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you are making me imapatient now. kab ayega kal ki afternoon? šthanks for that lovely review.š
KAPOOR & SONS
Do not mistake Kapoor & Sons to be a romantic comedy where two brothers fall in love with the same girl, and the audience is left on their own to meander their way out of a complicated labyrinth of family values, cracked relationships, broken hearts, loving parents and self-sacrificing siblings. Also, you may give it a miss if you watch Karan Johar films to catch up with the upcoming trends in lehengas, ideas for wedding planning or to decide on the song to perform on for your best friend's sangeet ceremony. This film is different. This, although dramatic, is still identifiable and easily distinguishable from KJo's usual fairy tale-themed stories of crme de la crme.
As the film promotions have revealed, Kapoor & Sons is about a dysfunctional family whose head Amarjeet Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor) wants to bring his entire family together for his 90th birthday and for a family photo, which he wants to frame with the title, Kapoor and Sons, since 1921. The task, however, is not as simple as quirky, yet adorable grandpa wishes it to be. The problem is, the family members cannot stand each other for too long, and a few days of togetherness becomes too much a burden for them to bear, especially with their own issues with each other. The film goes beyond the realm of popular sensibilities and touches upon the whole idea of perfection within a family's sphere and how it is subjective.
Just when you start feeling that you know what's coming next, the master storyteller, Shakun Batra, gives you a glimpse of his intrinsic maturity in handling sensitive characters to reveal myriad facets of their psyche and undercurrents in their relationships. As director, Shakun not only manages to keep the narrative, which has ample opportunities to stray away from the main plot, in control, but also, successfully, achieves the right concoction of emotions and suspense to keep the audience interested till the end.
Power packed performances by almost perfect casting makes the narrative as real as it can get. Fawad Khan, as a successful novelist who is also the perfect child of his parents, plays his part to conviction. He uses every bit of his body to bring out the nuances of his character. Ratna Pathak Shah and Rajat Kapoor's performances take the narrative a notch higher by giving the storyline a sturdy anchorage. However, it is Rishi Kapoor who took the cake with his brilliant acting. Alia Bhat is effortless as naughty, cute and happy-go-lucky Tia while, Siddharth Malhotra is convincing as a resentful younger brother of a highly successful, pet-of-his parents' son.
The film's music, which is already picking up on the chartbusters, fits hand in glove with the storyline. This film may not be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of cinema, but it certainly is heartwarming enough to make you fall a little more in love with your family.
Director: Shakun Batra
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fawad Khan, Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhat
Stars: 3.5
http://www.theweek.in/movies/movie-review-kapoor-and-sons.html
Attending the family gathering of Kapoors in Coonoor, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, requires a strong stomach to digest and an ability to withstand two hours of bickering matches and heartbreaking moments.
Following lines of Philip Larkin spring to my mind after coming out of this feisty feast:
"Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf."
Human beings are trapped in a body confined by their own existence. There's no way out. It's not just our body that is trapped in a prison, but the environs around us are also a prison. Our inability to break free from others' thoughts and perceptions is exhausting. It is a curse that deepens like a coastal shelf. No matter how wonderful our reality is, our minds are always trapped in depravity. Director Shakun Batra tries to break through this stereotype and makes us feel the creeping horror of love and loss running in our veins.
"Kapoor and Sons" is an intricate story about social expectations and tacit desires. Batra, as the director, stages the characters' troubled lives with a dash of saccharinity, a pinch of eccentricity and few drops of sublimity.
The screenplay revolves around betrayals, familial resentments and dark secrets. The writers Ayesha Devitre Dhillon and Batra have mounted an emotionally complex film that remains faithful to its genre. Batra and Dhillon maintain the film's temperature at a controlled simmer and proficiently bring it to the boil.
The dialogue is so deftly penned that even the dining table squabbles seem totally unscripted, which makes the experience richly rewarding, though challenging to endure.
Fawad Khan utterly dominates "Kapoor and Sons" with his charismatic screen presence. Batra explores the actor's strikingly mysterious ability to arouse both horror and pity at his character's flaws. Khan turns out to be Batra's top player, loading Rahul with an ability to look vulnerable on the screen.
Khan's a formidable artist, an actor par excellence. He serves "Kapoor and Sons" well and honestly throughout.
Ratna Pathak Shah is the best she has been in years. Shah gives a darkly delicious performance that is a guarantee that you're going to get a poignant hangover in this brilliant film. As for Rajat Kapoor, he steals the thunder with yet another atmospheric and impeccable performance that depicts depths of agony, anger and remorse building within him. Marvelous!
With Kapoor and Shah in top form, "Kapoor and Sons" builds a mood of mournful romance that never lets go.
It's difficult to decide between Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra for supporting honours: seeing them portray such substantial roles is a sheer pleasure. Malhotra's Arjun is a deceptively complex person, wandering around in the guise of simplicity. That is by all means an achievement for Malhotra to have accomplished what his character demanded. On the other hand, Bhatt dives into Tia's spirit so comfortably that she almost wins your attention without asking for it.
Rishi Kapoor is wonderful in a film that rests on his shoulders completely. He uplifts the narrative with his endearing performance as the head of Kapoor clan.
Overall, "Kapoor and Sons" provides tentative, touching romance and ample humour. It is a life affirming and sublimely uplifting experience that evokes both nostalgia and sadness.
You end up leaving the cinema reluctantly, as if taking off a warm fur coat when it's still chilly inside on a fine winter night.
tum humsafar bhool gayi ho kya? That mother was pure evil though she loved her son to bits. š
Do not mistake Kapoor & Sons to be a romantic comedy where two brothers fall in love with the same girl, and the audience is left on their own to meander their way out of a complicated labyrinth of family values, cracked relationships, broken hearts, loving parents and self-sacrificing siblings. Also, you may give it a miss if you watch Karan Johar films to catch up with the upcoming trends in lehengas, ideas for wedding planning or to decide on the song to perform on for your best friend's sangeet ceremony. This film is different. This, although dramatic, is still identifiable and easily distinguishable from KJo's usual fairy tale-themed stories of crme de la crme.
As the film promotions have revealed, Kapoor & Sons is about a dysfunctional family whose head Amarjeet Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor) wants to bring his entire family together for his 90th birthday and for a family photo, which he wants to frame with the title, Kapoor and Sons, since 1921. The task, however, is not as simple as quirky, yet adorable grandpa wishes it to be. The problem is, the family members cannot stand each other for too long, and a few days of togetherness becomes too much a burden for them to bear, especially with their own issues with each other. The film goes beyond the realm of popular sensibilities and touches upon the whole idea of perfection within a family's sphere and how it is subjective.
Just when you start feeling that you know what's coming next, the master storyteller, Shakun Batra, gives you a glimpse of his intrinsic maturity in handling sensitive characters to reveal myriad facets of their psyche and undercurrents in their relationships. As director, Shakun not only manages to keep the narrative, which has ample opportunities to stray away from the main plot, in control, but also, successfully, achieves the right concoction of emotions and suspense to keep the audience interested till the end.
Power packed performances by almost perfect casting makes the narrative as real as it can get. Fawad Khan, as a successful novelist who is also the perfect child of his parents, plays his part to conviction. He uses every bit of his body to bring out the nuances of his character. Ratna Pathak Shah and Rajat Kapoor's performances take the narrative a notch higher by giving the storyline a sturdy anchorage. However, it is Rishi Kapoor who took the cake with his brilliant acting. Alia Bhat is effortless as naughty, cute and happy-go-lucky Tia while, Siddharth Malhotra is convincing as a resentful younger brother of a highly successful, pet-of-his parents' son.
The film's music, which is already picking up on the chartbusters, fits hand in glove with the storyline. This film may not be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of cinema, but it certainly is heartwarming enough to make you fall a little more in love with your family.
Director: Shakun Batra
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fawad Khan, Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhat
Stars: 3.5
Never been so overwhelmed after a watching a film. Mad props to @shakunbatra, @karanjohar & the writers for making a gem like #KapoorAndSons
Finally it's @_fawadakhan_! Towering high, delivering an outstanding performance & proving again what a great actor he is! #KapoorAndSons
Then there's @chintskap! The main man and the soul of #KapoorAndSons. Major respect for him and Ratna Pathak Shah who's equally terrific!
.@aliaa08 continues to wow. She's phenomenal. And @S1dharthM shines bright. He's extremely endearing and absolutely charming. #KapoorAndSons
Loudest applause for director @shakunbatra & the writers of #KapoorAndSons. Never has a family drama been so heartwarming and heartbreaking.
If there's one film you should definitely watch this year, make sure it's #KapoorAndSons. What a gem! Makes you laugh & cry in equal measure
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