Kapoor and Sons is about a family of five that equal parts loves and hates each other
Without any official comment the rumour quickly lost traction... only to be confirmed as the film released across India and beyond on March 18, making clear that Fawad Khan's character is in fact gay.
Kapoor and Sons is more family saga than romantic drama, which means Fawad's character's sexual orientation is a sub-plot rather than the film's main event.
Still, it's something of a moment for Indian cinema.
Kapoor and Sons is about a family of five that equal parts loves and hates each other.
Rahul and Arjun are brothers living on opposite sides of the world. Played by Fawad Khan, Rahul is a successful novelist in London and Arjun is a bartender and aspiring novelist in New Jersey.The film sees the brothers thrust back into family life when their beloved grandfather suffers a heart attack. Rahul and Arjun return to India to find their parents on opposing sides of a battle for resources and affection and unwittingly get sucked into toxic family dynamics that position Rahul as the favoured son and Arjun as the no-good trouble maker. There's a love triangle and plenty of subterfuge too: Tia, played by Alia Bhatt, kisses Rahul but finds herself falling for Arjun.
In Kapoor and Sons people aren't really what they appear to be, and the film devotes much its screen time to unraveling each character's secret life and store of long-held grievances. And that's where Rahul's sexual orientation becomes important.
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