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Black & White (2008 Hindi film)

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Black & White
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Movie poster
Directed by Subhash Ghai
Written by
Produced by
  • Raju Farooqui
  • Mukta Ghai
  • Subhash Ghai
  • Rahul Puri
Starring
CinematographySomak Mukherjee
Edited by Amitabh Shukla
Music by Sukhwinder Singh
Production
company
Distributed by Eros International [1]
Release date
  • 7 March 2008 (2008-03-07)
Running time
138 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Black & White is a 2008 Indian crime thriller film co-produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Shah, and Aditi Sharma. The film explores the life of an Afghan suicide bomber, played by Anurag Sinha, who is sent on a mission on Indian Independence Day. [2] It was said to be based on the 2005 American film The War Within but Ghai himself says that the inspiration was instead another film , released earlier in 1997, The Devil's Own . [3] Upon release, the film received wide critical acclaim along with a nomination for Best Debut (Male) for Anurag Sinha at the 54th Filmfare Awards.[ citation needed ] The film premiered at the International Film Festivals of Pune and Delhi. [4]

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Plot

Rajan Mathur is an Urdu professor who lives in Chandni Chowk district in New Delhi, with his wife Roma Mathur , who is a social activist and feminist, and their young daughter.

Professor Mathur meets Numair Qazi, who informs him that he is a victim of communal riots in Gujarat. He is actually a suicide bomber of an Islamic fundamentalist group who has been ordered to set off a bomb near Red Fort during the Independence day celebrations.

Numair wins the trust of the professor and his wife. While assisting Numair to get an entry pass for the celebrations at Red Fort, Professor Mathur introduces him to people living in harmony in Chandni Chowk regardless of faith.

Numair is no longer sure if he should carry out the orders of his superiors or not. Although he is a deep-rooted fundamentalist, he sees this area as colourful and loving. There is no black and white. Nonetheless, he goes forward to accomplish his mission.

Cast

Music

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Haq Allah" Sukhwinder Singh & Hans Raj Hans 5:33
"Peer Manava"Sukhwinder Singh & Shraddha Pandit 4:16
"Yeh Hindustan Hai" (Part 1) Jagjit Singh 5:02
"Main Chali" Shreya Ghoshal 6:18
"Main Chala"Sukhwinder Singh5:43
"Jogi Aaya"Sukhwinder Singh & Sadhana Sargam 4:49
"Yeh Hindustan Hai" (Part 2) Udit Narayan 5:02

Reception

Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave the film three out of five, "This is a film of urgency, make no mistake, and both protagonist and screenplay talk only as much as is required. As for the director himself, he doesn't even make the obligatory cameo. It is the sentiment that plays hero." [5]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

YearCategoryRoleFilmResultRef.
2009Best Male DebutAnurag SinhaBlack & WhiteNominated[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Frater, Patrick (21 November 2007). "Eros strikes deal with Mukta". Variety . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Black & White preview". 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  3. ↑ Jha, Subhash (24 January 2022). "A look at Subhash Ghai's journey as a filmmaker". National Herald .
  4. ↑ "Another honour for Subhash Ghai". 28 December 2008 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Sen, Raja (7 March 2008). "Black & White is a relevant watch". Rediff.com . Retrieved 11 March 2026.
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