The
much
hyped
ensemble
movie
Kalank
hit
theatres
almost
a
year
ago
but
failed
to
live
up
to
audience's
expectations.
Kalank
was
a
film
that
was
close
to
its
producer
Karan
Johar's
heart
because
it
was
his
late
father,
Yash
Johar's
dream
project.
The
filmmaker,
who
is
about
to
come
up
with
his
next
big
ensemble
period
drama,
Takht,
this
time
as
a
director,
says
he
won't
make
the
same
mistakes
that
he
made
with
Kalank.
Regarding
the
latter,
he
says
he
accepts
full
responsibility.
Karan
was
speaking
to
Hindustan
Times
when
he
said,
"Whenever
a
film
fails,
you
can
always
say
that
a
group
makes
it,
so
everyone
is
equally
responsible.
But,
being
the
most
senior
member
of
that
group
in
terms
of
the
creative
crew
guiding
that
ship,
if
it
failed,
I'd
take
complete
responsibility
as
it
was
my
failure
more
than
anyone
else's."
Kalank
was
directed
by
Abhishek
Varman,
who
Karan
says
is
'an
exceptionally
talented
filmmaker'
who
worked
very
hard
to
achieve
the
visuals
and
storytelling
of
the
film.
He
added,
"I
really
failed
the
director
and
I
told
him
that
it's
not
his
failure
as
much
as
it's
mine
and
I
hope
we
can
go
beyond
this
with
the
next
film
we
do
together.
I
hope
we
can
erase
the
failure."
Kalank
featured
a
star
cast
including
Alia
Bhatt,
Varun
Dhawan,
Madhuri
Dixit,
Aditya
Roy
Kapur,
Sanjay
Dutt,
and
Sonakshi
Sinha.
Takht,
on
the
other
hand,
stars
Vicky
Kaushal,
Ranveer
Singh,
Alia
Bhatt,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Janhvi
Kapoor.
The
Mughal
era
based
film
depicts
the
relationship
between
Emperor
Aurangzeb
and
his
brother
Dara
Shikoh.
It
is
being
touted
as
Karan's
magnum
opus,
and
is
slated
for
a
Christmas
2021
release.