![]() ![]() Satya, Dev and Dev’s father Balraj (Sanjay Dutt) agree. However, she has a condition – Dev will have to marry her first and only then she’ll move into the house of the Chaudhrys. Roop at first rejects Satya’s offer but upon knowing her medical condition, she agrees. ![]() The families of Roop and Satya go back a long way. Her search takes her to Rajputana, Rajasthan where Roop (Alia Bhatt) resides. Realizing that Dev will be shattered after her demise, she decides to find a second wife for him. Satya Chaudhry (Sonakshi Sinha), wife of Dev Chaudhry (Aditya Roy Kapur) is diagnosed with cancer and she is told that she has just a year or maximum two years to live. Ultimately, this is a movie with grand aims, but it overstays its welcome - its runtime is 166 minutes - and begins to feel like a parody by the end.KALANK is the story of lovers not destined to be together. Unfortunately Kalank is unlikely to win them over, nor is it likely to entertain audiences already familiar with Bollywood. ![]() ![]() The historical backdrop of pre-independence India and the civil unrest that ensues might entice some viewers to dip their toe into a movie industry that they are unfamiliar with. There is a touch too much slow-motion - albeit fitting for the melodramatic tone - and the derivative soundtrack features a motif lifted directly from Titanic that plays relentlessly throughout the movie. But thanks to a strong cast, for the most part, it plays out convincingly. As a result, it can feel a little off-kilter for Western audiences. The key hook of the story - a woman befriending her friend's husband in order to marry him after her friend dies - is culturally very different from how it might play in a movie from the West. This Bollywood movie is a big-budget affair and - one questionable CGI bull aside - is beautifully shot with a grand sense of scale. ![]()
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