Kapoor & Sons -- Since 1921

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Kapoor & Sons -- Since 1921

Released Mar 18, 2016

2h 12m

Drama

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A man (Sidharth Malhotra) and his brother (Fawad Khan) fall for the same woman (Alia Bhatt) while visiting their parents and grandfather in Coonoor, India.

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Namrata Joshi

The Hindu

Kapoor and Shah bicker brilliantly, and with great dignity at that. Khan is expectedly charming and delightfully at ease with his personable self.

Jan 2, 2019

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Rachel Saltz

New York Times

Even though "Kapoor & Sons" goes from lightly comic to more darkly dramatic to pretty overtly melodramatic, it never loses its lived-in quality or plunges into the absurd.

Mar 20, 2016

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

Kapoor and Sons is more of a family film than Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham ever was.

Nov 1, 2023

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

And as this is an intense melodrama, we wouldn't have it any other way. Sexuality, infidelity, child favoritism, death, lying, stealing, drugs -- there are plenty of juicy morsels to wring the drama out of.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 14, 2022

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Anna M.M. Vetticad

Firstpost

Kapoor & Sons is hilarious, heartwarming and heartbreaking rolled in one. It does not wear its social conscience on its sleeve, but make no mistake about this: it has one.

May 8, 2019

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Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Reuters

In spite of the obvious lack of depth, and the rather predictable problems and solutions, Kapoor and Sons is powered by some great performances...Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak Shah are fiery but it is Fawad Khan who steals the show.

Nov 16, 2018

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Vinay Sainath C

Kapoor & Sons is an all-embracing family drama that provides you an exhaustive emotional workout. Tears, smiles, laughs - this movie churns them all out of you in good measure. A refreshing difference from the glorified family drama movies of that time, Kapoor & Sons portrays real-life struggles families often face - infidelity, jealousy, acceptance among others. The cast is stellar with Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shaw, Fawad Khan and Rajat Kapoor stealing the show. Sidharth Malhotra feels a bit mechanical at times while Alia Bhatt is a tad under-utilised as an actor. Clearly, this is Shakun Batra's finest movie. Kapoor & Sons is one of the best family dramas made since the 2000s. If you love emotional roller-coasters that leave you warm and fuzzy in the end, this one's for you!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Ashish P

Filled with great performances by the entire cast and a family story that can tug at your heartstrings, Kapoor & Sons prove that bollywood is at its best when it works on a personal level

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Paras J

I usually don't cry. I cried.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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Audience Member

Bollywood's answer to Hollywood's mystic River in some sense, if not exactly same in its authenticity.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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arun s

I did not feel so impressed with this film like others as it has a hackaneyed way in dealing with certain conflicts.. Overall decent film with good performances.Siddharth characterisation lacked finesse as compared to Fawad's and also not everyone speaks Hindi in Ooty.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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It went on for too long, creating one unnecessary problem after another, and then rushing to conclude everything at the very end. The writers missed every opportunity to tell the story about the kapoor family in an organized and thoughtful way. It was a complete waste of time, to be honest, and the son coming out as gay towards the end of the movie was completely pointless, adding to my point about creating too many unnecessary obstacles.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

A man (Sidharth Malhotra) and his brother (Fawad Khan) fall for the same woman (Alia Bhatt) while visiting their parents and grandfather in Coonoor, India.

Director: Shakun Batra
Producer: Hiroo Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta
Screenwriter: Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, Shakun Batra
Distributor: FIP
Production Co: Dharma Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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