Veteran director Karan Johar has been known to spend extravagantly on the films he directs. For his fifth movie, Student of the Year, the director has been rumored to have spent lavishly yet again. Till date, Karan Johar has directed four films, making his debut with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998, followed by Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), and My Name Is Khan in 2010. While Kuch Kuch Hota Hai starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji and was produced for a reasonable Rs. 8.33 crore, Johar went over-the-top with his next directorial venture Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
The only disadvantage in being from outside is doing filmy things. I'm not so dramatic and not comfortable doing over-the-top things. When you look at Shah Rukh Khan, it's not what he sings on screen, but how he sings too. He sings (lip-syncs) with so much passion and love. This was a challenge at least for me."
Also, the forthcoming movie will be Karan Johar's first without Shah Rukh Khan. Instead, the movie will star three newcomers, all featuring on the big screen for the first time including Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. The fact that the film packs no superstars could be one of the reasons Johar has decided to keep this movie short. On previous account, films produced by the director under the Dharma Productions banner have been crafted short, though Karan Johar himself has never directed a film this short.
This is also the first time Karan Johar is directing a movie, which does not star Shahrukh Khan in the lead. However, the news of Shahrukh Khan doing a cameo has been doing the rounds, exciting people around the country. Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment banner has also lent a hand in the film's production along with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
As per general knowledge, a shorter film is bound to rake in higher collections, with a shorter run-time allowing for more screenings in multiplexes in a day. Also, the modern-day movie-watcher is known to prefer shorter films. In all, Karan Johar seems sure of his upcoming release, which has also been crowned as one of the most anticipated films of the year. Student Of The Year is scheduled to release on the 19th of October and will have model-turned-actor Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt (Director Mahesh Bhatt's daughter) and Varun Dhawan (Director David Dhawan's son) playing the roles of three students participating in a school competition.
The only disadvantage in being from outside is doing filmy things. I'm not so dramatic and not comfortable doing over-the-top things. When you look at Shah Rukh Khan, it's not what he sings on screen, but how he sings too. He sings (lip-syncs) with so much passion and love. This was a challenge at least for me."
Also, the forthcoming movie will be Karan Johar's first without Shah Rukh Khan. Instead, the movie will star three newcomers, all featuring on the big screen for the first time including Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. The fact that the film packs no superstars could be one of the reasons Johar has decided to keep this movie short. On previous account, films produced by the director under the Dharma Productions banner have been crafted short, though Karan Johar himself has never directed a film this short.
This is also the first time Karan Johar is directing a movie, which does not star Shahrukh Khan in the lead. However, the news of Shahrukh Khan doing a cameo has been doing the rounds, exciting people around the country. Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment banner has also lent a hand in the film's production along with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
As per general knowledge, a shorter film is bound to rake in higher collections, with a shorter run-time allowing for more screenings in multiplexes in a day. Also, the modern-day movie-watcher is known to prefer shorter films. In all, Karan Johar seems sure of his upcoming release, which has also been crowned as one of the most anticipated films of the year. Student Of The Year is scheduled to release on the 19th of October and will have model-turned-actor Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt (Director Mahesh Bhatt's daughter) and Varun Dhawan (Director David Dhawan's son) playing the roles of three students participating in a school competition.
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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.
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