Like every other film he has sculpted into being, Karan Johar's upcoming Student of the Year packs loads of glamour, extravagance, song and dance routines. Starring newcomers Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, the movie's soundtrack has created quite the rage, particularly The Disco Song (Disco Deewane) with its signature dance-steps. And this certainly doesn't come as a surprise, given the fact that Karan Johar has roped in one Bollywood's most sought-after dance choreographers, Farah Khan, to call the shots!
The head of Dharma Productions, Karan considers the film-industry far more progressive as compared to its younger sibling, the Indian Television industry. Quoting Karan, "Indian television has its positives and negatives. It has a huge audience and some shows are very entertaining, but I think it needs to come out of its current zone." According to Karan Johar, small-screen content is more driven by TRPs (Television Rating Points) while films give you a wider opportunity. When asked if he would grab the opportunity to direct a fiction series for TV, Karan went on to add that directing shows for the small screen is simply not part of his plans. He does however seem interested in hosting and judging shows.
The director is particularly keen on judging a singing show. As said by Karan Johar, "One thing I would love to sit back and watch is a singing show, but I really think I would be the wrong person to judge a singing show. I can judge singing on a very surface level, but I don't have the right expertise to judge it."
As for his knowledge of Television shows and the like, Karan Johar credits his mother, who happens to be a huge fan of small-screen shows. "I will be lying if I say that I am a TV addict, but my mother is obsessed with Indian television and is very happy to see me as a part of these shows. She is a huge fan of Ram and Priya (of 'Bade Achche Lagte Hain'). But I have never been into TV," says Karan.
Karan Johar will pull the veil off his fifth directorial venture on the 19th of October. Titled "Student of the Year", the film will mark the director's first project without his lucky-star Shah Rukh Khan and will star three newcomers, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.
The head of Dharma Productions, Karan considers the film-industry far more progressive as compared to its younger sibling, the Indian Television industry. Quoting Karan, "Indian television has its positives and negatives. It has a huge audience and some shows are very entertaining, but I think it needs to come out of its current zone." According to Karan Johar, small-screen content is more driven by TRPs (Television Rating Points) while films give you a wider opportunity. When asked if he would grab the opportunity to direct a fiction series for TV, Karan went on to add that directing shows for the small screen is simply not part of his plans. He does however seem interested in hosting and judging shows.
The director is particularly keen on judging a singing show. As said by Karan Johar, "One thing I would love to sit back and watch is a singing show, but I really think I would be the wrong person to judge a singing show. I can judge singing on a very surface level, but I don't have the right expertise to judge it."
As for his knowledge of Television shows and the like, Karan Johar credits his mother, who happens to be a huge fan of small-screen shows. "I will be lying if I say that I am a TV addict, but my mother is obsessed with Indian television and is very happy to see me as a part of these shows. She is a huge fan of Ram and Priya (of 'Bade Achche Lagte Hain'). But I have never been into TV," says Karan.
Karan Johar will pull the veil off his fifth directorial venture on the 19th of October. Titled "Student of the Year", the film will mark the director's first project without his lucky-star Shah Rukh Khan and will star three newcomers, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.
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A glamorous and glitzy rom-com, Student of the Year stars Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. Directed by Karan Johar, the film revolves around the lives of three students enrolled in a prestigious school.
