Kalank's opening day domestic collection is ₹21.60 crore. She says, 'The film is an operatic fantasy filled with staggering sets, swirling fabric and heartache, but to enjoy it, you must wholly suspend disbelief. The result is beautiful but tedious, an opera that needed a stout songstress to warble through it midway.' Nandini Ramnath writing in the Scroll.in points out that the movie glamorized the partition by replicating kitsch aesthetic, and added, “The sets that are meant to enhance the big-screen experience end up creating a distance from the messiness of the emotional conflicts.” Anupama Chopra of Film Companion rating it with three stars out of five opines that Kalank is likely to be the most visually stunning film of this year.
He feels that 'it is a stunningly plated meal, but needed salt.' He says, 'Directed by Abhishek Varman and shot by the masterful Binod Pradhan, the makers of Kalank not only want every frame to be a painting, but every dialogue a proverb, every scene a portent. The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact the characters all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces.' Raja Sen writing for Hindustan Times rated the film with two and half stars out of five and praised Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit for shining in stunning but soulless film. It is worth a viewing not only for what it says, but also for how it says it.' Writing for The Indian Express Shubhra Gupta gives it one and half star out of five and says, ' Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen. Writing for NDTVSaibal Chatterjee praises Madhuri Dixit and Alia Bhatt for their screen presence and concludes long review as, ' Kalank has unmistakable contemporary resonance because it celebrates the transformative power of love and reconciliation in a time of rampant discord. Taran Adarsh rates the film with two stars out of five and though praised the star cast for their acting he finds the film 'disappointing'. Raja Sen calls it '.an opera that needed a stout songstress to warble through it midway.' Rachit Gupta of The Times Of India finds, ' Kalank a true labour of love that tells you a story laced with beautiful moments that will tug you at your heartstrings.' Praising the acting of ensemble cast he rates it with three stars out of five. Alia Bhatt announced the film wrapped on 19 January 2019. Sonakshi Sinha has finished filming her part in Kalank. The third schedule of filming was postponed due to injuries to Bhatt, Dhawan and Kapur and was rescheduled to commence two weeks later. She is paired opposite Kapur in the film. Sonakshi Sinha joined the cast from 14 June 2018 for a fifteen-day filming schedule. On 2 June 2018, a few leaked stills from the film showed Dixit donning an anarkali outfit and pasa/jhumar (hair jewellery). Rehearsals for a second dance number featuring Dhawan, Kapur and Kriti Sanon began on. Filming of an introductory song featuring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Kiara Advani with nearly 500 backup dancers was completed on. Madhuri Dixit and Aditya Roy Kapur joined the cast from. Principal photography commenced in Film City, Mumbai on 18 April 2018.