Kapoor & Sons articulates, not the predicted love triangles which the posters and media have (perhaps deliberately) promoted, but the joys and pains, the struggles of women who know they are not perfect, but could be so much more. In centering the character of Ratna Pathak, the film enters a territory considerably less explored by Bollywood mainstream and thus allows for a more layered experience of middle class families with all their foibles, energies and disappointments.
As the sons negotiate between their life-giving energy of their grandfather and the simmering tensions between their parents, the family unravels. Tia, played by Alia Bhatt is really a red herring in the plot, almost unnecessary but for being a catalyst in the relationship between the two brothers.
The real plot surrounds the parents, wife Sunita and husband Harsh whose 35-year-old marriage has resulted in an anniversary gift of a mixer. Old dreams remain, of starting a bakery based on old family recipes. The money saved up for that has been used by her husband to pay old dues as the business he started is not doing very well. Outlets for his pent up frustrations and guilt for not being successful are elsewhere.
Traditionally, the onus of picking up the pieces of this crumbling family would fall on Sunita, the nurturer, the rock of the family on whom the children, her husband and her father-in-law fall when in trouble (and for home food). Except that here, she is herself flawed.
Unable to hide her preference for one son over the other, she acts on that hubris. Unable to accept a difference in the son she had perceived as being perfect, she rejects him, blaming herself, somewhat typically, for what she sees as his flaw. Unable to retain the face of the perfect hostess, she ruins the much awaited ninetieth birthday party with a public display of anger.
She is ambitious for herself, only to see those ambitions fail for lack of support. She is loving but her love is flawed. She is a wife whose capacity for forgiveness is tested. Sunita is flawed, because she is real. Struggling between imperfect people, she cannot see her own imperfections until forced against a wall.
Their characters are more ruffled and layered and therefore more credible than their pancake-wearing predecessors. The arguments and quarrels are delivered in tones associated with normal humans rather than creatures of the opera. The songs remain, but they are often relegated to the background. All ends well, but at a price.
Rahul is a best-selling author, while Arjun is a floater with his own writing aspirations. When neighbour Tia (Alia Bhatt) meets each of the brothers separately, her heart beats, quite naturally, for the long-lashed, accomplished and mature Rahul, but she gets along better with the easy-going and boyish Arjun.
Another piece of parallel editing similarly drowns out the impact of the big secrets shared by Harsh, Sunita and Rahul. Kapoor & Sons wants to expose the rot that often exists within Indian families, but it loves the toppings far too much to do so in a wholly convincing manner.
All families do not fall apart and re-congeal in a systematic manner, and perhaps the biggest mystery about this social unit is its endurance. The movie does not address this conundrum, but it goes some way towards recognising the cracks that are often scrubbed out of the family album.
Rishi Kapoor barely appears to be a man short of a century, but he owns most of the light moments, including the one in which he reminds his grandsons during a marijuana-imbibing session that everything was more fun in his time.
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I can't wait to see Gehraiyaan but before that watched this film for third time and it's still surprisingly one of my favorite hindi film from last ten years. Rishi Kapoor pleading his grandsons to come to home via video call still makes me cry like hell and you betcha I cried today as well. Beautiful film filled with great moments. No way this film is perfect but it's way too personal for me.
I honestly didn't expect I'd cry over this movie, I know I'm emotionally very sensitive person but still it hit me like real hard. I was watching this on my train journey hoping something wholesome but made me weep so much. This movie beautifully explores the frailty and nuances of the dysfunctional family, every character are splendidly written. There isn't much plot in there, just the events unfolding like a domino effect one after another disaster and the ultimate payoff at the end. Every actor were amazing I'd say and very empathetic too, everyone got their spotlight honestly I didn't expect Fawad Khan to be this good in this, Alia Bhatt is so pretty in this too I loved her character as well but I wish they given her more screentime.
Tusshar Kapoor hosted a birthday party for his son Laksshya, who turned 7 on Thursday. The bash was attended by family members and close friends. Tusshar Kapoor's father Jeetendra and sister Ekta Kapoor were pictured at the party. Other guests at the party included friend and actor Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor's sons Taimur and Jeh Ali Khan. Kareena Kapoor and Tusshar Kapoor have featured in multiple films together and their sons Taimur and Laksshya attend school together.
On his son's birthday, Tusshar Kapoor posted this picture on Instagram and he wrote in the caption, "When the birthday boy is doing summersaults and the kids don't wanna go home you know you've got a blockbuster! Happy birthday my bachcha, the years are going by too fast with you buddy." Esha Deol commented on the post, "Happy birthday to the loveliest Laksshya . Radhya, Miraya and I love you."
Tusshar Kapoor is a single parent. Laksshya was born via surrogacy in the year 2016. Speaking of parenting, in an interaction with Times Of India a few years ago, he said, "I feel like I'm taking the right step. And as of today, I feel like my day is fulfilled because I have so many things to do with my son. There's no other option I could have opted for, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. I will not share my son with anybody in the world right now or in the future. So, all's well that ends well."
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