While recovering in the hospital, Amarjeet expresses that his last wish is to take a family photo titled " Kapoor & Sons, since 1921". Harsh is discouraging of Sunita's wish to open a catering business, and his past extramarital affair has blemished their relationship. While the brothers struggle to get along, their parents grapple with their troubled marriage. Their parents, Harsh and Sunita, favor Rahul for being successful, which upsets Arjun. Arjun, on the other hand, struggles to get his books published, resorting to working part-time as a bartender in Newark to make ends meet and writing in his spare time. Rahul is a successful writer based in London who appears to be the most mature in the family. Įstranged brothers Rahul and Arjun Kapoor are compelled to return to their childhood home in Coonoor when their 90-year-old grandfather Amarjeet suffers a heart attack. A Tamil remake of untitled film and was directed by Sundar. The film is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
A super hit, Kapoor & Sons earned ₹148 crore worldwide and received various awards and nominations including five Filmfare Awards. Made on a budget of ₹28 crore, it was released in cinemas on 18 March 2016 and received critical acclaim for its script, direction and cast performances. Marking the second collaboration between Malhotra and Bhatt after their debut together in Student of the Year, the film follows two estranged brothers who return to their dysfunctional family after their grandfather suffers a cardiac arrest. Exploring themes of a dysfunctional family, the film stars Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor. Kapoor & Sons, also known as Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921), is an Indian Hindi-language family comedy drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions, with Fox Star Studios serving as distributor and co-producer.