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Black and White
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A compilation of absolutely boring lectures delivered by largely dull characters. A half-decent plot ain't good enough to make a gripping movie.
After a drought of 3 weeks, will Black & white serve as a welcome relief or yet another one to maintain one arm's distance from?
The synopsis at the official site sets up an interesting premise -
What does 'BLACK AND WHITE' mean? Two colours? Two extremes? Two polarities? Obviously about contrasts, 'BLACK AND WHITE' epitomises the 'black and white' psyche - a psyche that refuses to see the shades beyond the two. A mind that is literally 'colour-blind'. Imagine when the colours of rainbow confront a man whose mind has always been conditioned to see only black and white ...
Let's just hope that not all characters see either black or white and they have shades of gray that people sitting in the audience can believe, if not identify with.
It's going to be difficult to talk about a Subhash Ghai product without remembering the well-deserved early demise of his earlier products Yaadein and Kisna. Carrying that wariness in their minds, many in the audience are going to be skeptical of Black & White even if the man himself claims it to be "different".
... It is nothing short of an earth-shaking experience. Same can be said about of my experience while making such a realistic film - which confronted my psyche with new never-before nuances - be it the story, the characters, the conflict, the drama or the final resolution. It has left me emotionally elevated - a different kind of elevation from mainstream cinema.
Moreover, Black & White threatens to be a lecture.
'BLACK AND WHITE' is an emotional Drama that entertains for sure but leaves the audience with a lofty message for all humanity - in search of harmony amidst diversity. In that sense 'BLACK AND WHITE' is an idea whose time has come. Just what the world needs perhaps.
Oh well, time will tell soon enough, what we have in store. Meanwhile, I am going to remind myself of the movies the movie that I grew up with - Karz, Vidhaata, Hero, Meri Jung, Karma, Ram Lakhan - Movies that certainly weren't art personified, but they entertained me then. I have grown and so must have a huge portion of the audience. Let's hope the maker of these films has too.
Black and White - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Producer: Mukta Searchlights Films
- Director: Subhash Ghai
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- Lead Cast: Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Aditi Sharma, Shefali Chhaya Shah
- Supporting Cast: Habib Tanvir
- Screenplay: Subhash Ghai, Akarsh Khurana, Sachin Bhaumick
- Dialogues: Subhash Ghai
- Cinematography: Somak Mukherjee
- Editor: Amitabh Shukla
- Music Director: Sukhwinder Singh
- Lyrics: Ibrahim Ashq
- Running time: 135 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Social, Terrorism
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Comments (6)
laboured, amateurish, dumbed-down, over-simplistic.
i had sworn off Ghai after Kisna...should've stuck with that. i think he should either stick to his masala entertainers or quit.
Anurag has a good screen presence but apart from a couple of outbursts all he had to do was stand still, hands folded.
the only redeeming factor for me was Habib Tanvir. love his voice.
Dude was it really an overdose? Give me a list of 10 such overdoses if you can!
Anurag Sinha was good. Overall, too idealistic and unreal movie.
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BLACK & WHITE is a good movie made by showman Subhash Ghai.Anurag Sinha deserves the best actor in a negative role(male) and best debut male award in all the award functions next year.Anil Kapoor is fantastic.Aditi Sharma who resides in the same city where I reside-Lucknow doesn't get enough scope in the film.Shefali Shah is too good but there is a problem that her role is short in the 2nd half.The music is ok but the best track is 'Main Chala'.The whole crew has done a good job.
This movie will be totally appreciated by the multiplex audience but is not for the entertainment of the people going to single screen theatres.A good attempt by Subhash Ghai.I give it *****=5 stars.
Not bad is what I thought when I saw the movie. I don't know what the girl's name is - (the student) but she for me was perfect. Great eyes, lovely voice and excellent Hindi vocabulary. As much as I hope she could make it to the top, I don't see that being a possibility unless she starts stripping down.
I think the movie overall was alrite. I wonder what it would be like to watch the movie as a Chandnichowker.. Any one out there who can tell us about the integrity and diversity of Delhi's Chandni Chowk.??
Sukhwinder was fantastic on the instruments and ofcourse who can complain about his abilities behind the microphone.
I am being very honest here but I did not realize or feel that it was a Subhash Ghai movie until I reached the end credits. Are there 2 Subhash Ghais in Bollywood? 'cos this ain't Ghai -- ya ya I know Kisna was a disaster.. but you would only expect a strong comeback won't you! His story is turning out a bit like RK Santoshi I guess who never managed to play catch up with modern Indian cinema.
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