Karan
Johar
is
taking
responsibility
for
the
failure
of
Kalank.
Kalank
was
a
much
anticipated
film
this
year,
which
failed
to
live
up
to
audience's
expectations.
Having
a
huge
star
cast
of
Alia
Bhatt,
Madhuri
Dixit,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Varun
Dhawan,
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
and
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Kalank
was
the
talk
of
town
before
its
release.
Promising
a
grand
production
and
an
even
grander
story-telling,
it
looked
like
Kalank
was
going
to
be
KJo's
biggest
project
so
far.
Speaking
at
the
India
Today
Conclave
Mumbai,
Karan
Johar
addressed
the
failure
of
Kalank.
"We
just
released
a
film
that
was
a
global
disaster
[Kalank].
It
was
a
setback
for
us,"
he
said.
Although
Kalank
started
off
on
a
good
note
at
the
box
office,
it
eventually
fizzled
out.
Karan
went
on
to
add
that
it
is
not
the
big
production
houses
or
superstars
who
attract
audiences
and
hold
their
attention
in
the
cinemas
anymore.
Good
storytelling
has
taken
over.
He
said,
"I
don't
think
that
anyone
is
larger
than
other.
Everyone
is
doing
their
bit.
All
the
big
ticket
films
have
not
proved
their
worth.
It
is
no
longer
about
big
actors
or
sets
attracting
the
audience
but
the
content.
Writers
are
the
strongest
in
cinema
these
days.
We
are
in
an
industry
that
is
acknowledging
writers."
Taking
responsibility
for
the
film,
KJo
said,
"They
will
come
to
you
if
you
give
them
strong
content.
If
our
film
has
failed
at
the
box
office,
then
we
have
given
them
[audience]
something
wrong."
Karan
is
gearing
up
for
his
magnum
opus,
Takht.
The
film
is
going
to
be
a
multi
starrer
period
drama,
starring
Kareena
Kapoor,
Ranveer
Singh,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Alia
Bhatt,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Janhvi
Kapoor,
and
Anil
Kapoor.
The
film
will
release
sometime
in
late
2020.