Amitabh Bachchan, Ayesha Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee

The cathartic tale of a deaf, mute and blind girl, and her teacher who brings a ray of light into her world of BLACK.

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2,133 ratings

Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Release Date: February 4, 2005

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DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005

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  • July 16, 2006
    An incredibly sad, but inspirational and beautiful story. It is VERY moving and well done.

    At first, I thought it a bit too theatrical, but that tone or style calmed down after about 20 minutes and it became magical.

    I am now a fan of Amitabh Bachman. He reminds me very m...( read more)uch of Al Pacino. And he may very well be just as great; I can't wait to see more. Also Mukherjee's performance was amazing too. Everything about this film is fantastic. I even really enjoyed the score.

    The Indian language is very strange. They revert to English in the middle of a sentence and them back to Indian (or whatever the language is called). I really wish the extras on the DVD were subtitled, because I could only understand about 1/3 of the Q&A session with the actors and the director.

    I highly recommend this to all. I will also see more films from director Sanjay Bhansali very soon in the future.
  • April 17, 2009
    Here's a fantastic movie that follows the life of one woman who struggles to fit in with her family and the rest of the world. Despite her being deaf and blind, Michelle had much to overcome even in childhood when all she has ever known was darkness. She had obstacles to overcome...( read more), and endure when she first meets Mr. Debraj Sahai. As long as she had her teacher, she worked very hard to achieve every possible hurdle on her road to independence and self-sufficiency. As Mr. Sahai details, he had never taught the word 'impossible' and so this enables Michelle to strive further. Great cast- Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee stars. Great music. Definitely worthy!
  • October 22, 2009
    I loved this movie.
    Basically, because it is very touching. The acting was awesome. The directing was wonderful.
    I actually liked the fact that it has no songs. Songs don't fit these types of movies. Unless they're about the same subject, of course.

    I strongly r...( read more)ecommend this movie.
  • June 9, 2009
    baguss bangetttt !!! .. film india terbaik yg pernah aku tonton .. ga ada nyanyi2 n nari2..
  • March 11, 2009
    i suppose i'd give it try to see what the fuss is about
  • January 28, 2009
    Rani did awesome acting in this movie!!!!
  • November 14, 2008
    very intresting movie worth watching. Rani has done good acting
  • October 12, 2008
    A very heart-wrenching movie about a deaf and blind girl trying to make her way to be part of a normal society and a once drunk but passionate teacher trying to prove that his method in teaching the girl is bound for success. They both appreciated knowledge and education but find...( read more) it hard to have bond with each other at first but in the end, I guess everything was flowing smoothly.But don't say that there's no speed bumps in between. I love how this role is so fresh for Rani Mukherjee that I thought, now I can see the talented side of her.I love how this movie doesn't focus on the Hindi's traditional musical theme (there's no song at all yey!). This movie's strength is basically due to their strong script and strong acting skills from Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee and the young girl(pardon I'm not really sure who the young actress was) playing the blind girl during her childhood.Absolutely stunning.But most of all,I love one of the theme story of this where you can't really decide how your relationship with your teacher a.k.a your bestfriend will turn out to be.You can't simply decide that person will remain as your teacher, your lover,or strictly a platonic friend or a father.You just wouldn't know.As I see it, though most people or even the characters themselves see both of them as strictly a teacher and a student, I see something even deeper than that.I will keep it as a secret of my own.Please watch this movie.I recommend this the most for a Hindi movie.
  • August 25, 2008
    Another Sanjay Leela Bhansali gem. An extremely touching drama about a deaf, mute and blind girl, and her teacher who brings a ray of light into her world of black. Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee were above par in this film, Rani should definitely consider more serious roles...( read more) like this in the future.

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  • fatimaa
    October 25, 2008
    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.
  • exhaustedsoul90
    January 21, 2007
    the movie was sooooo great...am stunned it didnt make it to the oscars...>>>.i guess oscars are only for aamir :)
  • FFcloud
    December 12, 2006
    ^_____^ i love it too
  • HotAngel7
    December 1, 2006
    DIS MOVIE IZ GREAT LIKE AWSOME ..I LUV LUV IT ..NOT BOLLYWOOD LIKE @ ALL:D!!!
  • HotAngel7
    December 1, 2006
    OMG GREAT MOVIE ..I LUV LUV IT DIS MOVIE IS GREAT LIKE AWSOME NOT BOLLYWOOD @ ALL

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