Black & White is a 2008 Indian crime thriller film co-produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Shah, and Aditi Sharma. The film explores the life of an Afghan suicide bomber, played by Anurag Sinha, who is sent on a mission on Indian Independence Day. Upon release, the film received wide critical acclaim along with a nomination for Best Debut (Male) for Anurag Sinha at 54th Filmfare Awards. The film was premiered at the International Film Festivals of Pune and Delhi.
Plot
Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is an Urdu professor who lives in Chandni Chowk district in New Delhi, with his wife Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah), who is a social activist and feminist, and their young daughter.
Professor Mathur meets Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha), who informs him that he is a victim of communal riots in Gujarat. 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.
Cast
Anil Kapoor: Rajan Mathur, Urdu Professor
Anurag Sinha: Numair Qazi
Habib Tanvir: Gaffar Bhai, Qazi Saab
Shefali Shah: Roma Mathur
Aditi Sharma: Shagufta
Sai Tamhankar: Nimmo
Arun Bakshi: Naeem Shaikh
Milind Gunaji: Hamid
Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Tahir Tayyabuddin
Mushtaq Khan: Mohanlal Agarwal – MLA
Akash Khurana: Waajir Sahab
Vikrant Chaturvedi: Saurabh Dubey