India 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.
Reception Benchmarks
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%).
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among India films.
The 2004–2006 India Window
Among 152 India films we catalog from this window, Black places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black premiered alongside 57 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 483rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Black, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mute · 5
- tale · 1
- ray of light · 1
- teacher · 26
- teacher student relationship · 13
- blind · 12
- deaf · 10
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 |