Alia Bhatt opens up about Kalank's box-office performance | Photo Credit: Instagram



Abhishek Varman's Kalank, co-starring Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles, released on Wednesday. The period drama, which was one of this year's most anticipated films, garnered attention for its grandeur and beauty, but failed to create a mark at the box-office.

At a recent event held in Mumbai, Alia reacted to the film's performance at the box-office. Not one to run away from the truth, Alia accepted that the film hasn't been able to do well. She said that the fate of any film ultimately lies in the hands of the audience and if they haven't accepted something, then the film shouldn't do well.

Adding that she won't analyze the film's performance, Alia said that as people in the film business, they need to accept, move on and come back with something that doesn't disappoint.

She told the reporters present, “Analyse toh mai nahi karugi because that's something that is not required. Janta ki adaalat sabse badi adaalat hoti hai and when the audience does not accept the film, then the film should not do well, that's just the way it is. Aur hume bas accept karke aage try karna hai to come back and make sure to not disappoint this time.”

On its opening day, the film had minted Rs 21.60 crore. The film's earnings for the next consecutive days were 11.45 crore, 11.60 crore, and 9.75 crore respectively. The film's total box-office collection on day four stood at Rs 54.50 crore. While the figure of the fifth day isn't out yet, trade analyst and movie critic Taran Adarsh had ruled out big business on Sunday.

Set in 1945 in the pre-independence British era, the film was jointly produced by Dharma Productions, Fox Star Studios and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and was helmed at a budget of Rs 150 crore.

On the film front now, Alia has several films lined up including Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra, SS Rajamouli's RRR, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshallah, Karan Johar's Takht and Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2.