

Debraj takes it upon himself to build Michelle into someone who can express and communicate. Her parents, Paul and Catherine, are at their wits' end trying to control her until Debraj, an elderly alcoholic teacher, enters their lives. Michelle lost her eyesight and hearing after recovering from an illness at age two, and grows up as a violent, uncontrollable child. A Turkish remake, Benim Dünyam, was released in 2013. The latter included trophies for Best Feature Film in Hindi, and Best Actor for Bachchan. The film won several awards, including eleven Filmfare Awards-the most for a single film at that time-and three National Film Awards. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its story, Bhansali's direction, and the performances (mostly that from Bachchan and Mukerji). With a total gross of ₹409.4 million (US$5.4 million), it was declared as a commercial success and ranked among the highest-grossing Indian films that year. The soundtrack and score were composed by Monty Sharma and Mychael Danna, respectively.īlack was released on 4 February 2005.


After filming, it was edited by Bela Sehgal. Omung Kumar was the production designer, while Sham Kaushal was the action director. Chandran in 100 days from mid-January to April 2004, taking place in Shimla and Film City. Principal photography was done by Ravi K. The story was inspired by the activist Helen Keller's life and her 1903 autobiography, The Story of My Life. Its idea first came up when he met several physically disabled children while shooting Khamoshi: The Musical in the 1990s. In 2003, Bhansali announced the production of his new project, Black. The film narrates the story of Michelle (Mukerji), a deaf-and-blind woman, and her relationship with her teacher Debraj (Bachchan), an elderly alcoholic teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease. It stars Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan, with Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterjee in supporting roles. Black is a 2005 Indian English- and Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
