The film is now 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.