Karan Johar thinks out-of-the-box; ropes in newcomers for the upcoming Student of the Year

Karan Johar

With Karan Johar’s upcoming directorial venture “Student of the Year” only a few weeks away, the spotlight on the best-selling director has clicked on yet again. Hailed for his “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” directorial debut that surfaced in 1998, Karan Johar has shifted away from his usual stratagem of using well-known faces, settling for a newer tide of actors this time around. Leaning back to his first film which portrayed three teenagers dealing with the trials of love, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji, his next is expected to hold all the glamour and extravagance synonymous with his films. Student of the Year stars newcomers Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, all of whom are promising new faces to the big screen. The film is being produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan’s banner Red Chillies Entertainment. Scheduled to release on the 19th of October 2012, the will be the fifth film directed by Karan Johar himself, including Kuch Kuch Hot Hai, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and My Name is Khan.

The film will be Karan Johar’s first without his comrade Shah Rukh Khan in the lead. Recognized as the finest trainee assistant by Karan Johar, Sidharth Malhotra will be teamed up with director Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. A Mumbai based model actor of Punjabi origin, Sidharth Malhotra is expected to be Bollywood’s newest heartthrob. After having chosen modeling as a career at the early age of 16, Sidharth Malhotra has also previously worked as a VJ and assistant director for NDTV Goodtimes.

A much-anticipated movie complete with all the song and dance that’ll set this one apart from the rest. This latest movie from Dharma Production is bound to capture the imaginations of the young and old alike, featuring dreamy backdrops and more. Also, the soundtrack of this Sidharth Malhotra-starrer is composed by duo Vishal Shekhar with lyrics by Anvita Dutt Guptan. The movie includes songs like "The Disco Song” sung by Benny Dhayal, Sunidhi Chauhan and Nazia Hassan and “Vele” by Shekhar Ravjiani and Vishal Dadlani amongst others. Catch Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan in Karan Johar’s next big film, Student of the Year.