United States / Apr 20, 2005 / Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Black |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी, English |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Applause Bhansali Productions, Applause Entertainment, Bhansali Productions, Yash Raj Films |
| Official site | netflix.com |
| Release date | 4 febbraio 2005 |
| Production | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Writer | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash R. Kapadia, Prasoon Joshi |
| Editing | Bela Sehgal, Rohan Desai, Smanoj C.P.K Verma |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran, Priyanka Sood, R. Sudhakaran, Nitin Rao, V Hariprasad, Vikash Nowlakha |
| Assistant directors | Ranbir Kapoor, Pradeep Choudhary, Shailey Sharma, Dheeraj Akolkar, Saurabh Agarwal, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Shabina Khan, Amar Sagar, Hansraj Bhaktawala, Aditya Shah, Sangeeta Gala, Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Lighting | Guna Palan, Prakash Shetty |
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| Camera operators | Nitin Rao, Ravi K. Chandran, Priyanka Sood, R. Sudhakaran, V Hariprasad, Vikash Nowlakha |
| Additional photography | Ravi K. Chandran, Priyanka Sood, R. Sudhakaran, Nitin Rao, V Hariprasad, Vikash Nowlakha |
| Production design | Sabyasachi Mukherji, Santosh Waikar, Vivek Bhalerao, Somnath Lohar, Rahul Kurup, Ram More, Machhindra Shinde, Omung Kumar |
| Art direction | Santosh Waikar, Vivek Bhalerao, Somnath Lohar, Rahul Kurup, Ram More, Machhindra Shinde, Omung Kumar, Sabyasachi Mukherji |
| Set decoration | Santosh Waikar, Vivek Bhalerao, Somnath Lohar, Rahul Kurup, Ram More, Machhindra Shinde, Sabyasachi Mukherji, Omung Kumar |
| Visual effects | Rohan Desai, Susheel Peris, Santosh Prajapati, Mahesh Baria |
| Stunts | Sham Kaushal |
| Music | Monty Sharma, Resul Pookutty, Anup Dev |
| Sound | Resul Pookutty, Anup Dev, Monty Sharma |
| Costume design | Sabyasachi Mukherji |
| Makeup | Sabyasachi Mukherji |
| Hairstyling | Sabyasachi Mukherji |
| Budget | 2.652.377 € |
| Revenue | 8.029.469 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Australia / Feb 04, 2005 / M
India / Feb 04, 2005 / U
Romania / Feb 04, 2005 / 15
United Kingdom / Feb 04, 2005 / 12
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United States / Feb 04, 2005 / PG-13
United Arab Emirates / Feb 09, 2005
France / Sep 06, 2006
South Korea / Aug 27, 2009 / ALL
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