“We need to shake this industry with new energy,” says SOTY director Karan Johar

Student of  The Year

As always, director, producer and head of Dharma Productions, Karan Johar, has managed to grab the imagination and attention of the audience. Karan’s most recent directorial venture, Student of the Year, has been extremely well received by the audiences post its release on the 19th of October, 2012. The film is a campus romance starring three debutants, Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. “It’s not a path-breaking narrative. I think the freshness is because of them (Siddharth, Varun and Alia). The film would not have worked without new faces. There’s a paucity of acting talent and people are fed up of circling around the same male stars. When I read newspapers, I see the same 10 people saying the same thing. You start off sounding a little edgy and then you become politically correct. Actors are caught up in this whirlwind of the industry and I think that more fresh talent will challenge them. We need to shake this industry with new energy,” articulated Karan Johar.

The film is a flashback narrated by yet another promising debutant, actor Boman Irani’s son Kayoze Irani. The plot revolves around the story of three students at a prestigious academy called St. Teresa’s High School. In the film, Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan) is the son of a successful and wealthy business tycoon. A spoiled brat of sorts, Rohan has it all, yet pines for his father’s affection. Dating the school’s campus-sweetheart, Shanaya Singhania (Alia Bhatt), further adds to Rohan’s list of stuff to brag about.

However, the young swaggering lad with a good heart is challenged when Abhimanyu Singh (Siddharth Malhotra) steps on campus. A middle-class boy enrolled on a scholarship, Abhi manages to grab the spotlight, causing a rivalry between Rohan and him. Things further escalate when Abhi falls in love with Shanaya and her boyfriend Rohan finds out. As the plot unwinds, Rohan, Abhi and Shanaya finally enter a competition organized by the school’s gay and disciplinarian dean, Yogendra Vasisht (Rishi Kapoor).

Catch this glamorous campus romance by Karan Johar for some fantastic performances and a memorable soundtrack!