Know about Film reviews, lead cast & crew. Kapoor & Sons, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan, is about two estranged brothers who return to their dysfunctional family in Coonoor after their grandfather has a heart attack. Kapoor & Sons (2016), Comedy Drama Romantic released in Hindi language in theatre near you in mumbai. Main Cast: Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah Director: Shakun Batra Duration: 140 Mins Number of Discs. I have no qualms about playing either/or, wherever you see me fit, but I would like to work with you.вЂ™ I keep making fun of him, вЂTune Arjun Kapoor ko nahi liya but Arjun Kapoor ka naam le liya (You didnвЂ™t take Arjun Kapoor in your film but you took Arjun KapoorвЂ™s name).вЂ™ Because Sidharth Malhotra ended up being called Arjun Kapoor in the film,вЂќ he said.ДЄlso see: Mahira Khan answers if she is вЂsecretly marriedвЂ™, asks Siri to call her вЂsecret husbandвЂ™. And I know Shakun personally, so I called him up and said, вЂI would love to read and I feel I can play that role also. вЂњI was never offered the film, I had just heard that the film was being cast but it was not proving to be an easy exercise. The characters take it from strength to strength, whether it is the lecherous dada (Rishi Kapoor), the cantankerous mother (Ratna Pathak), the two-timing father (Rajat Kapoor) or the two sons (Fawad Khan and Siddharth Malhotra) who step in with skeletons. I knew they were getting stuck with that.вЂќДЄrjun said that he keeps teasing Shakun about not casting him but using his name in the film. Kapoor & Sons isnГўt quite as original or convincing but it is just as entertaining. At that point of time, obviously, Shakun didnвЂ™t see the casting hitting the spot,вЂќ Arjun said, adding, вЂњI wanted to play FawadвЂ™s role. I had called up Shakun Batra when Kapoor & Sons was stuck for a while and I had said I would want to do Kapoor & Sons. вЂњNot a lot of people know this but I can confess this now here. The role was turned down by as many as six actors before him and at one point, producer Karan Johar even considered shelving the film.Дuring a Clubhouse session moderated by Janice Sequeira and Aniruddha Guha, Arjun Kapoor revealed that he was interested in Kapoor & Sons, and even made a call to director Shakun Batra when he was facing casting trouble. Incidentally, Fawad Khan was not the first choice for Kapoor & Sons. He wanted to play the role of the closeted gay novelist, which was eventually done by Fawad Khan. Arjun Kapoor said that he was keen on doing Kapoor & Sons, and even called up director Shakun Batra but it did not work out.

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