Females heart, soul of Kalank: Karan Johar

Mumbai: Celebrated filmmaker Karan Johar says actores Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sonakshi Sinha and Alia Bhatt are all playing pivotal roles in his multi-starrer production Kalank.

At the teaser launch of the film recently, Karan was asked about the thought behind introducing the female characters first.

Karan explained: "We are brought into this world by women. I am raised by strong women and I would say that these three women characters are the heart, soul and spine of Kalank. So, their strength, beauty and intellect (is something) men could never match up."

According to Alia, the film, which also stars male actors like Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapur, among others, is a true ensemble film as "every character is primary". Directed by Abhishek Verman, Kalank is releasing on April 17.