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] Upon release, the film received wide critical acclaim along with a nomination for Best Debut (Male) for Anurag Sinha at the 54th Filmfare Awards.[3] The film premiered at the International Film Festivals of Pune and Delhi.[4]
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| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
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| Cinematography | Somak Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla |
| Music by | Sukhwinder Singh |
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| Distributed by | Eros International[1] |
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Running time | 138 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editRajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is an Urdu professor who lives in Chandni Chowk district in New Delhi, with his wife Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah), who is a social activist and feminist, and their young daughter.
Professor Mathur meets Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha), 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
edit- Anil Kapoor as Rajan Mathur, An Urdu Professor
- Anurag Sinha as Numair Qazi
- Habib Tanvir as Gaffar Bhai, Qazi Saab
- Shefali Shah as Roma Mathur
- Aditi Sharma as Shagufta
- Sai Tamhankar as Nimmo
- Arun Bakshi as Naeem Shaikh
- Milind Gunaji as Hamid
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Tahir Tayyabuddin
- Mushtaq Khan as Mohanlal Agarwal
- Akash Khurana as Waajir Sahab
- Vikrant Chaturvedi
- Saurabh Dubey
Music
edit| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| "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 Singh | 5:43 |
| "Jogi Aaya" | Sukhwinder Singh & Sadhana Sargam | 4:49 |
| "Yeh Hindustan Hai" (Part 2) | Udit Narayan | 5:02 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Category | Role | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Best Male Debut | Anurag Sinha for Numair Qazi | Black & White(2008) | Nominated | [5] |
References
edit- ^ Frater, Patrick (21 November 2007). "Eros strikes deal with Mukta". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Black & White preview". 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ Product, Bollywood (October 2023). "54th Filmfare Awards 2009". Bollywood Product. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Another honour for Subhash Ghai – The Times of India
- ^ Product, Bollywood (28 February 2009). "54th Filmfare Awards 2009". Bollywood Procuct. Retrieved 28 February 2009.