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.  | Amitabh Bachchan in a scene from Black |
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.  | Ranu Mukerji in a scene from Black |
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,
BBC Shropshire's Mr Bollywood | 
