Karan Johar's fancy for directing movies began with his initial work with Aditya Chopra, helping the director of the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) with screenplay and lending a hand in direction. Karan then went on to craft his first film at the age of 25, titled Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in (1998). The film was a runaway success. Today, after directing Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010) and producing a bunch of more films, Karan Johar has begun treading the small-screen way. Having first made an appearance on his talk-show Koffee with Karan, the director received a lot of critical acclaim for his TV-debut. The director made an appearance on the dance-reality show Jhalak Dikhla Ja as a judge with Madhuri Dixit and Remo D'Souza, and is currently judging the show India's Got Talent, with Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora Khan.
Student of the Year is Karan Johar's first film without his lucky charm and close-friend Shah Rukh Khan. This will also be Karan's first film with newcomers and is set apart from his previous directorial ventures. A youth-centric film in essence, Karan Johar has worked with the dialogue, screenplay, cinematography and editing for Student of the Year. The director has also choreographed the song titled Ratta Maar for the film, in the absence of a choreographer on the day the video for the same was shot.
The director is particularly keen on judging a singing show. As said by Karan Johar, "One thing I would love to sit back and watch is a singing show, but I really think I would be the wrong person to judge a singing show. I can judge singing on a very surface level, but I don't have the right expertise to judge it."
Quoting Karan Johar, "Kajol is in the disco song and she has danced with the boys. Kajol's presence is very important for me. She has been there in every film of mine and she has always been lucky." There has also been speculation of a cameo by Shah Rukh Khan in the film, given that this is Karan Johar's first film without the superstar in the lead. Also, the movie is being produced partly under Shah Rukh Khan's banner Red Chillies Entertainment, all the more reason for Karan Johar to feature him in a special appearance.
Karan Johar has also directed movies including Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010), and his upcoming film is expected to be just as glamorous and extravagant.
Student of the Year is Karan Johar's first film without his lucky charm and close-friend Shah Rukh Khan. This will also be Karan's first film with newcomers and is set apart from his previous directorial ventures. A youth-centric film in essence, Karan Johar has worked with the dialogue, screenplay, cinematography and editing for Student of the Year. The director has also choreographed the song titled Ratta Maar for the film, in the absence of a choreographer on the day the video for the same was shot.
The director is particularly keen on judging a singing show. As said by Karan Johar, "One thing I would love to sit back and watch is a singing show, but I really think I would be the wrong person to judge a singing show. I can judge singing on a very surface level, but I don't have the right expertise to judge it."
Quoting Karan Johar, "Kajol is in the disco song and she has danced with the boys. Kajol's presence is very important for me. She has been there in every film of mine and she has always been lucky." There has also been speculation of a cameo by Shah Rukh Khan in the film, given that this is Karan Johar's first film without the superstar in the lead. Also, the movie is being produced partly under Shah Rukh Khan's banner Red Chillies Entertainment, all the more reason for Karan Johar to feature him in a special appearance.
Karan Johar has also directed movies including Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010), and his upcoming film is expected to be just as glamorous and extravagant.
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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.
