Abhishek Varman’s epic drama set in the 1940s is titled Kalank boasts an ensemble cast of Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapoor.
Varun Dhawan took to social media to share a picture of his battle-scarred body in the film.
And here are some more pictures from the shoot with Varun and Alia.
The inception of the idea by Karan Johar and his late father Yash Johar goes back 19 years. The period drama will also see Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment collaborate.
Sridevi was the first choice for the film, which was reportedly titled Shiddat earlier but after her demise in February, she was replaced by Madhuri Dixit.
“KALANK has been an emotional journey for me! A germ of an idea that I had nearly 15 years ago...a film that was in a pre production stage helmed by my father...am now proud to Pass it onto the extremely capable and visionary hands of our director Abhishek Varman! A beautifully structured story by Shibani Bathija and an exceptionally fluid narrative and screenplay by Abhishek.”Karan Johar confirmed
The film will go on floors by the end of April.
“18th April 2014, 2 States had released...18th April 2018 KALANK begins its journey...this multi starrer with a story will cross all borders, under the capable direction of Abhishek Varman. It be historic in the true sense of the word...I am genuinely happy to be back with the team Fox Star and Karan Johar..this film is special to all of us!!”Sajid Nadiadwala added
“Our creative and strategic partnership with Dharma Production and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the power houses of industry has been successful and rewarding. Our association with Dharma gave us an excellent opportunity to be associated with 100cr hits like Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Ae Dil Hain Mushkil and with NGE we presented back to back blockbusters - Judwaa 2 and Baaghi 2. We at Fox Star Studios are proud to be presenting Kalank, a movie with stellar and power packed cast of today’s era. With Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala coming together it will be a path breaker and great team to work.”Vijay Singh of Fox Star Studios
Kalank is slated to release on 19 April 2019.
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