BLACK
(2005)
Director:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Producer: Applause Entertainment
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Nandana Sen and Shernaz Patel
Music: Mychael Danna
Distribution : Yash Raj Films
Radio
Sargam's Predicted Rating: 7.5/10
After huge
critical acclaim and box office success with his last movie Devdas,
the talented filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali strikes back with something
completely different. His new movie 'Black' stars Amitabh Bachchan and
Rani Mukherjee in the lead roles. Its much darker and subtle than Devdas
- but the hype remains very strong indeed. Its expected to become one
of the biggest releases of 2005! In a world exclusive, Radio Sargam
reveals the full synopsis...
SYNOPSIS:
Michelle
McNally (Rani Mukerji) born to an Anglo-Indian family, deaf-blind after
an illness at the age of eighteen months, is a bright, intelligent girl
who lives in a world of black silence with no way of reaching out. This
frustrates the young girl’s mind, which is yearning to communicate.
This frustration leads her to be destructive, violent and given to rages.
But destiny has other plans for her, as two soul mates are about to
meet.
48-year-old
Debraj Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan) is an eccentric man, an alcoholic, who
is consumed by his profession of being a teacher to the deaf-blind.
The school at which he teaches asks him to leave because of his drinking
and failing eyesight. The principal of the school, an old friend, believes
in his ability and sends him to the McNally house to teach eight-year-old
Michelle McNally.
Debraj’s
arrival at the McNally home is far from auspicious, as he arrives –
drunk, angry and rude.
On encountering
Michelle, Debraj realises that the only way to tackle her is to shock
her, be aggressive with her and at the same time tender. Michelle is
not an ordinary student, thus ordinary methods do not apply to her.
His unorthodox
approach is met with opposition from the father and Michelle, who with
her fiery nature gives back as good as she gets. In spite of all this
Debraj succeeds and miraculously she makes the connection with name
and meaning and learns her first word. But this is not the end; there
is still a long way in this extraordinary journey and several battles
to fight.
Debraj’s
dream for Michelle is for her to lead a normal life, which includes
going to a normal college with normal students. But obstacles are in
her way as Alzheimer’s attacks Debraj and he slowly forgets everything,
all words, and all meanings.
The roles
have reversed now. Will Michelle be able to perform the miracle of making
Debraj remember even one word through his Alzheimer’s and most
importantly will Michelle be able to fulfil Debraj’s dream of graduating,
wearing a black robe?
TAKE
A PEAK INTO THE FIRST LOOK OF BLACK!
Release
Date: 21st January 2004
Written
by Robeel Haq
