him, and walked with Him into the light.

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Black Movie Reviews

awesome movie…one of a kind!

My uncle gave up watching Hindi movies as he believed that there was no good Hindi movie after ‘Anand’. He started watching bollywood movies again after watching ‘Black’. Black is Hindi cinema at it’s best. Obviously, Amitabh Bachchan plays the lead in it…who else can? While watching this movie, I laughed, I cried and I enjoyed myself. Amitabh Bachchan trying to show ‘bullshit’in sign language and Rani Mukherjee trying to hit the person who bumped into her. Amitabh Bachchan, is inspiring. There’s nothing to say about him…as he left me speechless. Rai Mukherjee’s performance is by far her best. Watch this movie…it’s the best you’ll watch in ages!

Pretentious yet impressive; manipulative yet moving

Sanjay Leeela Bhansali’s Black is definitely a good film. It is brilliantly scripted, made and executed, and it is also profound and complex. Many have called it a pretentious show, and indeed, that’s something very obvious and annoying. I’m sure Bhansali from the very outset had planned to get many awards, five-star reviews, and “the-best-filmmaker-in-the-country” titles, but that said, nobody can completely begrudge him since this movie is as impressive and well-invested as it is ostentatious, and it deserves the hype. Let’s start with saying that technically and visually Black is a treat. It boasts of fantastic sets and wonderful costumes, and the cinematography is incredibly good. All these, along with the superb background score, create a beautifully dark film. Having said that, this may be the exact reason why many viewers found it hard to relate to, and that’s something I can easily understand, particularly after having seen his best feature to date, Khamoshi: The Musical, in which everything was kept simple. Here there’s no simplicity: everything is lavish, big, grandiose – and that’s why it’s often labelled pretentious. The film is emotional yet unsentimental, which is good, but then, one of its main flaws is the fact that more than once it resorts to emotional manipulation, trying to forcibly wring tears.

Well, one thing is sure and it is that you can always expect good acting in a SLB film, particularly when it has an Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan’s performance is out of this world. His character goes through many phases, and each time you feel he’s sinking into it more and more, so much that no words can be found to describe it. Seeing an actor of his calibre still being there, and playing a part with such passion, intensity, emotion, anger and hunger, makes one believe that the sky is the limit. Along with Yuva, Hum Tum and Veer-Zaara, Black is a film that constructs Rani Mukherjee’s transformation from an average performer to a mature actress. She plays the character brilliantly. The scene which had her crying on the phone to her mom, is one of her career-best acts. It’s cruel that she is cast opposite Bachchan, as she can’t take the whole credit to herself, and well, frankly speaking, in my view her role is not as powerful as his, as it is a technical part that requires extensive training rather than soul. It’s still a memorable performance, and in her case, if the sky is the limit, Black was probably the sky. Without taking anything from Mukherjee, I was more impressed and amazed by the far more superior performance of Ayesha Kapur, who played the young Michelle to perfection. Kapur is simply flawless in this role.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a crafted filmmaker who knows his work and his goals very well. In spite of its flaws, Black remains artistic and it is overall a moving movie experience. The words hope, love, dedication and success always come to the mind while watching it. It might not be original, it may be extremely manipulative at points, but the effort that was put into it by the entire cast and crew is evident and appreciable. Black is definitely better than most of the films made in the Hindi film industry. Though for me too it is a mixed bag, I admit that the first time I saw it, I kept thinking of it after the show had ended and for quite some time. This is an achievement few films can achieve (for me), and here’s why my high rating.

Emotional movie…

“Black” is a Drama movie in which we watch a family hiring a teacher for their daughter who cannot speak, hear or see. The teacher has a lot of work to do but with his caring, love and dedication everything can happen.

I have to admit that I did not know what to expect from this movie but I was really surprised by it because it had a very emotional and interesting plot with many great scenes that capture you. The direction which was made by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it was simply amazing and he did an excellent job on the way he presented a very sensitive subject while he also succeeded on making us understand his main characters and follow their story. Regarding the interpretations of the cast, I have to say that I was left speechless by the interpretations of both Ayesha Kapoor who played as Young Michelle McNally and Rani Mukerji who played as Michelle McNally. Another interpretation that has to be mentioned was Amitabh Bachchan’s who played as Debraj Sahai and he was equally good. Finally, I have to say that “Black” is an emotional, interesting and simply beautiful movie and I highly recommend everyone to watch it.