Karan Johar's 2019 film Kalank, which starred Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and several others in lead roles, was a major box office disaster. Recently, at the trailer launch of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, filmmaker David Dhawan discussed his son's major box office flop and how it 'depressed' him.
Varun, David on how Kalank's failure disturbed them
At the trailer launch, Varun called Kalank the first flop of his career. He said, 'When I had my first flop, which happened after a couple of hits, it shook me very badly. I wondered, yeh kaise ho gaya, kyun ho gaya? This is because I had a row of hits. My father always told me that it is the law of averages.'
David Dhawan highlighted how the expensive film must have emptied producer Karan Johar's pockets. He said, 'There's one film of his that didn't work and it depressed me. It was a very big film. Karan Johar must have sold his last shirt to make that movie! That film was Kalank.'
Kalank was reportedly made on an estimated production and marketing budget of ₹150 crore.
David Dhawan teased Sanjay Dutt
Not just Varun and Karan, David shared that even Sanjay Dutt, who played a pivotal role in the film, was upset with its performance. He took the opportunity to tease him and said, 'I asked Sanjay Dutt, 'Tu kyun kiya yeh picture? Madhuri Dixit thi isliye?' Sanju was very upset during that film.'
About Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai is directed by David Dhawan. The film is produced by Ramesh Taurani and stars Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in lead roles. Manish Paul, Chunky Pandey, Jimmy Shergill and Mouni Roy play supporting roles.
