Black Movie (2005)

Title	Black
Release status	Released
Release date	Aug 12, 2005
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Language	Hindi
Genre	Drama
Actors	Dhritiman Chatterjee, Nandana Sen, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Digit binge rating	8.5
Duration	2 hr 4 min

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1. Snow was essential for the story, so for the first part of the shoot, the entire unit went to Simla in mid-January. It was cold but there was no sign of snow. Since the unit could not wait around, kilos of salt bags bought from the local market and snow-making machines from Bombay helped complete that schedule. The shooting would be done early at 4 am. And when the locals emerged they'd be amazed to see so much snow; it looked so authentic that they would touch it to check whether it was real. Dogs would come and lick the salt. The day after the unit left Simla, it snowed heavily.
2. Unusually for a work by Bhansali, there are no songs featured in this film. So the background score became of paramount importance to the composer, Monty. To create more of an uplifting aura for the deaf-blind-mute character of Michelle McNally, he used pianos and strings but kept the voices in the chorus at a low octave. For Debraj Sehai's character, a fighting spirit needed to be vocalized, so Monty used a little-known Middle Eastern instrument called a duduk.
3. The movie's title was registered with Kumar Gaurav; Sanjay Leela Bhansali approached him and requested him to relinquish the title, as he wanted it for his movies. Kumar felt that the film was bold and path-breaking and wanted to render any help that he could to the film. Hence the reason Sanjay expressed his gratitude to Kumar Gaurav in the opening credits.
4. At first, Rani Mukerjee refused to step in, because she felt that she was unable to play the character she was proposed
5. The film is based on screenwriter Prakash Kapadia's Gujarati play "Aatam Vinjhe Paankh", which was inspired by "The Miracle Worker"
6. Rani Mukherjee wore dark-tinted contact lenses to cover up her famous green eyes.
7. Amitabh Bachchan did not charge for the film as he felt working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was a great opportunity.
8. Kareena Kapoor was first signed for the lead role but was dropped due to tension with the Bachchan family.
9. The shooting of the movie ran into trouble in Scenic Hill Resort, with authorities refusing to allow shooting in the premises of a heritage building. Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) refused permission to shoot in the 120-year-old building as the arc lights could affect the viceregal lodge heritage structure. The building was home to British viceroys from 1886 until 1947, after which it became the summer home of the president of India and since 30 years houses the IIAS.
10. Sanjay Leela Bhansali named the film after his favorite color.
11. A fire broke out on the sets at Mumbai's Film City and four fire brigades were required to put out the fire.
12. While the movie is supposedly set in Simla, and has an undefined period, the time is variable and can be measured in part by the presence of Charlie Chaplin movies, which are being presented in the background. These movies include The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925), and while we do not know when they were released in India, they give us a general period, although this might not fully explain the extravagant European setting of the area, even though the British Raj was still in force.
13."Black" won 11 Filmfare awards, only Indian movie with most FilmFares.
14. A remake of this film was produced in Turkey in 2013 titled Benim Dünyam.

• Budget

  20 Crores

• Box office collection

  40.94 Crores

• Filming Location

  Afghan Church, Mumbai,Maharashtra, India

• Production Details

  Applause Bhansali Productions,Applause Entertainment Ltd.SLB Films Pvt.

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