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This touching film is made terrific by some great performances " especially by Fawad Khan in a ground-breaking role
Film: Kapoor & Sons
Stars: Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak.
Director: Shakun Batra
Stars: 3.5 out of 5
Watching Kapoor & Sons is a revelatory experience.
Producer Karan Johar doesn't always need designer-goods-laden actors, souped-up cars and mansions with sweeping staircases to pull off an engaging family drama. Sometimes, real people, less glycerine and even less melodrama can do the trick.
Director Shakun Bhatra's Kapoor & Sons, a story about two brothers who return home to the picturesque Coonoor, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, to visit their ailing grandfather, is a touching film made terrific by some great performances. Of course, that the two are supremely good-looking only helps matters.
Fawad Khan plays the suave Rahul, a successful novelist, with great conviction. He's the elder brother who's the golden grandson of the Kapoor family. He's kind, sincere and loving. But it's the scenes in which he reveals his vulnerable side that makes him truly shine. For once, Bollywood has also tackled non-conformist choices (you need to watch the film to know more) with great sensitivity.
The proverbial black sheep and the under-achiever is Arjun, played by Malhotra. He's good, but relatively raw when compared to the pitch-perfect performances by Khan and his on-screen parents, played by Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak. This is a film that isn't led by the heroics of a single chest-puffing hero. All the characters in this drama are flawed, but their imperfections make them endearing. The squabbles at the dinner table are so believable and played out so naturally, that you feel invested in them.
But the knock-out parts are in the interaction between the two brothers. The rivalry, their intimacy and the delicate strain of jealousy between siblings is subtly brought out. Batra does a fabulous job of not overdoing it.
Alia Bhatt, who plays the winsome Tia, is instantly likeable. Rishi, as the naughty granddad, is cute for most parts, but turns stoic towards the climax. His make-up was distracting.
The expectations hoisted on being the perfect child in an Indian family are wonderfully told in this film.
Kapoor & Sons flourishes as a unit and is the sum total of mature performances by the entire Kapoor clan.
Totally loved #KapoorAndSons . @_fawadakhan_ @S1dharthM @aliaa08 @mrrajatkapoor - Real n so close to our real life. @chintskap - rockstar
Te film tells the story of two brothers Rahul Kapoor (Fawad Khan) and Arjun Kapoor (Sidharth Malhotra)) who belongs to a dysfunctional family. They visit their parents Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak and their grandfather Rishi Kapoor in Coonor. Their parents are struggling with their own marriage. Rahul and Arjun ends up falling for the same girl Tia Singh (Alia Bhatt). What happens next? Watch the film to find out.
Set in a modern family, is essentially a two-seater vehicle that excuses itself from the banal and hackneyed prescription, but endorses the longstanding theme of opposites magnetize. 20 minutes into the film and you will realize that it is not a regular rom-com. Everyone has his own story in the film which is quite new for Indian audience. Their screenplay is designed to appeal mainly to the youngsters in the cities. In other words, the drama, like the thought, is very urbane and while it will be loved by the multiplex and city audiences, it won't quite be enjoyed by the audience in the smaller centres and of the single-screens.
The first half starts off very well and the audience enjoys the introduction of the various principal characters and the squabbles between Rahul and Arjun. The second half stand out for their brilliant conception, enactment and, of course, execution. Perhaps, the best part of the screenplay is that it is fresh and, therefore, not predictable, a quality very evident in the climax too. The film will make you laugh and cry but at the end you will have a smile on your face while leaving the hall.
Shakun Batra surprises once again with his mature direction in Kapoor and Sons. Though many will complain that the film will attract city audience only but there is no doubt that he has done an excellent job. He has handled the emotional family sequence very well. The editing is top notch.
The music by Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Arko has already become chartbuster. The songs like Bolna and Sathi Re are well written and composed. The cinematography and production values are also high.
Sidharth Malhotra has done an excellent job. He is superb in scenes with his family. Definitely he has come a long a way from Student of The Year as he has delivered a much mature performance.
The cross-border sensation Fawad Khan was pitch perfect in his role. His bonding with Sid was natural.
Alia Bhatt once again shines in Kapoor and Sons despite the fact that she had little less screen time as compared to her last films. The Highway actress underplays her girl nex door character with such elan that one can't but admire her.
Rishi Kapoor is absolutely fabulous. His body language and facial expressions deserve distinction marks. Ratna Pathak Shah is just too lovely. Her acting makes her character so believable. Rajat Kapoor lends admirable support.
On the whole Kapoor and Sons is slick, breezy and pleasant fare that should click with its target audience. It's an entertaining emotional family drama which you just cannot afford to miss this one. Go for it.
4/5
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