Student of the Year (2012)

Dean Yoginder Vashisht (Rishi Kapoor), retired, has fallen gravely ill. Several students from his final year at St. Theresa's College rush to his side. In flashbacks, they all recall the ... See full summary »

Director:

Karan Johar

Writers:

Renzil D'Silva (screenplay), Karan Johar

Stars:

Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sidharth Malhotra	...	Abhimanyu Singh
Alia Bhatt	...	Shanaya Singhania
Varun Dhawan	...	Rohan Nanda
Rishi Kapoor	...	Dean Yoginder Vasisht
Ronit Roy	...	Coach Shah
Ram Kapoor	...	Ashok Nanda
Manasi Rachh	...	Shruti Pathak
Manjot Singh	...	Dimpy
Sana Saeed	...	Tanya Israni
Sahil Anand	...	Jeet Khurana
Kayoze Irani	...	Kaizaad 'Sudo' Sodabottleopenerwala
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gautami Gadgil	...	Gayatri Nanda
Kitu Gidwani
Boman Irani
Farida Jalal	...	Abhimanyu's grandmother

Storyline

Dean Yoginder Vashisht (Rishi Kapoor), retired, has fallen gravely ill. Several students from his final year at St. Theresa's College rush to his side. In flashbacks, they all recall the events that none of them have gotten over yet, including the dean, and how the "Student of the Year" competition shaped who they were, how they related, and what they've become.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

19 October 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$326,508 (USA) (19 October 2012)

Gross:

$326,508 (USA) (19 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharma Productions, Red Chillies Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the treasure hunt, Jeet asks whether Mahesh Bhatt will give answers. Mahesh Bhatt is Alia Bhatt's father.

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Goofs

In the final race between Abhimanyu and Rohan, when they both take their marks, Abhimanyu goes down on his left leg, the camera pans out and Abhimanyu is on his right leg. Camera cuts back to a close-up and he is on his left leg again.

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Connections

References The Train (1970)

User Reviews

Waste of time

You work hard all week so that you can enjoy your weekend, with anticipation that a good movie will make all the hard work worthwhile. But then life produces people like 'Karan Johar' to keep reminding you that not every Friday night will be fulfilling. After watching SOTY I felt like watching a good movie (at least twice) to completely erase from my memory the 3 hrs of non-sense I had to go through.

SOTY is everything that is wrong with today's bollywood movies. After watching the way people have acted in the movie, I could bet 'Justin Bieber' could have done a better role than these newbie's :-P. SOTY tries to capture the friendship among two friends in a college who... fight over one girl, duh! There is absolutely no chemistry between the friends or the couples. The two new heroes have tried their best to make their friendship look good, but I would say their friendship is more of a sunken-ship. It never even comes close to the chemistry friends share in 'Dil chahata hai' or 'Aisha' or 'Zindagi Na Milegi Doobara'.

The new heroine is like a doll, whose face has been painted white. There's something weird about the girl's face that looks extra (Photoshop) white than it should normally be. Of all the actors, Rishi Kapoor is the only one who stands out being soundly suitable and interesting for his role.

I felt the movie lost connection with the Indian audience when they started showing foreign things in the movie, like college arranging prom nights and triathlon. Then there are scenes where people start getting emotional for things that don't concern them and not to mention the half a dozen songs squeezed into the movie, on top of that half these songs are remake of old Hindi songs. This movie lacks innovation, acting, good story or a good casting.

My suggestion: All those who plan to watch "Student of the Year"... change your plans!