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Kapoor & Sons

Kapoor & Sons

Since 1921.

20167.02h 17m

Overview

Returning home to visit their ill grandfather, two estranged brothers must confront their unresolved rivalry while their parents’ marriage frays.

Directed by Shakun Batra
Written by Shakun Batra, Spandan Mishra, Ayesha DeVitre
Produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Johar, Apoorva Mehta
Box OfficeBudget: $3.6MRevenue: $17.4M

Top Cast

Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra

Arjun Kapoor

Fawad Khan

Fawad Khan

Rahul Kapoor

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt

Tia Malik

Ratna Pathak Shah

Ratna Pathak Shah

Sunita Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Amarjeet Kapoor

Rajat Kapoor

Rajat Kapoor

Harsh Kapoor

A

Anahita Oberoi

Neetu Chachi

Vikram Kapadia

Vikram Kapadia

Shashi Chacha

P

Pradeep Pradhan

Kishore (Tia's Cook)

F

Fahim Shaikh

Boobly

Themes & Keywords

coming outloneliness

About Kapoor & Sons

Kapoor & Sons is a drama, romance, comedy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of coming out, loneliness. Directed by Shakun Batra, it stars Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt. Returning home to visit their ill grandfather, two estranged brothers must confront their unresolved rivalry while their parents’ marriage frays.

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