First poster of the much-awaited Kalank film is out. The Abhishek Varman film is a period drama with a star cast that includes Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Kunal Khemu, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt.

The film’s story has been in development for the last 15 years under the Dharma banner, coming from Karan Johar and his father Yash Johar. The story is set against the backdrop of Partition (1947). According to Karan Johar, the film is about “turbulent relationships and eternal love”.

 

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A film that was born in my heart and mind 15 years ago….a film I passionately believe in…the last film my father worked on before he left us….it was his dream to see this film come through….I couldn’t fulfil his dream then….my spirit was broken….but today his wish has found a relationship with celluloid….the story of turbulent relationships and eternal love has found a voice….the film has been woven,nurtured and visualised by ABHISHEK VARMAN….and the film Is KALANK! Set in the 40’s but it’s heart lives on…..TOMORROW the journey begins…..am excited …anxious and emotional about this one…I do hope you join us on our path to undying love…..#KALANK

A post shared by Karan Johar (@karanjohar) on Mar 6, 2019 at 6:24am PST

The team of the film shared the poster on social media, also giving a first glimpse into the character that Varun Dhawan is set to play in the film.

Karan Johar tweeted: “Presenting @Varun_dvn as Zafar! He flirts with life and danger! # Menof Kalank # Kalank…”

Presenting @Varun_dvn as Zafar! He flirts with life and danger! #MenOfKalank #Kalank
@duttsanjay #AdityaRoyKapur @aliaa08 @sonakshisinha @MadhuriDixit @abhivarman #SajidNadiadwala @apoorvamehta18 @foxstarhindi @DharmaMovies @NGEMovies pic.twitter.com/FakpffMi9Z

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 7, 2019

Alia Bhatt shared: “Fearless in love. Fearless for love. Super happy to present Zafar! # MenofKalank #Kalank…”

Fearless in love. Fearless for love. Super happy to present Zafar! #MenOfKalank #Kalank@Varun_dvn @MadhuriDixit @duttsanjay #AdityaRoyKapur @sonakshisinha @abhivarman @karanjohar #SajidNadiadwala @apoorvamehta18 @foxstarhindi @DharmaMovies @NGEMovies pic.twitter.com/YHYzfu77cq

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) March 7, 2019

Varun Dhawan too shared a post: “It’s been a hell of a journet playing this gem of a character. So guys, meet Zafar!#MenOfKalank#Kalank…”

 

It’s been a hell of a journey playing this gem of a character. So guys, meet Zafar! #MenOfKalank #Kalank @duttsanjay @aliaa08 @MadhuriDixit @duttsanjay #AdityaRoyKapur @sonakshisinha @abhivarman @karanjohar #SajidNadiadwala @apoorvamehta18 @foxstarhindi @DharmaMovies @NGEMovies pic.twitter.com/UGfWmVKxYh

— Varun ZAFAR Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) March 7, 2019

The actor’s character, Zafar, looks determined and fearless in the poster, and the shades of red in the background suggest a multitude of things. The film is also Dhawan’s fourth collaboration with Alia Bhatt after Student of the Year, Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya and Badrinath... The films done by the pair have done extremely well at the box office. We will also see the coming together of Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt almost after two decades.

The film has been produced by Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta, and co-produced by Fox Star Studios.

Principal photography of the film began in April 2018 and it is slated to release on April 2019.