Kalank movie review

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#Kalank is a Dharma production inspired by the school of Bhansali. The final product is a half baked cake, although great to look at but final product is totally unappetizing.

The technical look of the film - from costumes to production design to cinematography are on point. The problem lies in the story and it's narrative, which results in a shoddy script that doesn't invest us in the directors vision. There are loaded dialogues that sound hollow and shallow, screenplay is choppy cutting from one scene to another that has no flow and editing is erratic esp when told in flashback scenes.

The ensemble cast had me high on expectations and each of them, while very talented, didn't work as a team for me. The chemistry between lead pair was as flat as a soda bottle opened for days. The arc of Alia's character has no backstory so remained a mystery making it hard for her talent to come out. Varun Dhawan looks good and is probably most earnest along actor here along with Sonakshi Sinha who are both convincing on their parts. Aditya Roy Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt do their emoting with eyes but don't collectively win a medal. Surprisingly Kunal Khemu convinced me quite a bit on his part.

Most Songs are unnecessary, except the title track that does wriggle a sentiment. Madhuris solo number is underwhelming with the whole facade for time and place, where the story is set in, gives me a cringe (esp the over CGX inspired inconsequential bull sequence). Also the background of partition is totally underutilized for a love story that is set as a period drama (Bollywood has done this way better in past).

If you do watch it once, check out the shawls of Sanjay Dutt and dresses/jewelry of the women in the film - the only two very striking things in the movie. I expect better from Dharma and Alia/Varun pairing.

On a lighter note, Has someone figured where those shawls are from? 😉