Kalank
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5.8Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent India, the elite, opulent and solemn world of the Chaudhry family, and the wild, mysterious and musical underbelly of the town, Hira Mandi, clash when Roop Chaudhry encounters Zafar, a daredevil from Hira Mandi, unleashing deep-buried truths, secrets of betrayal and affairs that threaten to bring both worlds crashing down.
Released: 2019-04-17166 minDir: Abhishek VarmanDrama, Romance
Cast
- Alia Bhatt as Roop Chaudhry
- Varun Dhawan as Zafar
- Aditya Roy Kapur as Dev Chaudhry
- Sanjay Dutt as Balraj Chaudhry
- Madhuri Dixit as Bahaar Begum
- Sonakshi Sinha as Satya Chaudhry
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kalank
- Film.image
- Kalank Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Abhishek Varman
- Film.screenplay
- Abhishek Varman
- Film.story
- Shibani Bathija
- Film.music
- Songs:PritamScore:Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
- Film.cinematography
- Binod Pradhan
- Film.editing
- Namrata Rao
- Film.studio
- Dharma ProductionsNadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Fox Star Studios
- Film.runtime
- 165 minutes
- Film.country
Key dates
- Published
- 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Cast member
- Kunal Khemu
- Composer
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
- Producer
- Karan Johar
- Production company
- Dharma Productions
- Narrative location
- British Raj
- Duration
- +166
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Kalank (; Blemish or Stigma) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film. It was directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions, and Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, in association with Fox Star Studios as presenter and distributor. The film is set in the pre-independence British era. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, and Sanjay Dutt.
Kalank marked the first film distributed by Fox Star Studios following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. It was released on 17 April 2019 on 5,300 screens worldwide, making it the widest Bollywood release of 2019. The film grossed around , emerging as a box-office bomb, though it recovered its budget. It received mixed reviews upon release, with praise for its soundtrack, cinematography, production design, costumes and performances of the ensemble cast, but criticism towards its direction, story, screenplay and length.