Kalank: Madhuri Dixit To Play A Courtesan, Sanjay Dutt Turns Raja?
Karan Johar pulled off one of the biggest casting coups of recent times when he got Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha onboard for Kalank.
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Karan
Johar
pulled
off
one
of
the
biggest
casting
coups
of
recent
times
when
he
got
Sanjay
Dutt,
Madhuri
Dixit,
Varun
Dhawan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
and
Sonakshi
Sinha
onboard
for
Abhishek
Varman's
Kalank.
The
film
already
hit
the
shooting
floors
in
April.
Sometime
back,
there
were
reports
that
Madhuri
Dixit
will
be
playing
the
role
of
a
dance
teacher
in
the
film.
A
Mid-day
report
read,
"
Madhuri,
who
is
known
for
her
dancing
skills,
will
be
seen
playing
mentor
to
Bhatt
and
Advani's
characters.
In
fact,
Advani
is
only
making
a
cameo
appearance
in
a
special
song.
Madhuri
is
undergoing
rigorous
preparation
for
the
role."
However,
the
latest
development
suggests
that
contrary
to
these
reports,
Madhuri's
role
is
different
in
Kalank.
Scroll
down
to
read
more-
Madhuri
Turns
Courtesan
For
Kalank
A
Pinkvilla
report
says
that
Madhuri
is
all
set
to
revisit
her
'Devdas'
days
for
this
film.
It
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"Madhuri
Dixit
will
be
playing
a
courtesan
in
the
movie
which
is
a
period
drama.
She
is
a
trained
Kathak
dancer
in
the
movie,
who
teaches
others
the
dance
form.
It's
Going
To
Be
All
Hard
Work
The
source
further
added,
"Given
her
knowledge
and
mastery
on
dance,
especially
Kathak,
this
one
is
easy
for
her.
Despite
that,
she
is
putting
in
4-5
hours
for
the
rehearsals.
Currently,
due
to
the
promotions
of
Bucket
List,
she
is
slightly
caught
up.
But
once
that
gets
done,
she
will
be
leaving
no
stone
unturned
for
the
movie."
Her
Role
Is
Different
From
What
She
Played
In
Devdas
"Though
Madhuri
Dixit's
character
in
Devdas
was
of
a
courtesan,
it
is
very
different
from
what
she
has
in
Kalank.
The
angle
to
this
is
different
and
hence
it
won't
be
anything
like
Chandramukhi,"
the
source
further
added.
Wait,
What!
The
source
further
said,
"While
Madhuri
Dixit
plays
this
character,
Sanjay
Dutt
portrays
the
role
of
a
Raja.
But
at
this
moment,
not
much
can
be
revealed
about
his
character.
Only
when
he
begins
shooting,
things
will
be
slightly
clearer.
Right
now,
the
director
is
shooting
with
Alia
Bhatt,
Varun
Dhawan,
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
and
Sonakshi
Sinha'.
One
Of
The
Most
Awaited
Films
Kalank
has
already
created
an
immense
curiosity
for
it
brings
back
one
of
Bollywood's
most
iconic
jodis
and
rumoured
ex
flames-
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Madhuri
Dixit
back
together
on
the
celluloid
after
a
gap
of
twenty
years.
The
duo
had
last
shared
screen
space
in
Mahanta.
Speaking
about
Kalank,
producer
Karan
Johar
had
said,
"
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.