Black (2005 film)

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Black (2005 film) is a critically acclaimed Indian drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali that tells the story of a deaf-blind girl and her relationship with her eccentric teacher, played by Amitabh Bachchan.

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instanceOf Indian film
film
awardReceived Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Rani Mukerji
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Filmfare Award for Best Film
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Ayesha Kapoor
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Rani Mukerji
National Film Award for Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
basedOn loosely inspired by the life of Helen Keller
characterPortrayedBy Debraj Sahai – Amitabh Bachchan
Michelle McNally – Rani Mukerji
Young Michelle McNally – Ayesha Kapoor
cinematography Ravi K. Chandran
countryOfOrigin India
director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
distributedBy Applause Entertainment
editedBy Bela Sehgal
genre drama
hasColorProcess color
inspiredBy The Miracle Worker (1962 film)
linked to: The Miracle Worker
language Hindi
mainCharacter Debraj Sahai
Michelle McNally
musicBy Monty Sharma
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
notableFor critical acclaim in Indian cinema
portrayal of a deaf-blind protagonist
producer Anshuman Swami
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
productionCompany SLB Films
releaseDate 4 February 2005
releaseYear 2005
runtime 122 minutes
screenplayBy Bhavani Iyer
Prakash Kapadia
setIn Shimla
starring Amitabh Bachchan
Ayesha Kapoor
Rani Mukerji
storyBy Sanjay Leela Bhansali
theme deafblindness
disability
perseverance
teacher–student relationship
writer Bhavani Iyer
Prakash Kapadia
Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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Amitabh Bachchan notableWork Black (2005 film)