Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, and Aditya Roy Kapur starrer Kalank released in April this year. The film turned out to be a flop at the box office and recently Varun spoke about the failure of the movie.
While talking to a news agency, he said, "It affected me. The film wasn't liked by the audience. And it deserved not to do well. It is very clear if the audience likes a film it should do well and they did not like Kalank. It is learning for me. I have processed it and learned what I had to from it and (I am taking it in stride).”
"Sometimes something doesn't work and then overall things go wrong. It is for the first time I went through failure and it had to affect me. If it did not affect me, it would mean I don't love my films. I love my films to death. I am glad it affected me. Now I am in a good space. And I am excited about my next film Street Dancer and looking forward to doing Coolie No 1," the actor added.
While Varun has been a part of films that were semi-hits and average at the box office, it was for the first time when a movie starring him turned out to be a flop at the box office.
Varun’s next release is Street Dancer in which he collaborates with the team of ABCD 2. The movie is being directed by Remo D’Souza and stars Shraddha Kapoor opposite film. ABCD 2 was a blockbuster at the box office, so the expectations from Street Dancer are also quite high. The film will be releasing during the Republic Day weekend next year and it will be clashing with Kangana Ranaut’s Panga.
The actor also has the remake of Coolie No. 1 which will be directed by his father David Dhawan. The movie stars Sara Ali Khan as the female lead. This will be Varun’s third collaboration with his father. It is slated to release on 1st May 2020.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads not guilty to murder of BBC presenter's family
A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in a crossbow and knife attack.
Kyle Clifford, who also faces charges of rape, appeared via video link at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday.
Clifford, arrested in July after a manhunt, is charged with three counts of murder, one count each of rape and false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons – a 10-inch knife and a crossbow.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session.
He is expected to enter a plea for that charge at a later date.
The victims were Carol Hunt, 61, wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.
An earlier hearing revealed that Louise had been found tied up and that both she and her sister had been shot with a crossbow, while their mother had been stabbed with a knife.
The fatal attack occurred at the family’s home in Bushey, a commuter town near Watford, northwest of London.
(With inputs from AFP)