Celebrated  filmmaker   Sanjay   Leela
Bhansali's much-hyped film "Black", which he says is an uplifting
tale on the triumph of the human spirit, is slated for a December
release.

The  film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherji, who defy  the
laws  of  nature to find happiness. Mukherji, known as  the  dark
horse of Bollywood, plays a deaf and sightless girl who with  the
help of her teacher, played by Bachchan, fulfils her ambition  of
being a world-known musician.

Bhansali said both Bachchan and Mukherji learnt the sign language
and  put  in a great amount of hard work for their  roles.  "Rani
learnt  sign  language for the film. She also  studied  deaf  and
blind people. We have extracted performances so that it can reach
the  audience. This is Amitabh's career best role. I am proud  of
their performances," he said.

Bhansali,  whose penchant for colourful and extravagant films  is
known  to  one  and  all, has this  time  restricted  himself  to
extracting best performances from the lead actors. "In my earlier
films I have already used so many colours. So I felt I should  do
something different, otherwise people will not recognise my  work
anymore. So I wanted to make a film which is different, the title
is  also very unusual and I am sure it will strike a  chord  with
the audiences," Bhansali told reporters in Mumbai.

Bhansali's  earlier films "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam"  and  "Devdas"
brought international acclaim to former Miss World Aishwarya  Rai
and were runaway hits at the box office. (ANI)