The cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.
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Awards:
- 59 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... |
Debraj Sahai
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| Rani Mukerji | ... |
Michelle McNally
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| Shernaz Patel | ... |
Catherine 'Cathy' McNally
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| Ayesha Kapur | ... |
Young Michelle McNally
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| Dhritiman Chatterjee | ... |
Paul McNally
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Sillo Mahava | ... |
Mrs. Gomes
(as Silloo Mahava)
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Chippy Gangjee | ... |
Principal Fernandes
(as Chippy Ganjee)
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Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal | ... |
Ms. Nair
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Salome | ... |
Martha
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| Kenneth Desai | ... |
Dr. Mehta
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Arif Shah | ... |
Marc Brugger
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| Bomie E. Dotiwala | ... |
Mr. Brugger
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Jeroo Shroff | ... |
Mrs. Brugger
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Bomi Kapadia | ... |
Trustee 1
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| Kamal Adib | ... |
Trustee 2
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Zul Vellani | ... |
Trustee 3
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| Shehnaz Anand | ... |
Teacher
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Polly Shroff | ... |
Nun
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Marriane D'Cruz | ... |
Singer at the party
(as Marianne D'Cruz)
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Richard Lane Smith | ... |
Priest
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Tiara Gandhi | ... |
Baby Sara McNally
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Trish Xavier | ... |
Baby Michelle McNally
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| Nandana Sen | ... |
Sara McNally
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| Ranbir Kapoor | ... |
Body double for Amitabh sitting by waterfountain.
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Shree Rammy | ... |
Graduate Student
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Sankeetaan Raravir | ... |
Graduate Student
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Directed by
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | ||
Written by
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | ... | (screenplay) |
| Bhavani Iyer | ... | (English dialogue) |
| Bhavani Iyer | ... | (screenplay) |
| Prakash Kapadia | ... | (dialogue) |
| Prakash Kapadia | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | ... | producer |
| Gautami Bhatt | ... | executive producer |
| Aman Gill | ... | executive producer |
| Kuldeep Rathore | ... | line producer (as Kuldeep Singh) |
| Anshuman Swami | ... | producer (as Anshumaan Swami) |
Music by
| Monty Sharma | ... | (as Monty) |
Cinematography by
| Ravi K. Chandran | ||
Editing by
| Bela Segal | ||
Editorial Department
| Rohan Desai | ... | colorist / digital intermediate supervisor |
| K.N. Nayak | ... | color grader: Adlabs |
| Tirupathi Reddy | ... | associate editor (as B.R. Tirupathi Reddy) |
| Jeetindra Sharma | ... | on-line editor |
| Amit Shetty | ... | negative handler |
Casting By
| Amita Sehgal | ||
Production Design by
| Sabyasachi Mukherji | ||
Art Direction by
| Omung Kumar | ||
Costume Design by
| Sabyasachi Mukherji | ||
Makeup Department
| Beena Banerjee | ... | hair stylist: Nandana Sen |
| Joshua Clement | ... | assistant in execution of prosthetic makeup: Amitabh Bachchan |
| Pradeep Doiphode | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Dayanand Gowda | ... | assistant in execution of prosthetic makeup: Shernaz Patel |
| Hamid Khan | ... | makeup artist |
| Loretta | ... | hairdresser: Rani Mukherjee |
| Sharmila Devi Pati | ... | hair stylist |
| Nahush Namdev Pise | ... | design and execution of prosthetic makeup: Shernaz Patel |
| Prashant | ... | makeup artist: Rani Mukherjee |
| Ruby Sape | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Deepak Sawant | ... | hairdresser: Amitabh Bachchan / makeup artist: Amitabh Bachchan |
| Chang Su Chan Shiu | ... | hair stylist / hairdresser: Rani Mukherjee |
| Amber Sibley | ... | prosthetic makeup effects artist: Amitabh Bachchan |
| Subhash | ... | makeup artist: Nandana Sen |
| Christopher Tucker | ... | prosthetic makeup designer: Amitabh Bachchan |
Production Management
| Gajendra Mishra | ... | production manager |
| Kuldeep Rathore | ... | production manager (as Kuldeep Singh) |
| Meraj Shaikh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Saurash Agarwal | ... | assistant director |
| Dheeraj Akolkar | ... | chief assistant director |
| Hansraj Bhaktawala | ... | assistant director |
| Pradeep Choudhary | ... | chief assistant director |
| Sangeeta Gala | ... | assistant director |
| Ranbir Kapoor | ... | assistant director |
| Sonam Kapoor | ... | assistant director |
| Amber Lall | ... | associate director |
| Amar Sagar | ... | assistant director |
| Aditya Shah | ... | assistant director |
| Shailey Sharma | ... | chief assistant director |
| Brijesh Singh | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Farida Hussain Ali | ... | props and furniture |
| Vivek Bhalerao | ... | assistant art director |
| Deepal Dass | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Deen Dayal | ... | art department (as Deendayal) |
| Aditya Desai | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Tushar Desai | ... | graphics: Prime Focus team |
| Dinesh | ... | art department |
| Mehernosh Fanibanda | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Jagdish | ... | assistant art director |
| Jairaj | ... | art department |
| Ketan Kale | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Rahul Kurup | ... | assistant art director |
| Somnath Lohar | ... | assistant art director |
| Manoj | ... | art department |
| Vishrut Manseta | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Ram More | ... | assistant art director |
| Jignesh Patel | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Tushar Shah | ... | graphics: Prime Focus Team |
| Machhindra Shinde | ... | assistant art director |
| Sudhakar | ... | art department |
| Uttam | ... | art department |
| Vinod | ... | art department |
| Santosh Waikar | ... | assistant art director |
| Wasim | ... | art department |
Sound Department
| Vikram Biswas | ... | sync effect assistant |
| Cherag Cama | ... | sync sound mixing |
| Sajjan Choudhary | ... | foley artist |
| Subir Kumar Das | ... | re-recording assistant |
| Anup Dev | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jayesh Dhakan | ... | adr recordist |
| Amrit Pritam Dutta | ... | foley editor |
| Tanay Gajjar | ... | background mixing engineer |
| Rajendra Gupta | ... | foley artist |
| Boby John | ... | ProTools engineer (as Bobby John) / dialogue editor (as Bobby John) |
| Sanjay Kurian K. | ... | associate sound recordist (as Sanjay Kurian) |
| Mohamed Husein Kalsikar | ... | boom operator (as Mehmood Kalsekar) |
| Sasi Kasaria | ... | boom operator (as Shashi Kasare) |
| Shajith Koyeri | ... | sound editor |
| Vijay Kumar | ... | foley artist |
| Manik Mukherjee | ... | foley editor |
| Namdes Patekar | ... | sync effect assistant |
| Resul Pookutty | ... | sound designer / sync sound mixing / trade mixes |
| Bhaskar Roy | ... | re-recording assistant |
| Kunal Sharma | ... | ProTools engineer |
| Jahangeer Sheik | ... | boom operator (as Jahangir Sheikh) |
| Karnail Singh | ... | foley artist |
| Jayant Vajpayee | ... | adr recordist (as Jayant Bajpeyi) |
Visual Effects by
| Paresh Acharya | ... | digital grading co-ordinator: Prime Focus Team |
| Mahesh Baria | ... | digital compositor: Prime Focus Team |
| Goolzar Buchia | ... | visual effects |
| Arup Chakravarty | ... | digital recording technician: Prime Focus Team |
| Tony Cole | ... | visual effects compsitor: Intercolour Team, Sydney |
| Rohan Desai | ... | digital color grading: Prime Focus Team / visual effects supervisor: Prime Focus Team |
| Nirmal Gala | ... | digital grading co-ordinator: Prime Focus Team |
| Sohail Gandhi | ... | data management: Prime Focus Team |
| Lucky Honda | ... | digital scanning technician: Prime Focus Team |
| Ketan Kale | ... | digital compositor / digital compositor: Prime Focus |
| Prakash Kurup | ... | title designer: Prime Focus Team |
| Tony Leach | ... | visual effects coordinator: Intercolour Team, Sydney |
| Warren Lynch | ... | digital colourist: Intercolour Team, Sydney |
| Susheel Peris | ... | digital compositor: Prime Focus Team |
| Jimmy Philip | ... | compositor |
| Santosh Prajapati | ... | digital compositor: Prime Focus Team |
| Tushar Shah | ... | visual effects |
| Ritesh Shetty | ... | digital recording technician: Prime Focus Team |
| Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | ... | digital colorist: Prime Focus Team |
Stunts
| Sham Kaushal | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Parmajeet | ... | action assistant |
| Heera Singh | ... | action assistant (as Heera) |
| Paramjeet Singh | ... | action director assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ayananka Bose | ... | camera operator |
| Dharuman | ... | dolly grip |
| Piyush Ghosh | ... | jimmy jib operator |
| V. Hariprasad | ... | assistant camera |
| Ganesh Hegde | ... | lighting technician |
| Ganesh s Hegde | ... | lighting technician |
| Irfan | ... | spot boy (as Irfaan) |
| Dinesh Jangam | ... | best boy electric |
| Kumar Shiv Kumar | ... | spot boy |
| Chhabinath Mishra | ... | company electrician |
| Mukesh | ... | spot boy |
| Nagesh | ... | camera attendant (as Nageesh) |
| Narayan | ... | spot boy |
| Vikash Nowlakha | ... | assistant camera |
| Guna Palan | ... | gaffer |
| Rakesh Pandey | ... | spot boy |
| Umar Pathan | ... | Best Boy |
| Prasad | ... | camera attendant |
| Rafiq | ... | spot boy |
| Digamber Rajapurkar | ... | spot boy (as Digambar) |
| Ram | ... | spot boy |
| Nitin Rao | ... | steadicam operator |
| Prakash Shetty | ... | gaffer |
| Shiva | ... | assistant grip |
| Ranjeet Singh | ... | grip |
| Priyanka Sood | ... | assistant camera |
| Sreenu | ... | camera attendant |
| R. Sudhakaran | ... | focus puller |
| Vasu | ... | spot boy |
| Hari K Vedantam | ... | second assistant camera (as Hari Vendantam) |
Casting Department
| Purnamrith Singh | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rajesh Ayyar | ... | dressman (as Rajesh Iyer) |
| Mohammed Aziz | ... | tailor |
| Dilip Chauhan | ... | dressman |
| Yashpal Concessao | ... | costume assistant |
| Dattaram | ... | dressman |
| Nagraj Gaddam | ... | dressman |
| Ramkrishna Gaddam | ... | dressman (as Krishna Gaddam) |
| Vishnu Kaheri | ... | dressman |
| Amol Kelshikar | ... | costume assistant |
| Sher Khan | ... | dressman |
| Mohsen Nathani | ... | costumes: junior artistes |
| Anand Naverakar | ... | dressman |
| Simit Sandhu | ... | costume assistant |
| Maqbool Shaikh | ... | dressman |
| Hyder Sheikh | ... | dressman |
| Rajkumar Yadav | ... | dressman |
Music Department
| Ashton Colaco | ... | musician: saxophone |
| Lavine D'Costa | ... | musician: double bass |
| Gayatri Iyer | ... | playback singer (as Gyatri Ganjawala) |
| Prasoon Joshi | ... | lyrcis |
| Zohaib Khan | ... | music assistant |
| Pritesh Mehta | ... | music programmer |
| Roger Menezes | ... | musician: drums |
| Ameya Nare | ... | music assistant |
| Taufiq Qureshi | ... | musician: rhythm |
| Cliffton Rodricks | ... | musician: piano |
| Nitin Shankar | ... | musician: rhythm |
Additional Crew
| Vikas Bahl | ... | production team: Simla |
| Vishal Bahl | ... | caterer / production coordinator: Simla |
| Manu Bhatia | ... | production team: Simla |
| Manmeet Bhatti | ... | publicity stills |
| Anil Chinrania | ... | legal consultant |
| J.P. Choksi | ... | media and strategy consultant |
| Joe D'Souza | ... | publicity stills / stills photograhpy |
| Chetan Deolekar | ... | production accountant |
| Hetal Desai | ... | model coordinator |
| Sangeeta Gala | ... | consultant: sign language |
| Vijendra Gupta | ... | provider: vintage car |
| Om Prakash Jagodia | ... | accounts team |
| Adil Jain | ... | publicity stills |
| Pravin Jain | ... | personal boy: Amitabh Bachchan |
| Zankhana Joshi | ... | office staff |
| Anil Kavshik | ... | applause team |
| Sachin Khaitan | ... | production accountant |
| Asim Khan | ... | production staff |
| Samar Khan | ... | applause team |
| Krishna | ... | company lightman |
| Frankie Malhotra | ... | production assistant |
| Ranjit Malik | ... | provider: vintage car (as Ranjeet Malik) |
| Peter Martis | ... | public relations officer |
| Rajesh Mishra | ... | production assistant |
| Vishal Modi | ... | production accountant |
| Himanshu Nanda | ... | publicity designer |
| Rahul Nanda | ... | publicity designer / web site designer |
| Narayan | ... | personal boy: Nandana Sen |
| Kalidas Naryan | ... | office boy |
| Neeraj Parashar | ... | model coordinator |
| Rajesh | ... | company lightman |
| K.S. Ramaiya | ... | accounts team |
| Sachin | ... | production team: Simla |
| Sanjeev | ... | company lightman |
| Sanju | ... | production team: Simla |
| Manoj Sharma | ... | accounts team |
| Abhay Singh | ... | publicity stills |
| Chandrakant Surekha | ... | chief production accountant |
| Manish Temkar | ... | accounts team |
| Upender | ... | personal boy: Rani Mukherjee (as Upendra) |
| Rajnath Yadav | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Navin Bhansali | ... | dedicatee |
| Usha Bumbawala | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Usha Bumbawala) |
| Rohan D'Souza | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Rohan D'Souza and the Newman Choir) |
| Shripad Desai | ... | special thanks: Novartis |
| Dinoo Gandhi | ... | special thanks: National Association for the Blind |
| Kumar Gaurav | ... | sincere thanks |
| Nasli Ichhaporia | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Nasli Ichhaporia) |
| Helen Keller | ... | dedicatee |
| Virbhadra Singh | ... | sincere thanks: Hon. Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (as V.S. Singh) |
| Beroz Vacha | ... | sincere thanks (as Ms. Beroz Vacha) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bodega Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Panorama Studios (2005) (India) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Netflix India (India) (video) (VOD)
- Yash Raj Films (2005) (World-wide)
Special Effects
- Mr. India (special effects)
- Prime Focus (avid and telecine services)
- Prime Focus (digital grading)
Other Companies
- A. Karim & Sons (Just a Glance) (props)
- A.N.N. Films (model co-ordinators)
- Aashish Enterprises (water trucks)
- Ace Security (security)
- Aman Enterprises (crane)
- Anshutech Air Conditioning (air conditioning)
- Applause Entertainment Ltd. (presents)
- Aradhana Sound Services (foley)
- Art House (props)
- Asgar & Sons (props)
- Audeus (telecine)
- Aum Communications (media and strategy consultants)
- Ava Music Studio, Andheri West (music recording)
- Baba Digital (publicity printers)
- Chauhan Travels (transports)
- Chimes Image Collaborators (media and strategy consultants)
- Chotu Bhai Dresswala (dresses)
- Cine Musicians Association (strings)
- Cirrus Travels (travel agency)
- Debonair Car Travels (transports)
- EMI Music Publishing (music publishers)
- Evergreen Decorators (set decoration)
- Feista Sound (optical transfer)
- Filmistan Canteen (catering)
- Firefly's Post Sound (post-production sound)
- G.G. Planks
- Get A Grip (panther services provided by)
- Great Star Films (rostrum)
- H.J. Dresswala (dresses)
- HDFC Bank (banker)
- Helen Keller Institute for Deaf and Deafblind (acknowledgement)
- Indian Timber
- Indiatimes (media partners)
- Jay Mata Di Caterers (catering)
- Kailesh Wigs (wigs)
- Kamalistan Studios (catering)
- Kavita Water Suppliers (water trucks)
- Khimji Kunverji & Company (auditors)
- Lakdawala's Sound City (mixing)
- M P Canteen (catering)
- M.A. Planks
- Modern Furniture (props)
- Movie Grips (jimmy jib equipment)
- Mukesh Cine Service (glass supplier)
- Nanji B. Dosa PVT Ltd. (vintage cars)
- Natural Hair (wigs)
- Nishith Desai Associates (legal consultants)
- P.R. Gandhi & Associates (auditors)
- Paras (On Screen) (model co-ordinators)
- Pragati Art Printers (publicity printers)
- Prudential Services (make-up van)
- Ravi Disco Lights (lighting)
- Ravi Prasad Unit (equipment and camera)
- S.M. Film Power (generator)
- Sagar Travels (travel agency)
- Sandhu Transport Services (transports)
- Santosh Gupta Hardware & General Store (hardware supplies)
- Say It With Flowers (flowers decoration)
- Scuba Location Sound (post-production sound)
- Shree Ganesh Movie Lights (lighting)
- Siddhivinayak Vanity Van (make-up van)
- Standard Chartered Bank (banker)
- Star Gold (media partners)
- Studio One (dubbing)
- Trimurti Hardware & General Store (hardware supplies)
- Trinity Security System (security)
- V.R. Vision (panther services provided by)
- Veena Enterprises (equipment hire: sync sound)
- Vicky Travels (catering) (transport)
- Xcelency (make-up van)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The McNallys of Simla are an Anglo-Indian family consisting of Paul, his wife Catherine, and finally their baby daughter Michelle. Their joy evaporates when they are told that she cannot see or hear. They attempt to bring her up in their own protective way, sheltering her from the real world, so she becomes increasingly volatile and violent. Things get worse when Catherine gives birth to Sara; Paul even considers sending Michelle to an asylum. Then Debraj Sahay enters their lives. Through his eager involvement Michelle blossoms, grows, gives up her violence, and even gets admitted to a school with 'normal' children. Years pass, Michelle does not succeed in getting her graduation, and it is time for Debraj to bid adieu as he is having his own health problems. 12 years later, at age 40, Michelle does succeed in graduating in Arts, and shortly thereafter she is reunited with her teacher, who is no longer the same eccentric alcoholic but a bent older man who cannot even remember speech, let alone what he taught. Watch what happens when Michelle attempts to re-enter his 'blank' life. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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| Taglines | Comes into light... Feb 4th. (Official pamphlet) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR180,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend India | INR68,065,000, 11 Feb 2005 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $14,944,118 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Snow was essential for the story, so for the first part of the shoot, the entire unit went to Simla in mid-January. It was cold but there was no sign of snow. Since the unit could not wait around, kilos of salt bags bought from the local market and snow making machines from Bombay helped complete that schedule. The shooting would be done early at 4 am. And when the locals emerged they'd be amazed to see so much snow; it looked so authentic that they would touch it to check whether it was real. Dogs would come and lick the salt. The day after the unit left Simla, it snowed heavily. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Shahrukh Khan, Kajol & Rani (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 50 Steps See more » |
| Quotes |
Debraj Sahai:
Life is an ice-cream. Enjoy it before it melts. See more » |