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Summary
Black (2005, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
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.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali · written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Prakash R. Kapadia & Bhavani Iyer · music Monty Sharma
Sanjay Leela BhansaliDirector · Writer
Prakash R. KapadiaWriter
Bhavani IyerWriter
Monty SharmaMusic
Ravi K. ChandranCinematography
Bela SehgalEditing
Amitabh BachchanLead
Rani Mukerji
Ayesha Kapoor
Shernaz Patel
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Nandana Sen
Sillo Mahava
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Chippy Gangjee
Salomi Roy Kapoor
Kenneth Desai
Arif Shah
Full crew
SoundResul Pookutty · Anup Dev
Production designSabyasachi Mukherji · Omung Kumar
CostumeSabyasachi Mukherji
LyricsPrasoon Joshi
VFXRohan Desai
ActionSham Kaushal
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Summary
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.
Black (2005, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
21 Feb 2005
Calls Black the bravest Bollywood film since Lagaan and a world-class, landmark work that raises the bar, praising Bhansali's direction, the… Read it there →
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92
Karan Anshuman · 5 Feb 2005
Anshuman calls Black a triumph for Bhansali and a sign Indian cinema is finding world-class technique, praising the lead performances and craft,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Why there’s no score yet. A Filmi Score is the mean of our 0–100 readings and we don’t show one built on fewer than three. This film has 2 reviews on file — each row above shows the critic’s own rating where one exists. The score appears the Friday after enough reviews land.
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Where can I watch Black?
Black is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Black?
We have read 2 reviews of Black, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
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