By Rohini Nadia
The silver screen's favorite leading pair, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, has successfully drawn the masses to theaters with each of their films together, including Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and his following directorial projects including Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and My Name Is Khan (2010). All of these have been bestselling feature films by the best-selling director, who is now drawing up plans for yet another big-budget film, Student of the Year.
A campus romance starring three newcomers, Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, the film will hit theater screens by the 19th of October. The film revolves around three students at a high-profile institution participating in a school competition. With Siddharth Malhotra starring as Abhimanyu Singh, Varun Dhawan as Rohan Nanda and Alia Bhatt as Shanaya Singhania, the film will also feature Ronit Roy, Rishi Kapoor and Ram Kapoor.
Karan Johar has introduced Tarun Mansukhani with Dostana (2008), with the sequel currently being planned. For the film Wake Up Sid (2009), Dharma Productions put debutant Ayan Mukerji on the director's seat. The Dharma Productions banner will soon unveil yet another film by its 11th new director, Akshay Roy who will call the shots for the upcoming Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
And that's not all, Karan Johar has also produced films for Punit Malhotra (I Hate Luv Storys), Renzil D'Slive (Kurbaan), and his assistant director Siddharth Malhotra (We Are Family). Malhotra has in the past assisted worked for the film My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar himself. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and portrayed the prejudice faced by Indian citizens in the United States after the 9/11 attacks. Siddharth Malhotra will now make his first on-screen appearance for Johar's fifth directorial venture, the film "Student of the Year".
Scheduled to release on the 19t
Karan Johar has introduced Tarun Mansukhani with Dostana (2008), with the sequel currently being planned. For the film Wake Up Sid (2009), Dharma Productions put debutant Ayan Mukerji on the director's seat. The Dharma Productions banner will soon unveil yet another film by its 11th new director, Akshay Roy who will call the shots for the upcoming Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
And that's not all, Karan Johar has also produced films for Punit Malhotra (I Hate Luv Storys), Renzil D'Slive (Kurbaan), and his assistant director Siddharth Malhotra (We Are Family). Malhotra has in the past assisted worked for the film My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar himself. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and portrayed the prejudice faced by Indian citizens in the United States after the 9/11 attacks. Siddharth Malhotra will now make his first on-screen appearance for Johar's fifth directorial venture, the film "Student of the Year".
Scheduled to release on the 19t
And that's not all, Karan Johar has also produced films for Punit Malhotra (I Hate Luv Storys), Renzil D'Slive (Kurbaan), and his assistant director Siddharth Malhotra (We Are Family). Malhotra has in the past assisted worked for the film My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar himself. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and portrayed the prejudice faced by Indian citizens in the United States after the 9/11 attacks. Siddharth Malhotra will now make his first on-screen appearance for Johar's fifth directorial venture, the film "Student of the Year".
Scheduled to release on the 19th of October, the film is a high-budget production also starring two more newcomers including Alia Bhatt (the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt) and Varun Dhawan (the son of director David Dhawan). The movie revolves around the lives of three students at an affluent school in Dehradun who wind up competing against each other to win a school-title.
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Scheduled to release on the 19th of October, the film is a high-budget production also starring two more newcomers including Alia Bhatt (the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt) and Varun Dhawan (the son of director David Dhawan). The movie revolves around the lives of three students at an affluent school in Dehradun who wind up competing against each other to win a school-title.
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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.