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Black
2005
· Movie
· 124 min
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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.
Details
- Director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Studio
- Applause Entertainment, SLB Films
- Released
- 4 February 2005
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $2.7M
- Box office
- $8.0M
- Awards
- 64 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 81 →20 major awards won · 64 wins from 81 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Sound Recording | Anup Dev | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Film | Black | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
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Producers Guild Film Awards
13 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Best Art Design | Omung Kumar | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Resul Pookutty | Winner |
| Reliance Customers' Choice Award for Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominee |
International Indian Film Academy Awards
11 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Anup Dev | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Best Story | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shernaz Patel | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
15 nominations, 10 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Best Actor – Female | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Actor – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Audiography | Resul Pookutty | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Publicity Design | HR Enterprises | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Shernaz Patel | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominee |
| Best Film Processing | Rahul Nanda, Himanshu Nanda | Nominee |
| Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominee |
Screen Awards
13 nominations, 10 won
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Winner |
| Best Child Artist | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Resul Pookutty | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shernaz Patel | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
8 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
Stardust Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Actor of the Year – Female | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Actor of the Year – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Director of the Year | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Exciting New Face of the Year | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Hottest Film of the Year | Black | Winner |
| Special Award | Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
Bollywood Movie Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Black | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Winner |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
| Best Costume Designer | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominee |
National Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Winner |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Black | Winner |
Anandalok Puraskar
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress – Hindi | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Film – Hindi | Black | Winner |