Kapoor & Sons is about two brothers who return home to meet their ailing grandfather. They discover that their parent's marriage is on the verge of collapse and the financial crunch the family is in. Amidst these confusions, a rift occurs between the brothers because of a girl. The screenplay was written by Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon. The film was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta and directed by Shakun Batra. This 2016 family drama stars Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, and Anahita Uberoi. Fawad Khan's role was offered to Akshay Kumar and then to Saif Ali Khan. The former rejected it because he didn't like the character and latter declined due to a scheduling issue. This is the first time in his career Rishi Kapoor has played an 80 year old using prosthetic makeup. Clear cut editing by Shivkumar V. Panickar and adept cinematography by Donald McAlpine makes it a watchable movie. It was released on 18 March 2016 and was distributed by Fox Star Studios. The music was composed by Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Arko, Tanishk Bagchi, Benny Dayal, and Nucleya. The film was made on a budget of ₹20 crores and it collected ₹ 152.45 crores at the box office. The Censor Board has categorized the movie under UA certification and occupies a screen time of 140 minutes. At the 2017 Filmfare Awards, it received an award for Best Supporting Actor (Rishi Kapoor).