Black Scenes Inspired/Copied from The Miracle Work

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Black does open with a dedication to Hellen Keller and her institute for inspiring. But it does not say that it is based on her life or her autobiography.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali said this. "'But it is not "The Miracle Worker". It is the life of Helen Keller. Her life has a timeless quality. It can be expressed in any form – a play, a TV series, a film from India or Hollywood. If a director interprets Helen Keller's life in his own way it does not mean he is copying another film on the subject. If a director makes a film on Gandhi it does not mean he is stealing incidents from Richard Attenborough's film." Link

The Miracle Worker was the screen adaptation of the stage play which was based on Hellen Keller's autobiography. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two awards, Best Actress for Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress for Patty Duke. Anyways it depends on what one wants to call this – adaptation/inspiration/homage/tribute/plagiarism.

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