Film Review : Black
The famous
movie Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a tribute to the famous blind and deaf
laureate, Helen Keller. The story interprets Helen’s remarkable life and the
role of her teacher Annie Sullivan.
The story
begins as the protagonist Michelle Mc Nally (Rani Muckerji), a blind and deaf
woman born in an Indian family reflects on her life. She is in search of her
old teacher Debraj Sahai (Amitabh Bachhan) who made her what she is. Later, she
finds himafter twenty long years, withn his memory completely lost, so that he
cannot even recognize her.
Michelle as
a little girl confused and disturbed because of her physical disability. Even
her parents failed to deal with the little girl as she becomes more
destructive. Then things get out of hand. Once she created a fire at home and
at another time she tried to hurt her little baby sister. Because of all these wild
behavior, her father (Dhritiman Chaterji) decided to admit her in an asylum.
Her mother (Shehnaz Patel) fights for a last chance for her daughter. Then she
arranged a teacher Debraj, from a deaf and blind school. The teacher was tough
with the girl and he gradually changes her wild character. Though the father
was against his rough handling of the girl, he later accepts him when he sees
the positive progress in her.
Debraj slowly
introduces her to the world of light and sound. Later she tries to make sense
of the dark world around her. She began to learn her first word. The teacher
becomes her companion and he has ambitions for her. He helps her in college to
attain graduation. But later his memory slowly started to fade. She lost him
when Alzheimer’s trapped him completely.
‘Black’ is
a wonderful movie from a famous director. The direction, editing, background,
along with performances madr it outstanding. The film touches us to the core
and it is an experience one shouldn’t miss. So, if you get a chance, do watch
it..
JASNA. P
