Reviews are in: Is 'Kapoor & Sons' worth the hype?

"Fawad Khan unleashes a tsunami of talent in Kapoor & Sons"

With Fawad Khan's Bollywood film Kapoor & Sons finally out, we find out what critics and celebrities have to say about the movie, and not surprisingly, everyone seems to be brimming with praise.

Movie critic Taran Adarsh had nothing but compliments for the film and it's cast.

Naming it one of Dharma productions' best films, Adarsh calls the script "watertight," the storytelling "remarkable" and the editing "crisp."

Fawad brilliant, Sidharth tops, Alia superb, Rishi Kapoor awesome, Ratna Pathak Shah terrific, Rajat Kapoor first-rate... #KapoorAndSons

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 18, 2016

Taran gives the film four stars.

Take a bow Shakun Batra. You're a splendid storyteller. KJo and Fox, this one's a sure-shot WINNER. My 4 stars for this one! #KapoorAndSons

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 18, 2016

Actor Shilpa Shetty couldn't stop the waterworks after watching the heartwarming film.

Watchd#KapoorAndSons.Fab performnces by ALL actors @chintskap stole the show!@shakunbatra,Respect!@karanjohar stop makin these tearjerkers😫👌

— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) March 21, 2016

Editor of Filmfare, Jitesh Pillai liked the move so much, he watched it twice during its opening weekend.

Loved #KapoorAndSons even more the second time around. What nuanced writing. Self assured direction and superlative performances. Superb!

— J (@jiteshpillaai) March 20, 2016

Producer and actor Dia Mirza had nothing but praise as well.

#KapoorAndSons such a heartwarming, endearing and gentle film ❤️ @shakunbatra 👏👏👏

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) March 18, 2016

Filmfare tweets Pakistani heart throb Fawad Khan unleashed a "tsunami of talent."

.@_fawadakhan_ unleashes a tsunami of talent in #KapoorAndSons.

Review here: https://t.co/c62fBi8WBZ pic.twitter.com/YRlhbI4M7U

— Filmfare (@filmfare) March 18, 2016

Everyone one in a whole comes a movie that makes you cry and laugh at the magic of the movies! #KapoorAndSons is ur mellow matinee magic

— J (@jiteshpillaai) March 18, 2016

Review: #KapoorAndSons sets a high benchmark for family dramas in Bollywood! https://t.co/9ydeijCnUj

— MissMalini (@MissMalini) March 18, 2016

Just saw #KapoorAndSons @_fawadakhan_ you make me proud.. You were faultless in the film.

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) March 19, 2016

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NDTV's  Saibal Chatterjee writes "Kapoor And Sons is intense and incisive in its observation of human inadequacies but is always entertaining."

"It keeps springing little surprises all the way through, so much so that at times it is hard to believe that this has emerged from the Karan Johar stable."  

Shubhra Gupta from Indian Express gives the movie a surpising two stars, noting, "Fawad plays his straight, and he doesn’t lift off the screen, the way he did in Khubsoorat. Rishi gets some laughs in, but has to struggle against the heavy prosthetics."

Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gives the film four stars and writes,"You’ll love it for being spontaneous, precise, fast paced and well...lovable. A fantastic family drama after a long time."


Times of India Srijana Mitra Das notes "This is a family with its make-up off, screaming through hilarious situations - a sequence involving a plumber is side-splittingly good."

A message to you from Kapoor & Sons! @S1dharthM @_fawadakhan_ @aliaa08 @karanjohar @apoorvamehta18 @chintskap pic.twitter.com/TxXP8Ns9oE

— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) March 20, 2016