Black is a 2005 Indian English- and Hindi-language drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, with Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterjee playing supporting roles. The film tells the story of Michelle McNally (Mukerji), a young woman who becomes deaf and blind after recovering from an illness when she was an infant, and follows her meeting with an elderly alcoholic teacher, Debraj Sahai (Bachchan). Bhansali, who wrote the story, co-produced Black under SLB Films with Anshuman Swami of Applause Entertainment and co-wrote the screenplay with Bhavani Iyer and Prakash Kapadia. The soundtrack was composed by Monty Sharma, with lyrics from Prasoon Joshi. It was shot by Ravi K. Chandran on sets built by Omung Kumar, while the editing was done by Bela Sehgal.
Made on a budget of between and , the film opened on 4 February 2005 and received positive feedback from critics, who mostly praised the leading cast's performances. Black was declared a moderate success with a total gross of , but ranked among the highest-grossing Indian films of the year. The film won 67 awards out of 84 nominations; the direction, performances of the entire cast, art direction, and background score garnered the most attention from various award groups.
Black won three trophies at the 53rd National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actor (Bachchan). The film received eleven awards, including those for Best Film, Best Director (Bhansali), Best Actor (Bachchan), and Best Actress (Mukerji), at the 51st Filmfare Awards. At the 7th IIFA Awards, it was nominated in ten categories and won nine awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Bhansali, Best Actor for Bachchan, and Best Actress for Mukerji. Among other wins, it also received two Anandalok Puraskar, five Bollywood Movie Awards, eleven Producers Guild Film Awards, ten Screen Awards, six Stardust Awards, and ten Zee Cine Awards.
Awards and nominations + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Anandalok Puraskar 20 December 2005 Best Film – Hindi Black Anandalok Puraskar: Best Actress – Hindi Bollywood Movie Awards 10 June 2006 Best Film Black Bollywood Movie Awards:
Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Costume Designer Best Editing Best Lyricist Best Screenplay , , Best Art Direction Filmfare Awards 25 February 2006 Best FilmBlack Filmfare Awards: Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actor Best Actress Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Background Score Best Cinematography Best Editing International Indian Film Academy Awards 15–17 June 2006 Best Film Black International Indian Film Academy Awards:
Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Story Best Background Score Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Sound Recording National Film Awards 14 September 2007 Best Feature Film in Hindi Black National Film Awards: Best Actor Best Costume Design Producers Guild Film Awards 21 January 2006 Best Film Black Producers Guild Film Awards:
Reliance Customers' Choice Award for Best Film Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Screenplay , , Best Costume Design Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Sound Recording Best Re-recording Best Art Design Screen Awards 11 January 2006 Best Film Black Screen Awards:
Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Child Artist Best Screenplay , , Best Dialogue , Best Cinematography Best Background Score Best Editing Best Art Direction Best Sound Design Stardust Awards 20 February 2005 Special Award , Stardust Awards:
15 January 2006 Hottest Film of the Year Black Best Director of the Year Actor of the Year – Male Actor of the Year – Female Exciting New Face of the Year Zee Cine Awards 4 March 2006 Best Film Black Zee Cine Awards:
Best Director Best Actor – Male Best Actor – Female Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Best Background Score Best Screenplay , , Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Publicity Design HR Enterprises Best Film Processing , Best Audiography Best Re-recording
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External links Awards and nominations received by Black at IMDb