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Movie Info

Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent 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.

Genre:

history, romance, drama
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Abhishek Varman
Producer:

Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Hiroo Yash Johar, Apoorva Mehta
Writer:

Abhishek Varman
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)

Cast & Crew

Varun Dhawan
Zafar

Alia Bhatt
Roop

Madhuri Dixit
Bahaar Begum

Sanjay Dutt
Balraj Chaudhry

Sonakshi Sinha
Satya Chaudhry

Aditya Roy Kapur
Dev Chaudhry

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Critic Reviews for Kalank

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (11)

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

April 25, 2019 | Full Review…

Lisa Tsering
Hollywood Reporter
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.

April 19, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

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

April 19, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Anupama Chopra
Film Companion
The excesses - be it the protracted length, the over-the-top lines, the wordplay, use of metaphors or the constant repartee between lovers - bore rather fast.

April 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Namrata Joshi
The Hindu
Dialogue scenes can be static, stand-and-deliver affairs. And Mr. Varman leaves the actors at sea; when the script calls for character complexity, the result usually reads as incoherence.

April 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Rachel Saltz
New York Times
A superlative piece of technical craft, one that rolls off several of the year's most beauteous shots.

April 19, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Mike McCahill
Guardian
Bollywood historical romance falls flat; some violence.

April 3, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

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

June 17, 2019 | Full Review…

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

May 9, 2019 | Full Review…

Musanna Ahmed
Film Inquiry
Kalank ends up impersonating one of those tragically dated Lucknowi nawabs that sees "character," rather than impending disaster, in the cracks of their dilapidated mansion walls.

April 19, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Rahul Desai
Film Companion
All-in-all, watch it for the performances and the opulence...

April 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Devesh Sharma
Filmfare
The movie retains its hauteur and attention to period haute couture even as it goes off the rails, finally chugging into its destination after leaving broken hearts and unmet ambitions in its wake.

April 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Nandini Ramnath
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