It’s an Indian staple for dutiful sons to take up their father’s mantles. The charming yet problematic Amarjeet is a relic of a bygone Bollywood who has to witness those ancient tropes perish. But as Sunita says during the photo shoot, “this drama has been a bit too much” and she’s tired of pretending. The plot is driven by grandfather Amarjeet’s ( Rishi Kapoor) wish to have a happy family portrait. Kapoor & Sons is about image and pretence. Harsh’s death is tragic because nothing is resolved or forgiven. He’s a sad, broken man asking for forgiveness, but it’s a bit too late for him. Harsh isn’t presented as sympathetic when caught in the act. But the pressure Harsh puts on himself to be the sole provider inspires further insecurities and eventually drives him to adultery. Thankfully, Arjun sorts things out with Rahul because he properly communicates. Being the ‘lesser’ sibling almost consumes Arjun. We see this sentiment with Arjun when he refuses Rahul’s money. Harsh finds it shameful to borrow money from his brother for their father’s medical expenses. He has to be the staunch figurehead of the family but Harsh can barely keep their finances together. Harsh Kapoor ( Rajat Kapoor), Sunita’s husband, isn’t a beacon of warmth and wisdom that movies make out fathers to be. It’s heartwarming to see her smile at the end. Like Rahul, Sunita is trapped by expectations to be the perfect mother and homemaker, which take a heavy toll on her.
Yet she perseveres and finds peace with time. This is undercut by a tragedy that leaves her heavily wounded. It’s only when Arjun confronts her for the horrible thing she did to him, that Sunita finds some levelheadedness to introspect. Again, it’s very hard to sympathise with the Kapoors. She calls her family liars while visibly disgusted by Rahul.
But Sunita feels just as victimised when she finds out Rahul’s secret. Then there are the anxieties of his adultery that made her a victim in her marriage. She feels insignificant when he takes money from her savings. When it comes to her feelings and aspirations, Sunita is constantly belittled by her husband. Ratna Pathak Shah’s Sunita brings the film together. Vulnerable and strong, Rahul remains a landmark in LGBTQIA+ representation for Indian cinema. Family, society and culture expect him to be the vessel for prescribed virtues at the cost of being himself. Rahul is the deconstruction of the ‘perfect child’ and the ‘perfect Bollywood hero’. But this impossible task wears him down, Rahul tells Sunita in a heartbreaking scene. He’s more diplomatic than his mother Sunita, who loves him as the ‘perfect son’. He isn’t evasive like his angsty brother or egoistic father. Rahul is composed, responsible, and tries the most to keep his family together. Fawad Khan’s Rahul Kapoor, Arjun’s brother, is the soul of the film. Arjun is the least interesting of the Kapoors and works as a blank slate to understand the rest of his family. The film mainly follows Sidharth Malhotra’s (hilariously named) Arjun Kapoor. The characters say horrible things at the worst moments. They’re written, performed, and choreographed with clinical precision. There are three such feuds, which are the film’s highlights. Over time, their issues pile up until they break out in explosive confrontations. There’s friction whenever the parents and sons are in the same room. The Kapoors have warmth and cordiality among themselves but they aren’t a functional familial unit. The script doesn’t want us to root for the Kapoors, it wants us to understand them. This is unlike the traditional family drama because there aren’t any pleasantries inviting us in. Kapoor & Sons starts off unsettling, with death and tragedy looming in the air. This treatment exposes the contradictions of the traditional Bollywood formula while updating it for a new milieu and sensibilities. In Kapoor & Sons, writer-director Shakun Batra uses the framework of the Bollywood family drama and stretches it to its most authentic limits. The film turns five this March (but most importantly the titular lineage turns a hundred). Can the Kapoors get past the lies and betrayal? Can they forgive and forget? Can these imperfect people come together, to make the perfect family?Ĭhandrajit Ranavde.Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) is a 2016 Hindi film about a middle-class family in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. What follows is what families are made of. While living under one roof, family secrets unravel and misunderstandings are on the verge of turning into tragedy. Rahul and Arjun, two estranged brothers are forced to return to their childhood home when their 90- year-old Grandpa gets a heart attack.
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Kapoor and Son's since 1921 is a dramedy that sure knows how to put the fun in "dysfunction".
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