Black
2005 2h 4m movie Film India

Black

“An unending darkness... A world of shadows... A ray of light that found its way... A teacher's dream... A student's miracle... A valiant journey... From ignorance to knowledge... From darkness to light... An extraordinary story of an ordinary life.”

Black sits in the top 4% of India films on this catalog — ranked #89 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

“An unending darkness… A world of shadows… A ray of light that found its way… A teacher's dream… A student's miracle… A valiant journey… From ignorance to knowledge… From darkness to light… An extraordinary story of an ordinary life.”

Black is an adaptation of Helen Keller's autobiography. Black revolves around a blind and deaf girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease.

The 2004–2006 India Window

152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black sits at position #2.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006

  2. Black

    #2

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  3. Thanmathra
    #3

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  4. Pudhupettai
    #4

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

  5. The Fall
    #5

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006

  6. Kaazhcha
    #6

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004

  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005

  8. Classmates
    #8

    Classmates

    ★ 7.5 · 2006

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
179
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #89 of 1,983 India films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #68 of 1,132 (top 6%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Spoken Languages Hindi, English
Production Companies Applause Bhansali Productions, Applause Entertainment, Bhansali Productions, Yash Raj Films
Runtime 2h 4m
Release Date February 4, 2005
IMDb tt0375611

Themes & Motifs

  • deaf
  • tale
  • teacher
  • mute
  • blind
  • teacher student relationship
  • ray of light

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