Madhuri Dixit talks about her role in Kalank, hopes she makes late Sridevi proud – details here
Last year in February, the iconic Bollywood star Sridevi passed away due to accidental drowning. Her untimely demise has left a void in the hearts of her family, fans and contemporaries. The tragic news even came as a shock to veteran actress Madhuri Dixit, who is filling in Sridevi’s shoes in Abhishek Verman’s upcoming directorial, Kalank. Recently, Madhuri opened up about the same.
The period drama is being produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and features Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles. Kalank will be set in the 1940s and reportedly, Madhuri will be seen playing the role of a courtesan.
Recently, in an interaction with DNA, the 51-year-old actress talked about taking up Sridevi’s part. She said, “When I was on the sets, I looked at it as just another role. But, yes, I was extremely emotional when Karan (Johar) asked me to take up her role. I hope I make her proud.”
Further, talking about her character in the movie, Madhuri said, “It is hard to talk about the character without revealing too much. When people watch the movie, they will realise how different it is from what I have done in my other films like Devdas where I played Chandramukhi. The role that I have here is poles apart from that.”
On the professional front, Madhuri made her comeback last year with Tejas Deoskar’s Marathi movie Bucket List. The diva was praised a lot for her performance in the same. Presently, she has been hogging the limelight due to her recently released movie, Total Dhamaal which stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh in key roles.
