The Blind last year about the mediocre script was about Kalank

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A lot of people guess was either Shamshera (announced in May), Panipat (Announced in February) or Kalank (full cast revealed in April)


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Posted: 6 years ago
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This makes no sense whatsoever. If it was clear last year that it has a mediocre script then why not change it then while it's still in the early stages of production? Did KJo and Nadiadwala not listen to anyone's warnings? Or was this a case of simple arrogance, overconfidence, and over estimating your own and your stars' value? Is this why they also put it 9 days before Avengers?
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Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

This makes no sense whatsoever. If it was clear last year that it has a mediocre script then why not change it then while it's still in the early stages of production? Did KJo and Nadiadwala not listen to anyone's warnings? Or was this a case of simple arrogance, overconfidence, and over estimating your own and your stars' value? Is this why they also put it 9 days before Avengers?


It was KJo's 80 crore Swaha (burning money) to present his Bitiya as the classical heroine in a period movie so that directors like SLB, Rajamouli give her female lead roles in their movies . Poor Madhuri, Sanju, Sona, Adi and Varun got burnt in the process of glorifying Bitiya Rani aka Queen Alia
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Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

This makes no sense whatsoever. If it was clear last year that it has a mediocre script then why not change it then while it's still in the early stages of production? Did KJo and Nadiadwala not listen to anyone's warnings? Or was this a case of simple arrogance, overconfidence, and over estimating your own and your stars' value? Is this why they also put it 9 days before Avengers?



I think overconfidence in Varun and Alia. I think he underestimated them in Badrinath.

Alia got 2 big movies based off this movie.
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It was KJo's 80 crore Swaha (burning money) to present his Bitiya as the classical heroine in a period movie so that directors like SLB, Rajamouli give her female lead roles in their movies . Poor Madhuri, Sanju, Sona, Adi and Varun got burnt in the process of glorifying Bitiya Rani aka Queen Alia



Suddenly it makes sense why both those big films were announced before Kalank's release. Extra hype for Alia and Kalank. But it might have been a better PR move make the announcements after Kalank. That way it could be said that Alia's stardom and status isn't affected by Kalank's debacle. Hindsight I guess. This is why I think no one thought it would get trashed this badly.
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Thank God Sridevi dodged this Kalank! 😊

Would never have wanted this to be her swan song.
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Originally posted by: jb508



I think overconfidence in Varun and Alia. I think he underestimated them in Badrinath.

Alia got 2 big movies based off this movie.



OK it makes sense because Varia have a huge fan base. But then why not delay all that lovey dovey Aloobir stuff till after Kalank's release? It wouldn't have saved the script or the movie but it could have given it a bigger opening. It seems like the only thing KJo did to add a few crores to the total was move the release from 19th to 17th, and then he abandoned his movie and his kids and moved on to SOTY2.
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Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly



Suddenly it makes sense why both those big films were announced before Kalank's release. Extra hype for Alia and Kalank. But it might have been a better PR move make the announcements after Kalank. That way it could be said that Alia's stardom and status isn't affected by Kalank's debacle. Hindsight I guess. This is why I think no one thought it would get trashed this badly.


After Kalank, those 2 directors would not have been fooled to sign Alia in their movies. KJo played on them cunningly by hyping Aloo's classical avatar, thats why he released Ghar Morey song first before any other song. KJo guessed Kalank would be a debacle, basically Kalank was just a decorated vehicle to present Alia as a classical heroine
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Originally posted by: pallavi25


It was KJo's 80 crore Swaha (burning money) to present his Bitiya as the classical heroine in a period movie so that directors like SLB, Rajamouli give her female lead roles in their movies . Poor Madhuri, Sanju, Sona, Adi and Varun got burnt in the process of glorifying Bitiya Rani aka Queen Alia


Agreed, with one tiny change: it's a 150 cr budget movie.
Very erxpensive audition tape for Aloo...

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