Dharma Production's heir Karan Johar will soon release his fifth directorial project, Student of the Year, and the internet has been abuzz with talk of the film's three newcomers. The movie stars Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan making their first big-screen appearance. Also, it didn't take Karan Johar long to make his choice for the cast of his new film. Quoting Karan, "Sidharth Malhotra as well as Varun Dhawan had assisted me in "My Name Is Khan" and were involved in the process of production right throughout. Moreover they also observed me quite closely as a director. What I like about them is that they are totally different from each other, be in terms of personality or energy. I realized that they had the faces that were for cinema and it was about time that they were seen on the big screen".
According to the veteran director, his leading male actors have personalities perfect for the big screen. Known to have launched a host of directors before including Nikhil Advani, Shakun Batra, Karan Malhotra, Ayan Mukerji and Tarun Mansukhani, this is the first time Karan Johar has worked with a host of newcomers.
In this coming-of-age film, Sidharth Malhotra plays the role of the righteous and independent Abhimanyu Singh. A state-level runner and a brilliant student, Abhimanyu is competitive and a natural leader. Hailing from a Delhi-based middle class family, Abhimanyu seeks to fund his own education and is enrolled at the esteemed St. Theresa's High School in Dehradun on a scholarship.
The trio was also spotted at various promotional events across the country, including venues like Eternity Mall in Nagpur, Pune's Indira College, the Podar College in Mumbai and AIIMS-Delhi. The music of the film was launched on Radio City FM with Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan going on air. Along with Karan Johar, the cast will also feature on various radio stations in the near future.
Complete with lots of school-campus footage and just enough dance and song routines synonymous with all of Karan Johar's films, Student of the Year brings to light the dilemmas of teenage relationships. An extravaganza unlike any other, the film is produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Sana Seed, Ronit Roy and Ram Kapoor. Lately, there have been rumors of guest appearances by Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. The film was announced on the 5th of January 2011 with a first-look poster uploaded on the micro-blogging website Twitter by the film's director, Karan Johar.
According to the veteran director, his leading male actors have personalities perfect for the big screen. Known to have launched a host of directors before including Nikhil Advani, Shakun Batra, Karan Malhotra, Ayan Mukerji and Tarun Mansukhani, this is the first time Karan Johar has worked with a host of newcomers.
In this coming-of-age film, Sidharth Malhotra plays the role of the righteous and independent Abhimanyu Singh. A state-level runner and a brilliant student, Abhimanyu is competitive and a natural leader. Hailing from a Delhi-based middle class family, Abhimanyu seeks to fund his own education and is enrolled at the esteemed St. Theresa's High School in Dehradun on a scholarship.
The trio was also spotted at various promotional events across the country, including venues like Eternity Mall in Nagpur, Pune's Indira College, the Podar College in Mumbai and AIIMS-Delhi. The music of the film was launched on Radio City FM with Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan going on air. Along with Karan Johar, the cast will also feature on various radio stations in the near future.
Complete with lots of school-campus footage and just enough dance and song routines synonymous with all of Karan Johar's films, Student of the Year brings to light the dilemmas of teenage relationships. An extravaganza unlike any other, the film is produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Sana Seed, Ronit Roy and Ram Kapoor. Lately, there have been rumors of guest appearances by Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. The film was announced on the 5th of January 2011 with a first-look poster uploaded on the micro-blogging website Twitter by the film's director, Karan Johar.
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Student of the Year is an upcoming campus romance directed by Karan Johar. The film stars newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt andVarun Dhawan and revolves around the lives of three friends in a prestigious school competing against each other to win the Student of the Year Trophy.
