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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 |
Black & White is a 2008 Indiancrime thriller film co-produced and directed bySubhash Ghai. The film starsAnil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha,Shefali Shah, andAditi Sharma. The film explores the life of an Afghansuicide bomber, played by Anurag Sinha, who is sent on a mission on IndianIndependence Day.[2] It was said to be based on the 2005 American movieThe War Within but Ghai himself says that the inspiration was instead another Hollywood movie, 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 the54th Filmfare Awards.[4] The film premiered at theInternational Film Festivals of Pune and Delhi.[5]
Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is anUrdu professor who lives inChandni Chowk district in New Delhi, with his wife Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah), who is a social activist andfeminist, and their young daughter.
Professor Mathur meets Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha), who informs him that he is a victim of communal riots inGujarat. 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.
| 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 |
| Year | Category | Role | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Best Male Debut | Anurag Sinhafor Numair Qazi | Black & White(2008) | Nominated | [6] |