Student of the Year (2012)
Plot
Student of the Year is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karan Johar, written by Rensil D'Silva and Niranjan Iyengar with an uncredited story by Johar, and produced by Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars debutantes Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan with an ensemble supporting cast consisting of Rishi Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Sahil Anand, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor and Farida Jalal, while former child artists Sana Saeed and Kayoze Irani, whose father Boman appears in a brief role, make their screen debuts as adults. The music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ayananka Bose and Deepa Bhatia. Student of the Year was released on 19 October 2012 in India and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances, technical aspects, direction and music, but criticized its script. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Student of the Year received 4 nominations including Best Male Debut (Malhotra and Dhawan) and Best Female Debut (Bhatt), and won the R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent (Neeti Moha
Student of the Year details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Karan Johar |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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What is Student of the Year about?
Student of the Year is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karan Johar, written by Rensil D'Silva and Niranjan Iyengar with an uncredited story by Johar, and produced by Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars debutantes Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan with an ensemble supporting cast consisting of Rishi Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Sahil Anand, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor and Farida Jalal, while former child artists Sana Saeed and Kayoze Irani, whose father Boman appears in a brief role, make their screen debuts as adults. The music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ayananka Bose and Deepa Bhatia. Student of the Year was released on 19 October 2012 in India and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances, technical aspects, direction and music, but criticized its script. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Student of the Year received 4 nominations including Best Male Debut (Malhotra and Dhawan) and Best Female Debut (Bhatt), and won the R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent (Neeti Moha
Who is in the cast of Student of the Year?
Student of the Year stars Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor and is directed by Karan Johar. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Student of the Year?
Student of the Year runs 2h 26m (146 minutes).
Who directed Student of the Year?
Student of the Year was directed by Karan Johar.
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