Karan Johar's 'Kalank' was undoubtedly one of the much-anticipated films of this year, however, it left audiences unimpressed post the release not me. I was thrilled, mesmerized. Helmed by Abhishek Varman starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapur in lead roles the film couldn't create magic at the box office. Even though individual performances were praised the film failed to attract more footfalls at the theaters.
The film is a romantic drama set during the Partition, which also forewarns us about the bittersweet story of love and betrayal. The story is based in a town called Husnabad, near Lahore, a few years before the Partition of India and Pakistan. At the heart of this visual extravaganza, is the story of how eternal love goes beyond the norms and rules of society, the trappings of religion, all other physical and man-made boundaries. It is the saga of six lives against the tumultuous times of the partition.
Set 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 the both worlds crashing down.
Many of my friends felt it boring. Loved the costumes and the extravagant sets. Songs and Dances were amazing. Loved some of the dialogues as well:
Jab kisi aur ki barbaadi apni jeet jaisi lage ... toh humse zyada barbaad aur koi nahi hai is duniya mein
Kuch rishtey karzon ki tarah hote hai ... unhe nibhana nahi, chukana padta hai
Umeed sirf intezar karati hai ... sachai nahi badalti
Mohabbat aur nafrat dono ke rang laal hai ... lekin fark yeh hai ki nafrat se duniya barbaad ho jaati hai ... aur mohabbat mein khud barbaad hona padta hai ... phir bhi kalank aksar mohabbat pe lagta hai
For me, it was a visually stunning film, topped with great performances.
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