Movie profile:Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and a story revolving around a
character loosely based on Helen Keller seem miles apart but
Bhansali has bridged the gap successfully with Black..
Amitabh Bachchan as the mentor and Rani Mukherjee as the deaf,
dumb and blind girl in Black weave magic. It might be difficult
for both these actors to top Black. Mukherjee plays the
physically challenged heroine struggling to lead a normal life
and Bachchan, her friend, philosopher and guide. Bachchan admits
that Black is the crowning glory in his long and eventful career.
Rani’s character lives in a dark, morose world. With her
mentor’s help, she finally begins to understand the world.
The duo communicates through the language of touch. They write
alphabets on each other’s palms a la Helen Keller and her
teacher, Anne Sullivan. The film has no songs – something
quite unique to Indian movies, which thrive on the hero and
heroine breaking into song most unexpectedly and dodging around
trees.  Black is definitely a mainstream cinema in the true
sense of the word. It manages to put across its message
powerfully and appeals to the audience. In a world where
producers swear by tried and tested girl-meets-boy themes,
Black is like a slap in the face. The audience has
welcomed it with open arms and Black has been declared a fairly
commercially successful film too. For Bachchan and Mukherjee,
acting in the film was an enriching experience. And for Bhansali? Well, coming from the director of
Devdas, Black is certainly a surprise – a
very pleasant surprise and in a class of its own. If Black
is what Bhansali is capable of, then one certainly expects more
films in the same class from him. Read Movie Review of Black
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