Saturday, March 19, 2016

Living the Kapoor Family Journey!

Starting from the start, #KapoorAndSons was a title that did not register or connect when it was announced. The trailer was good but people still had apprehensions esp comparing it to Shaandar. The first song released gave it a bit of typical Dharma tagline & people starting calling it yet another love triangle.



But Surprise surprise.. K&S is nothing you could probably predict start to end. No, nothing exceptional about the story-line however the moments are new, fresh & relate-able like no other family film has! What I personally loved the most is it deals with taboo subjects so tastefully! The topics are such that can easily trade in to cheap, mock-worthy or insensitive path, but here they are handled with finesse 

The narrative is gripping where you do not get a dull moment to even look at your popcorn tub! You see people yelling in the trailer, but nothing and I mean it absolutely nothing is over the top when it comes to reacting to simple, ingrained or tough problems. Everyone delivers a performance which is believable & identifiable including the plumber  :)



Coming to Arjun!( Yes you will forget you are watching Sidharth & start living Arjun's journey) Right from his introduction I could relate to his journey, being the younger sibling to an almost perfect elder sister I have gone through my phase of inferiority complex, reckless reactions & yet finding my own feet. 

Arjun is chilled out & does not let go off any opportunity to show his fun side, loved all his scenes with his bro & dadu where you can confidently say he's the only one to have inherited Dadu's fun side! At the same time you feel his pain of being the neglected child, someone who is trying his best to not just stand on his own feet but also get appreciation for who he is! He does not express his problems out loud, however his eyes tell you his story :) 

The twinkle in his eyes when he finds the one with whom things just "fit" together will reaffirm how good he is as at romance. When he sheds a tear, please keep the tissues handy as you will invariably end up crying with him

Being your fan I had eyes only for you, however did not have to make any special efforts to concentrate on you, the ease with which you said your dialogues, the expressions when you felt neglected or enjoyed pulling your brother's leg, the love in your eyes for the ones you love made Arjun memorable & left me wanting for more!

Looks like just like Arjun, Shakun Batra too got some advise to have a happy ending because people come to see stories which end on happy notes however he did not leave even one family moment to look like it was part of a filmy story! It is as real as it can get where you will identify with the characters, look for your story in it & in the end realize family is everything! Its all about loving your family without trying to find idealism in anyone!

P.S. I am in love with Arjun Kapoor :)

-Purva
@purvs3

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