Kalank
2019·Drama·2h 46m
6.8
★
In Pre-Independent India, circa 1945, 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.
Directed by Abhishek Varman
blacksmith
terminal illness
caste system
illegitimate son
publishing house
semi-narrative
partition of india
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Cast
Alia Bhatt
Roop Chaudhry
Varun Dhawan
Zafar
Aditya Roy Kapur
Dev Chaudhry
Sanjay Dutt
Balraj Chaudhry
Madhuri Dixit
Bahaar Begum
Sonakshi Sinha
Satya Chaudhry
Kunal Khemu
Abdul
Kiara Advani
Lajjo
Achint Kaur
Saroj: Chaudhry household's housekeeper
Pawan Chopra
Dharampal Sami: Roop's father
Hiten Tejwani
Abbas Ahmed Razi: Dev's colleague
Kriti Sanon
Dancer in the song "Aira Gaira"
Crew
Hussain Dalal
Screenplay
Sanchit Balhara
Original Music Composer
Pritam Chakraborty
Original Music Composer
Shweta Venkat Mathew
Editor
Binod Pradhan
Director of Photography
Karan Johar
Producer
Apoorva Mehta
Producer
Sajid Nadiadwala
Producer
Hiroo Johar
Producer
Abhishek Banerjee
Casting Director
Jonita Gandhi
Playback Singer
Shreya Ghoshal
Playback Singer
Popular Reviews
96 reviews
marriane
6.0★ · 07/15/26
"drink"?"
"nah bro im muslim"
didn't you just fucked one of your mom's whore a couple of scene ago?
"drink"?"
"nah bro im muslim"
didn't you just fucked one of your mom's whore a couple of scene ago?
pleiades
5.0★ · 05/06/26
❝The colour of both love and hatred is red; the difference is that in hatred, the world gets destroyed, and in love, you have to destroy yourself. And yet love is the one that gets defamed.❞
❝Hope only makes you wait. It doesn’t change reality.❞
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Kalank may be visually stunning, but it's let down very heavily by the weak writing and some of the cast members. Alia Bhatt was decent, as was Madhuri Dixit, but Varun Dawan especially was kinda terrible; this might sound mean but I've yet to see a close-to-decent performance from him, and in this film I felt that he had very little chemistry with any of his co-stars. The plot was pretty formulaic, right down to the ending, and almost three hour run-time didn't really help matters, either. However, the costumes and sets were absolutely gorgeous, giving the film an opulent, extravagant aesthetic, and most of the songs were good, too. Overall, I don't think I'm gonna be rewatching Kalank any time soon, but I'd recommend giving it a go if you like grand, historical films.
❝Hope only makes you wait. It doesn’t change reality.❞
· · ───── ·₊⊹ ⋅𖤓⋅ ⊹₊· ───── · ·
Kalank may be visually stunning, but it's let down very heavily by the weak writing and some of the cast members. Alia Bhatt was decent, as was Madhuri Dixit, but Varun Dawan especially was kinda terrible; this might sound mean but I've yet to see a close-to-decent performance from him, and in this film I felt that he had very little chemistry with any of his co-stars. The plot was pretty formulaic, right down to the ending, and almost three hour run-time didn't really help matters, either. However, the costumes and sets were absolutely gorgeous, giving the film an opulent, extravagant aesthetic, and most of the songs were good, too. Overall, I don't think I'm gonna be rewatching Kalank any time soon, but I'd recommend giving it a go if you like grand, historical films.
❝The colour of both love and hatred is red; the difference is that in hatred, the world gets destroyed, and in love, you have to destroy yourself. And yet love is the one that gets defamed.❞
❝Hope only makes you wait. It doesn’t change reality.❞
· · ───── ·₊⊹ ⋅𖤓⋅ ⊹₊· ───── · ·
Kalank may be visually stunning, but it's let down very heavily by the weak writing and some of the cast members. Alia Bhatt was decent, as was Madhuri Dixit, but Varun Dawan especially was kinda terrible; this might sound mean but I've yet to see a close-to-decent performance from him, and in this film I felt that he had very little chemistry with any of his co-stars. The plot was pretty formulaic, right down to the ending, and almost three hour run-time didn't really help matters, either. However, the costumes and sets were absolutely gorgeous, giving the film an opulent, extravagant aesthetic, and most of the songs were good, too. Overall, I don't think I'm gonna be rewatching Kalank any time soon, but I'd recommend giving it a go if you like grand, historical films.
❝Hope only makes you wait. It doesn’t change reality.❞
· · ───── ·₊⊹ ⋅𖤓⋅ ⊹₊· ───── · ·
Kalank may be visually stunning, but it's let down very heavily by the weak writing and some of the cast members. Alia Bhatt was decent, as was Madhuri Dixit, but Varun Dawan especially was kinda terrible; this might sound mean but I've yet to see a close-to-decent performance from him, and in this film I felt that he had very little chemistry with any of his co-stars. The plot was pretty formulaic, right down to the ending, and almost three hour run-time didn't really help matters, either. However, the costumes and sets were absolutely gorgeous, giving the film an opulent, extravagant aesthetic, and most of the songs were good, too. Overall, I don't think I'm gonna be rewatching Kalank any time soon, but I'd recommend giving it a go if you like grand, historical films.
Dejan03f
6.0★ · 07/16/26
Ero distratto, lui troppo bono
Ero distratto, lui troppo bono
riya
8.0★ · 06/25/26
everyone deserved better except sanjay dutt. it was allll his fault. I don’t get the hate for this movie. sure, I can see the wannabe sanjay leela bhansali parallels, but ofcourse he’d be the inspiration if you wanted to make a film like this? he literally paved the way for it
everyone deserved better except sanjay dutt. it was allll his fault. I don’t get the hate for this movie. sure, I can see the wannabe sanjay leela bhansali parallels, but ofcourse he’d be the inspiration if you wanted to make a film like this? he literally paved the way for it
zara
6.0★ · 06/24/26
may 13, whatta life altering lyric
may 13, whatta life altering lyric