Black is a 2005 Hindi-language Drama motion picture written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer and Prakash Kapadia. The movie is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Anshuman Swami. The film narrates the story of Michelle , a deaf-and-blind woman, and her relationship with her teacher Debraj , an elderly alcoholic teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease. Black stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Shernaz Patel, Ayesha Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Sillo Mahava and Rammy C. Pandey. The screenplay is written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer and Prakash Kapadia which is inspired from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. The music was composed by Monty Sharma along with Mychael Danna. Cinematography was done by Ravi K. Chandran and editing by Bela Sehgal. The movie has a running time of 124 minutes. It was released on 4th February 2005. Black was made on a budget of ₹20 crore and it was a hit at box office gross of ₹23 crore. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Applause Entertainment. At the 2006 IIFA Awards It won 4 awards including: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Recording and Best Background Score. At the 2006 IIFA Awards It also won 5 awards including: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rani Mukerji), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Amitabh Bachchan), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ayesha Kapoor), Best Director and Best Picture. At the 2006 Filmfare Awards It also won 3 awards including: Best Background Score, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. At the 2006 National Film Awards It also won an award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. At the 2006 National Film Awards It also won 2 awards including: Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) and Best Costume Design. The film narrates the story of Michelle , a deaf-and-blind woman, and her relationship with her teacher Debraj , an elderly alcoholic teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease.