Ranked #87 of 100
Black
ब्लैक · 2005
A deaf-blind girl and the alcoholic teacher who drags language into her, until his own mind starts going.
- Director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Year
- 2005
- Genre
- Drama
- Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Ayesha Kapur
Why it's at number 87
Rani Mukerji's most physically committed performance and Bhansali's most disciplined film.
A deaf-blind girl and the alcoholic teacher who drags language into her, until his own mind starts going.
Black sits in the 2000s alongside Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai — a decade this canon treats as formative.
The Bollywood 100The essentials
- Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali — also responsible for Devdas, Gangubai Kathiawadi.
- Released in 2005, in the 2000s — see everything else from that decade.
- Filed under Drama.
- Read more on Wikipedia, check the full crew on IMDb, or find a legal stream via JustWatch.
Film record Wikipedia — Black (2005) · data last revised 9 August 2026 · title, year, director and cast are read from that article; this site keeps no independent print record and does not claim one
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