Kalank

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Kalank

2019

2h 46m

History

Drama

Romance

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Set in 1945, in pre-independence India, 'Kalank' is the story of a vivid and ethereal world, lost when the fire of Partition engulfs the city and the country. It's the story of the shades of reds in their lives as they yearn for hues of love while Husnabad gets soaked in the reds of violence and revenge.

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Lisa Tsering

The Hollywood Reporter

04/25/2019

Kalank offers unexpected and welcome nuance for a mainstream Bollywood film.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/19/2019

1.5/5

Kalank doesn't really lift off the screen. The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the cast all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

04/19/2019

3/5

The film is an operatic fantasy filled with staggering sets, swirling fabric and heartache, but to enjoy it, you must wholly suspend disbelief.

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Rich Phippen

Common Sense Media

04/03/2020

2/5

Bollywood historical romance falls flat; some violence.

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Sucharita Tyagi

Film Companion

06/17/2019

So much happening in this one movie, all of it in excruciating slow-motion for an inexplicable reason...

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Musanna Ahmed

Film Inquiry

05/09/2019

It's uneven but enjoyable, and you'll decide if you'll like within the first 20 minutes.

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skb

09/20/2022

Beautiful scenes, but terrible story line.

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Aashrita K

@RT63236594 Mar 24

U have to feel the depth of each characters struggle and love to understand the movie A beautiful heart breaking movie with a unique story line

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Basira A

@RT45632058 May 3

Can't believe they gathered big Bollywood stars, and this is the output :( Could have been way better!

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naour m

@RT70586764 11/23/2023

It was a nice romance, loved the aesthetics and all yet the portrayal of Islam was a bit iffy. The partition was violent for everyone. Still good though, loved Zaffar and Roop.

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02/03/2021

It's a really good movie, the scenes are beautiful and so is the story.

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10/17/2020

The movie was good! Amazing story line, lots of plot twists. HOWEVER ITS PORTRAYS MUSLIMS IN A BAD WAY! Killing people and shit? Why always the Muslims?

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Synopsis

Set in 1945, in pre-independence India, 'Kalank' is the story of a vivid and ethereal world, lost when the fire of Partition engulfs the city and the country. It's the story of the shades of reds in their lives as they yearn for hues of love while Husnabad gets soaked in the reds of violence and revenge.

Director: Abhishek Varman
Producer: Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Hiroo Johar, Apoorva Mehta
Screenwriter: Abhishek Varman, Shibani Bathija
Distributor: FIP
Production Co: Dharma Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Genre: History, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7M
Runtime: 2h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)