David Dhawan, during a fireside chat at his film festival, revealed how *Kalank's* failure affected him and shared an amusing conversation with Sanjay Dutt about the film.
David Dhawan spoke about 'Kalank's failure
May 24, 2026
11:53 am
What's the storyFilmmaker David Dhawan recently opened up about his feelings regarding the failure of the 2019 film Kalank, which starred Sanjay Dutt and Varun Dhawan.
Speaking at a chat organized by PVR for the David Dhawan Film Festival, he said that the film's debacle had depressed him.
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