Kalank - All The Things You Did Not Know

Karan Johar is back with another mega-starrer emotional romantic drama and his magnum opus is very much eagerly awaited by fans. Read on to find out interesting facts about the movie that will amaze you. 

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Karan Johar is back with another mega-starrer emotional romantic drama and his magnum opus is very much eagerly awaited by fans. The movie may have been shot recently but it is Karan’s dream project that he has nurtured over the years. The grandeur, ensemble star cast and a poignant subject of the movie are hinting that the movie will be a box-office hit for sure. The movie stars Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kriti Sanon,and Kiara Advani. Karan Johar has credited producers Sajid Nadiadwala and Vijay Singh for making the film possible. Read on to find out interesting facts about the movie that will amaze you.

Change Of Star Cast

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Karan Johar’s Kalank originally had an entirely different star-cast altogether, according to Karan Johar’s book ‘An Unsuitable Boy’. He had written that the idea was conceived almost 15 years ago and the story was close to his father’s heart too.

“Anyway, after Kaal I went on to develop Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. When my father was alive, I was writing a love story set in pre-partition times. But the canvas was too large. It was supposed to have Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay, Rani and Kajol. It was about two homes, and it had a Hindu-Muslim angle. It was a very strong subject, and would be called Kalank.”

A Delayed Project

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The shooting of Kalank was supposed to begin in 2004 after Karan had written the story in 2003 but his dad Yash Johar’s death, before the shoot could begin, delayed the project.

A First For Karan

This would be the first-ever period movie directed by Karan Johar. Earlier this year, he had produced the period war movie Kesari.

Surprise Entry Of Kunal

The trailer of the movie also shows Kunal Khemu and his role looks very interesting. Kunal will also be making a comeback to the silver screen after a long time. He was last seen in a meaty rolein the 2017 movie Golmaal Again.

A Much-Anticipated Pairing

For Kalank, Sanjay Dutta and Madhuri Dixit will be sharing the screen space in a movie after 21 years. The pair was a hit in the 90s but broke off after Sanjay Dutt’s involvement in TADA case came to the fore. While Sanjay plays an intense character named Balraj Chaudhary, Madhuri will be playing his love interest as a courtesan in the movie. How this chemistry will pan out in the movie is something that we’ll have to wait and watch.

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