Black
An unending darkness... A world of shadows... A ray of light that found its way... A teacher's dream... A student's miracle... A valiant journey... From ignorance to knowledge... From darkness to light... An extraordinary story of an ordinary life.
2005
Rated
PG-13
124
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life.
Language
Hindi
Release Date
February 4, 2005
Budget
$2,652,377
Revenue
$8,029,469
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan
Debraj Sahai
Rani Mukerji
Michelle McNally
Shernaz Patel
Catherine McNally
Ayesha Kapoor
Young Michelle McNally
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Paul McNally
Nandana Sen
Sarah McNally
Sillo Mahava
Mrs. Gomes
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Mrs. Nair
Chippy Gangjee
Principal Fernandes
Salomi Roy Kapoor
Martha
Kenneth Desai
Dr. Mehta
Arif Shah
Marc Brugger
Bomie E. Dotiwala
Mr. Brugger
Jeroo Shroff
Mrs. Brugger
Bomi Kapadia
Trustee 1
Kamal Adib
Trustee 2
Zul Vellani
Trustee 3
Shehnaz Anand
Teacher
Polly Shroff
Nun
Marriane D'Cruz
Singer at party
Richard Lane Smith
Priest
Tiara Gandhi
Baby Sally McNally
Trish Xavier
Baby Michelle McNally
Show Full Crew
Camera
Ravi K. Chandran
Director of Photography
Nitin Rao
Steadicam Operator
Priyanka Sood
Assistant Camera
R. Sudhakaran
Focus Puller
Vikash Nowlakha
Assistant Camera
V Hariprasad
Assistant Camera
Directing
Ranbir Kapoor
Assistant Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Director
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Assistant Director
Dheeraj Akolkar
First Assistant Director
Shabina Khan
Assistant Director
Saurabh Agarwal
Assistant Director
Sangeeta Gala
Assistant Director
Shailey Sharma
First Assistant Director
Aditya Shah
Assistant Director
Pradeep Choudhary
First Assistant Director
Hansraj Bhaktawala
Assistant Director
Amar Sagar
Assistant Director
Writing
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writer
Bhavani Iyer
Screenplay
Bhavani Iyer
Dialogue
Prakash R. Kapadia
Dialogue
Prakash R. Kapadia
Screenplay
Prasoon Joshi
Lyricist
Production
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Producer
Meraj Sheikh
Production Assistant
Rajnath Yadav
Production Assistant
Rajesh K Mishra
Production Assistant
Sound
Anup Dev
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Resul Pookutty
Sound Designer
Resul Pookutty
Sound Recordist
Monty Sharma
Original Music Composer
Art
Omung Kumar
Art Direction
Somnath Lohar
Assistant Art Director
Santosh Waikar
Assistant Art Director
Vivek Bhalerao
Assistant Art Director
Rahul Kurup
Assistant Art Director
Sabyasachi Mukherji
Production Design
Machhindra Shinde
Assistant Art Director
Ram More
Assistant Art Director
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Visual Effects
Susheel Peris
Digital Compositor
Rohan Desai
VFX Supervisor
Mahesh Baria
Digital Compositor
Santosh Prajapati
Digital Compositor
Lighting