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Black

  • 20052005
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  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
35K
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Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in Black (2005)
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The cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.The cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.The cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,010
1,215
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    • Director
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali(screenplay)
      • Bhavani Iyer(English dialogue)
      • Prakash Kapadia(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Rani Mukerji
      • Shernaz Patel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali(screenplay)
      • Bhavani Iyer(English dialogue)
      • Prakash Kapadia(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Rani Mukerji
      • Shernaz Patel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 185User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 59 wins & 7 nominations

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Debraj Sahai
    Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    • Michelle McNally
    Shernaz Patel
    Shernaz Patel
    • Catherine 'Cathy' McNally
    Ayesha Kapoor
    Ayesha Kapoor
    • Young Michelle McNally
    • (as Ayesha Kapur)
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Paul McNally
    • (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
    Sillo Mahava
    • Mrs. Gomes
    • (as Silloo Mahava)
    Chippy Gangjee
    • Principal Fernandes
    • (as Chippy Ganjee)
    Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
    • Ms. Nair
    Salome
    • Martha
    • (as Salomi Roy Kapoor)
    Kenneth Desai
    Kenneth Desai
    • Dr. Mehta
    • (as Kenny Desai)
    Arif Shah
    • Marc Brugger
    Bomie E. Dotiwala
    Bomie E. Dotiwala
    • Mr. Brugger
    • (as Bomi Dotiwala)
    Jeroo Shroff
    • Mrs. Brugger
    Bomi Kapadia
    • Trustee 1
    Kamal Adib
    Kamal Adib
    • Trustee 2
    Zul Vellani
    • Trustee 3
    Shehnaz Anand
    • Teacher
    Polly Shroff
    • Nun
    • Director
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Leela Bhansali(screenplay)
      • Bhavani Iyer(English dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Prakash Kapadia(dialogue) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Snow was essential for the story, so for the first part of the shoot, the entire unit went to Simla in mid-January. It was cold but there was no sign of snow. Since the unit could not wait around, kilos of salt bags bought from the local market and snow making machines from Bombay helped complete that schedule. The shooting would be done early at 4 am. And when the locals emerged they'd be amazed to see so much snow; it looked so authentic that they would touch it to check whether it was real. Dogs would come and lick the salt. The day after the unit left Simla, it snowed heavily.
    • Quotes

      Debraj Sahai: Life is an ice-cream. Enjoy it before it melts.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Koffee with Karan: Episode #2.1 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      50 Steps
      Composed by Monty Sharma

      Courtesy of Yash Raj Music

    User reviews185

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    10/10
    Nice work ....
    I saw this movie in first week of its release itself and i liked movie too much ,much more than any Hindi movie till date but i didn't want to compare it with any other Hindi movie. SOme ppl are arguing that this movie is crap or similar words for it but i couldn't find any suitable explanation for saying the movie is not gud enough to be a part of one of the best movies ever. The concept,acting,direction and screenplay was superb. This is one of the few movies which got potential to bind u emotionally with the movie . THe best part was SLB tried something very diff and took huge risk by doing something which was never done before. No songs and very apt music which runs throughout the movie. I do agree that this movie certainly deserves an Oscar and i do agree that it was totally framed for it as the length of the movie, most of the dialogs in English,total British background, Cristian characters but i guess this can bring golden era to bollywood which is already contributing maximum no. of movies(even more than Hollywood) by providing some excellent works. Good work SLB
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    • sumeet
    • Mar 7, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zulmat
    • Filming locations
      • Afghan Church, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production companies
      • Applause Bhansali Productions
      • Applause Entertainment Ltd.
      • SLB Films Pvt. Ltd.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹180,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $754,819
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $125,343
      • Feb 6, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,266,341
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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