
Close to the Horizon(2019)
Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.


Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent India, the elite, opulent and solemn world of the Chaudhry family, and the wild, mysterious and musical underbelly of the town, Hira Mandi, clash when Roop Chaudhry encounters Zafar, a daredevil from Hira Mandi, unleashing deep-buried truths, secrets of betrayal and affairs that threaten to bring both worlds crashing down.

Alia Bhatt
Roop Chaudhry

Varun Dhawan
Zafar

Aditya Roy Kapur
Dev Chaudhry

Sanjay Dutt
Balraj Chaudhry

Madhuri Dixit
Bahaar Begum

Sonakshi Sinha
Satya Chaudhry

Kunal Khemu
Abdul

Kiara Advani
Lajjo

Achint Kaur
Saroj: Chaudhry household's housekeeper

Pawan Chopra
Dharampal Sami: Roop's father
Kalank is a drama, romance film released in 2019 exploring themes of blacksmith, terminal illness, caste system, illegitimate son, publishing house, semi-narrative. Directed by Abhishek Varman, it stars Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur. Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent India, the elite, opulent and solemn world of the Chaudhry family, and the wild, mysterious and musical underbelly of the town, Hira Mandi, clash when Roop Chaudhry encounters Zafar, a daredevil from Hira Mandi, unleashing deep-buried truths, secrets of betrayal and affairs that threaten to bring both worlds crashing down.
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