Fawad Khan has got in to the skin of his character and his is the real standout performance in the movie after Rishi Kapoor. Nursing a dark secret of his own, Rahul is the catalyst for most of the subplots in the Kapoor story. Rahul Kapoor (Fawad Khan) : The achcha beta of the family, he's hot in looks and cool in attitude. Ratna Pathak is impressive as ever in a character which is slightly over the top and over reacts most of the time. Sunita Kapoor (Ratna Pathak) : She's the lady of the house and under severe emotional stress owing to her husbands suspected infidelity and her sons' sibling rivalry. Rajat Kapoor, a fine actor that he is, goes through the role effortlessly. Harsh Kapoor (Rajat Kapoor) : He's a father of two young sons cheating on his wife and going through a financial downside. Rishi Kapoor brilliantly transforms in to a nonagenarian with heavy prosthetics and right body language to deliver a memorable performance. Let me now have the priviledge of introducing you to each of the family members: Dadu Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor) : A naughty at 90 grandpa who has fun browsing Mandakini's 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili' (1985) videos on his "i-papad" and cheating his friends at a card game, Dadu is the eldest Kapoor who wants his family in a saath saath pose for a family pic. Welcome then to the Karan Johar version of 'Dil Dhadakne Do' (2015) meets 'Monsoon Wedding' (2001). Truly, every member of the Kapoor clan has his/her own dark secret to guard with insecurities abound. & Sons review : Take a short vacation to the scenic Coonoor to meet this ultimate dysfunctional family. Amarjeet is waiting for his younger son to return to complete the family pic but but is worried seeing his family's estranged relationship. But soon party goes hey wire when Anu arrives whom Sunita believes Harsh is having an affair while Amarjeet as an argument with his Sr friends during a bridge game. While Sr Kapoor is in hospital the family plan his birthday party which is on his day of discharge where at the party Rahul and Arjun meet Tia where Rahul clears the air that they don't have any relationship apart from business. He suddenly suffer an heart attack and is rushed to hospital by his son Harsh and his wife Sunita his grandsons Rahul whose writer in London and Arjun who works in New Jersey soon rush home.The Kapoor's aren't happy with each other as they seem to be and have a estranged relationship and frequent arguments in between this Rahul and Arjun meet Tia on separate occasions and develop a friendship. What follows is what families are made of … chaos, humor, heartache and redemption.Amrajeet Kapoor lives joyfully at the age of 90 his wish is to get a family photograph and mentioning Kapoor and Sons and frame it in the hall of his house.
While living under one roof, family secrets unravel and misunderstandings are on the verge of turning into tragedy. Rahul and Arjun, two estranged brothers are forced to return to their childhood home when their 90-year-old Grandpa gets a heart attack.
“Kapoor & Sons – Since 1921” is a dramedy that sure knows how to put the fun in “dysfunction”. Producers: Karan Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar
“Kapoor & Sons” is now playing in 153 theaters across North America.Ĭast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan and Rishi Kapoor The Times of India gave the all-star film four stars stating “Wicked, witty and wise, Kapoor & Sons does Karan Johar proud!” Bollywood Hungama also gave a four-star review remarking “Kapoor & Sons makes for an excellent movie that you must watch with your entire family!” Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, and Rishi Kapoor, the Karan Johar production grossed a terrific $598,084 in its second weekend in theaters to raise its ten-day total to $1.9 million which surpassed the $1.8 million of “Airlift.”Īfter ten days in North American theaters, “Kapoor & Sons” also beat out last year’s award-winning Deepika Padukone-Amitabh Bachchan hit “Piku” which grossed $1.8 million over the same number of days.īollywood films routinely drop by 60% or more in the second weekend but fantastic word-of-mouth for “Kapoor & Sons” has led to only a 39% decline. NEW YORK–The critically acclaimed film “Kapoor & Sons – Since 1921” has become the highest grossing Bollywood movie in North America this year surpassing Akshay Kumar’s blockbuster “Airlift” after only ten days of release.