Scheduled to open in December, and not as a niche art house film but a full commercial venture, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Black" is arguably the most eagerly awaited film of the year.

The creative restless spirit that he is, Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided to make a small bilingual non-musical that would allow him to break free from the epic mould of "Devdas".

But "Black" turned out to be neither small nor a bilingual. Budgeted at nearly Rs. 200 million and made only in the Hindi, "Black" is expected to take its director to an altogether new plane of passion and perfection.

Originally designed as an intimate epic depicting the unlikely but passionate relationship between a physically challenged girl, played by Rani Mukherjee, and her volatile teacher, Amitabh Bachchan, "Black" has turned out to be historical on many counts.

And one of them happens to be Big B's alleged lip-lock. According to the latest rumors the film has a kissing scene between Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee.

Bhansali however doesn't affirm the rumors and only says, "Watching them shoot together for "Black" I knew history was being created."