Black is a 2005 Indian English- and Hindi-language drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[1] It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, with Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterjee playing supporting roles.[2] 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).[2][3] 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.[2][4] 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.[2]
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| Nominations | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Made on a budget of between ₹200 million (US$2.4 million) and ₹220 million (US$2.6 million),[5][6] the film opened on 4 February 2005 and received positive feedback from critics,[2] who mostly praised the leading cast's performances.[7][8] Black was declared a moderate success with a total gross of ₹409.4 million (US$4.9 million), but ranked among the highest-grossing Indian films of the year.[9][10] 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
edit| Award | Date of ceremony[a] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anandalok Puraskar | 20 December 2005 | Best Film – Hindi | Black | Won | [11] |
| Best Actress – Hindi | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [12] |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Best Costume Designer | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [13] |
| Best Film (Critics) | Won | ||||
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actor (Critics) | Won | ||||
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Best Actress (Critics) | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won | |||
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [14] |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Shernaz Patel | Nominated | ||||
| Best Story | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominated | |||
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Anup Dev | Won | |||
| National Film Awards | 14 September 2007 | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Black | Won | [15] |
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Won | |||
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [16] |
| Reliance Customers' Choice Award for Best Film | Won | ||||
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Resul Pookutty | Won | |||
| Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Won | |||
| Best Art Design | Omung Kumar | Won | |||
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [17] |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Shernaz Patel | Nominated | |||
| Best Child Artist | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Won | |||
| Best Dialogue | Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won | |||
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Design | Resul Pookutty | Won | |||
| Stardust Awards | 20 February 2005 | Special Award | Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | [18] |
| 15 January 2006 | Hottest Film of the Year | Black | Won | ||
| Best Director of the Year | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Actor of the Year – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Actor of the Year – Female | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Exciting New Face of the Year | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won | [19] |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won | |||
| Best Actor – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Won | |||
| Best Actor – Female | Rani Mukerji | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Ayesha Kapur | Won | |||
| Shernaz Patel | Nominated | ||||
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Best Publicity Design | HR Enterprises | Won | |||
| Best Film Processing | Rahul Nanda, Himanshu Nanda | Nominated | |||
| Best Audiography | Resul Pookutty | Won | |||
| Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Nominated |
Notes
edit- ^ The date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible
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