Black (2005 film)
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Black (2005 film) is a critically acclaimed Indian drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali that tells the story of a deaf-blind girl and her relationship with her eccentric teacher, played by Amitabh Bachchan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black (2005 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7524916 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Black (2005 film) Context triple: [Amitabh Bachchan, notableWork, Black (2005 film)]
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Black or White (2014 film)
Black or White is a 2014 American drama film centered on a custody battle over a young biracial girl, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer.
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Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 drama film about a Memphis pimp striving to become a rapper, acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of ambition and its Academy Award-winning original song.
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C.
Precious
Precious is the given name of Precious Moloi-Motsepe, a South African physician, businesswoman, and philanthropist known for her work in fashion and development initiatives.
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D.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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E.
8 Mile
8 Mile is a 2002 drama film starring Eminem that follows a young rapper’s struggle to break out of poverty and make it in Detroit’s hip-hop scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black (2005 film) Target entity description: Black (2005 film) is a critically acclaimed Indian drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali that tells the story of a deaf-blind girl and her relationship with her eccentric teacher, played by Amitabh Bachchan.
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A.
Black or White (2014 film)
Black or White is a 2014 American drama film centered on a custody battle over a young biracial girl, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer.
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B.
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 drama film about a Memphis pimp striving to become a rapper, acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of ambition and its Academy Award-winning original song.
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C.
Precious
Precious is the given name of Precious Moloi-Motsepe, a South African physician, businesswoman, and philanthropist known for her work in fashion and development initiatives.
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D.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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E.
8 Mile
8 Mile is a 2002 drama film starring Eminem that follows a young rapper’s struggle to break out of poverty and make it in Detroit’s hip-hop scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Rani Mukerji NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Ayesha Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Rani Mukerji NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | loosely inspired by the life of Helen Keller ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Debraj Sahai – Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michelle McNally – Rani Mukerji ⓘ Young Michelle McNally – Ayesha Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Applause Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bela Sehgal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Miracle Worker (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Debraj Sahai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michelle McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Monty Sharma
NERFINISHED
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical acclaim in Indian cinema
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portrayal of a deaf-blind protagonist ⓘ |
| producer |
Anshuman Swami
NERFINISHED
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | SLB Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 4 February 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtime | 122 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Bhavani Iyer
NERFINISHED
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Prakash Kapadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Shimla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
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Ayesha Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rani Mukerji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
deafblindness
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disability ⓘ perseverance ⓘ teacher–student relationship ⓘ |
| writer |
Bhavani Iyer
NERFINISHED
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Prakash Kapadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjay Leela Bhansali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black (2005 film) Description of subject: Black (2005 film) is a critically acclaimed Indian drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali that tells the story of a deaf-blind girl and her relationship with her eccentric teacher, played by Amitabh Bachchan.
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