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But
obstacles are in her way as Debraj starts to suffer from Alzheimer's
attacks. He slowly forgets everything including all words and their
meanings.
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Amitabh Bachchan in a scene from Black
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So
now the roles have reversed. Will Michelle be able to perform the
miracle of making Debraj remember even one word through his Alzheimer's
disease?
Most
important, will Michelle be able to fulfil Debraj's dream of her
graduating? Sanjay Leela Bhansali's moving story, has the answers.
Originally
planned to be a small budget affair, Black has turnout to
be another of Bhansali's costly films.
It
was initially decided that Black should be made in English and Hindi.
But the director decided to drop the English version because the
emotions portrayed have more impact in Hindi.
If
you think Devdas was Mr Bhansali's best, then wait and see
Black when it releases. It will take this director extraordinaire
to a higher level in the history of Indian cinema.
His
past films like Khamoshi and Hum Dil Dekhe Chuke Sanam
did extremely well at the UK box office.
This
was followed by the world wide hit, Devdas which not brought
critical acclaim for the director but finally put Bollywood on the
global map of entertainment.
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Ranu Mukerji in a scene from Black
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This
is the first time that Bhansali has worked with his favourite star,
Mr Amitabh Bachchan who is said to be impressed by his quality of
work.
As
for Rani Mukerji, her talents might have been over shadowed in the
presence of Preity Zinta (Veer Zaara) but in Black, she has
given a superfluous performance.
So
much so, that she will take a place amongst the many legendary Bollywood
actresses of yesteryears once Black releases.
Also
another person to watch out for is a girl who originates from Pondicherry.
Discovered by Bhansali himself, Ayesha Kapoor plays the younger
version of Michelle McNally.
Not
only will will shock audiences with her startling performance but
you will be emotionally moved by her nature.
With
a running time of just under 2 hours, Black has no songs
to aid the storyline. But the background score by Monty is enough
to give the necessary impact to the emotions being portrayed by
the actors on screen.
Black
is releasing nationwide in the UK cinemas on 4th February 2005 by
Yash Raj Films in the UK.
Expecting
to be the biggest blockbuster, matching the calibre of Veer Zaara
's UK box office collections, special advance previews will certainly
be planned prior to its release.
A moving
and highy provocative film predicted to attract a crossover audience.
Previewed
by Manish Gajjar,
大象传媒 Shropshire's Mr Bollywood
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