Black sweeps them all!

At the recently concluded Star-Screen awards last week, Black swept away all the competition and garnered all the major awards.
No surprise if u ask me. Everyone who had seen the movie knew that it was headed straight for the Oscars! Although, some petty politics ensured that a more so-called 'Indian' film by the name of Paheli was nominated as India's official entry to the Oscars this year. Anyways, it makes no difference now!

Coming back to the awards, the screen awards are the first of the season and are a pretty good indicator of the things to come. So, it seems like a happy awards season for Black. More importantly, the Oscars of the Hindi film industry i.e. the Filmfare awards will be announced soon and Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be keeping his fingers crossed for the Filmfare!
The movie deserves every bit of the appreciation though! It was a bit of a shock for audiences initially as no one had ever expected a movie like Black. The story, screenplay, sets....everything was so enchanting that audiences just could not leave their seats for a second. The emotional bond between a teacher and a student is shown with utmost sincerity and honesty.
The performances are awesome to say the least. Amitabh Bachchan as the freaky teacher who later suffers with schizophrenia has given the best performance of his life and shown the world why he is considered as the ultimate superstar of Bollywood! Rani too is quite stunning to say the least. She does full justice to her author-backed role and excels in her role. The sign-language is portrayed authentically and the emotions of a deaf-blind person have been conveyed with full perfection. Ayesha Kapur as the young Rani is the star of the future. She gives a mind-boggling performance for a kid, which even had the legend Big-B praising her effort. What more can she ask for at such a young age!
Black for me was a revelation of Sanjay Leela Bhansali as a truly world-class director who can bring laurels to himself and India with his endeavors. He has always been considered as one of the best, but with Black he has proved that he is the best at present. The attention to detail is visible in his work and everytime he is able to extract that something special from his actors. These are good signs for the future. Lets hope his future ventures continue to surprise us with even more better work and that elusive 'Oscar' comes finally to India!