Student Of The Year(2012) Movie Review

Movie Review : Student of the Year Rating : 3.25 / 5 Banner : Dharma Productions Cast : Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Boman Irani, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, Sana Adeed, Farida Jalal, Sushma Seth and Others Music : Vishal-Shekhar Cinematographer : Ayananka Bose Producer: Hiroo Johar, Gauri Khan Director: Karan Johar Released Date: October 19, 2012

Story: A youthful tale, the story is set on the backdrop of the St Theresa High School, Dehradun and here are Abhimanyu Singh (siddharth) and Rohan (varun) who come from totally opposite backgrounds. Abhi hails from a middle class family while Rohan is the son of a big business tycoon (ram kapoor). Both are good friends but their target is only one thing-to win the ‘Student Of The Year’ trophy. The story takes a turn with the arrival of Shanaya (alia) who is Rohan’s childhood sweetheart but Abhi falls for her and she also reciprocates silently. What happens after that forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come up with a contemporary storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was energetic.  The dialogues were youthful, the script was effective and the screenplay was gripping. Background score was excellent and three songs were superb. Cinematography was mesmerizing. Editing was crisp and could have been sharp in the second half. Costumes were trendy and stylish while the art department was excellent. Varun Dhawan was versatile and impressive while Siddharth was confident and at ease. Alia Bhatt has got an innocent sex appeal and juicy oomph factor. Ram Kapoor is fabulous. Rishi Kapoor was mindblowing. Kayoze Irani was cool. Ronit Roy made his presence felt. Others did their bit as required and added value. Conclusion: The film is a complete youthful entertainer but the elements of friendship, romance, competition, feelings have been very well crafted. While the first half goes on a lighter mode with elements of comedy, romance and few songs, the second half gets into some emotional drama with a sentiment angle. Overall, this is a film which is a perfect recipe for youngsters and at the box office, this is sure to create some noise. Verdict: Entertaining and enjoyable youthful treat, youngsters will like it