Black : The Color of Light

Please don't be intimidated by the title. I am not going to talk about something philosophical here. 

As I said in my previous post, I wanted to write up about something interesting and what more interesting than a movie, right?! I know that a lot of you might be shocked but yes, I had never watched Black before and I managed to watch it tonight. And, I had to write about it, immediately. 

Before I move on to my so-called 'review', Black is a 2005 Hindi film starring Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachan. So, it's basically a story about a deaf and mute girl, Michelle McNalle and how she struggles to become an independent,strong woman with the help of her teacher, Mr.Sahai whom she calls 'Tee'.

Michelle's mother, Mrs.McNally is told that she is deaf and mute at the age of 2 and ever since then, the family struggles to keep their family going. The way the parents suffer because of a lack of understanding on how to raise a child like Michelle is saddening. One particular scene early on in the movie that moved me was the moment when Mr.McNally informs his wife that their daughter is deaf and mute.Mrs.McNally immediately turns towards her baby and starts making different gestures,clapping her hands but realises that what her husband told her was indeed true. Michelle was not reacting to anything that she was doing.

When Mr.McNally gives up on the daughter, in comes the magician,Mr.Sahai, a teacher for the deaf and blind.He transforms the spoil brat Michelle, into a decent young woman who is strong and independent. Together their ultimate goal was to see Michelle graduate.

The rest of the story is about how she graduates after a very long time and how Michelle helps Mr.Sahai during his old age.

Before watching the movie, I was skeptical about Rani Mukerji's performance. As I am going to reveal here, I was never a fan of hers and never really liked the characters she played in most of her movies. So, to say that she did an incredible job in this movie means a lot.

 

Another person not to be left out is the girl who played the young Michelle McNally, Ayesha Kapoor. She was simply amazing as a child who was suffering through her entire childhood not knowing how to live her life.

Amitabh Bachan is the biggest prove and example on why senior actors like Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan should play roles that suit their age.Big B has done an awfully beautiful job for which he truly deserves that National Award he won for this movie. He has proven time and again that it's not the image of playing a hero that matters in the business, it's about the character and it's significance that matters ultimately.No one else could have replaced him in that role.

To sum it all up, there's nothing extra-ordinary in the story. But, the screenplay which portrays the way Michelle struggles and her fiery spirit, more importantly the strength and believe that Mr.Sahai has in her is what makes this movie special. Plus, the one message that the movie keeps on  showing us is that nothing is ever impossible.

For those who have not watched this movie, please do yourself a favor and go watch it. It's truly an inspirational movie and one that can be watched more than once.

Black is not only darkness and suffocation. It is the color of achievement. The color of knowledge

With that quote from the movie,  I shall wrap up this post. Good night, peeps!