Student of the Year was released on 19 October 2012 in over 1400 locations across India. It was a critical and commercial success and gained positive to mixed reviews from critics and good box office collections. The movie is one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2012.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 3.1 Development
- 3.2 Filming
- 4 Marketing
- 4.1 Pre-release business
- 4.2 Post-release box office
- 4.2.1 India
- 4.2.2 Overseas
- 5 Critical reception
- 6 Home media
- 7 Soundtrack
- 7.1 Critical reception of soundrack
- 8 Awards and nominations
- 9 External links
Plot
Former principal Dean Yogendra Vashisht (Rishi Kapoor) has aged and fallen ill. His desire is to see the students from his last batch, who were part of the student-of-the-year competition. Some former students arrive and talk about their regrets from ten years ago in college. They hold themselves responsible for the lively Dean to have fallen ill. The film then goes into a flashback set ten years back at the college.
The richest and most popular guy in the college, Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan), is the son of a huge business tycoon (Ram Kapoor). His father wants him to be a businessman like him and disagrees with his passion for music. The richest and most popular girl of the college - also Rohan's girlfriend - is Shanaya Singhania (Alia Bhatt). She is unsatisfied with her family, as her mother constantly divorces and marries rich men. Shanaya gets upset with Rohan's flirting with Tanya (Sana Saeed). Abhimanyu Singh (Sidharth Malhotra) arrives at the college and becomes the classy new heartthrob. He is an orphan from a middle-class family, and lives with his aunt, uncle and grandmother. His dream is to become a big business tycoon like Rohan's father. Rohan and Abhimanyu argue at first but soon become best friends. Rohan introduces Shanaya to Abhimanyu, warning Abhimanyu not to think about her.
Abhimanyu is invited to Rohan's elder brother's destination wedding in Thailand; Shanaya and other rich family friends will attend as well. In Thailand, Shanaya sees Tanya and Rohan flirting again and gets even more upset when Rohan is rude to her and sides with Tanya. Abhimanyu tells her that they can teach Rohan to respect his girlfriend. At a party, Shanaya openly flirts with Abhimanyu, attempting to make Rohan jealous. The plan works but Rohan discovers she did this to get him back on track.
On the wedding day, Rohan apologizes to her and is easily forgiven while Abhimanyu realizes that he truly loves Shanaya. They head back to India, where the "Student Of The Year" competition, which determines the best well-rounded student, commences. Abhimanyu realizes that Shanaya is a distraction, as he wants to focus on the competition. His grandmother falls sick and eventually dies; Shanaya stands by him during this difficult time. Upset, Abhimanyu pushes Shanaya away, but she stays and they kiss. Rohan sees this and is heartbroken, becoming enemies with Abhimanyu.
For prom, a confused Shanaya picks Rohan's friend as her partner as she can't choose between Abhimanyu and Rohan. She is disqualified for leaving the dance before it ends. The last round of the competition is a triathlon. Abhimanyu is winning but sees how Rohan's father doesn't want Rohan to win. He intentionally slows down and lets Rohan win.
In the present, Rohan is a pop star but single. Abhimanyu and Shanaya are now together. They all see each other after coming to meet their principal, Abhimanyu and Rohan have a fight and let out everything they were holding back for ten years. They then unite after Rohan discovers the truth about the triathlon.
Cast
Lead Cast
- Sidharth Malhotra as Abhimanyu Singh
- Varun Dhawan as Rohan Nanda
- Alia Bhatt as Shanaya Singhania Singh
Additional Cast
- Rishi Kapoor as Dean Yogendra Vashishth
- Sana Saeed as Tanya Israni
- Sahil Anand as Jeet Khurana
- Manasi Rachh as Shruti Pathak
- Kayoze Irani as Kaizad "Sudo" Sodabottleopenerwala
- Manjot Singh as Dimpy
- Ronit Roy as Coach Shah
- Ram Kapoor as Ashok Nanda
- Gautami Kapoor as Gayatri Nanda
- Farida Jalal as Abhimanyu's grandmother
- Akshay Anand as Abhimanyu's uncle
- Manini Mishra as Geeta Singh (Abhimanyu's aunt)
- Prachi Shah as Coach Shah's wife
- Nandini Sen as Shanaya's mother
- Boman Irani as Harikishan Sanan
Cameos
- Sushma Seth as Yogendra's mother (Cameo)
- Kajol in a guest appearance in "The Disco Song"
- Farah Khan in a guest appearance as a judge in "The Disco Song"
- Vaibhavi Merchant in a guest appearance as a judge in "The Disco Song"
Production
Development
Malhotra and Dhawan had previously worked as assistant directors under Johar during the making of the 2010 film My Name Is Khan. Rishi Kapoor played a gay dean.
The first official trailer was released on 2 August 2012. Karan Johar later tweeted saying that the film will be released on 19 October 2012.
Filming
On 16 August 2011, director Karan Johar took the Mahurat shot and Mumbai socialite Parmeshwar Godrej rolled the cameras. Some parts of the movie were shot in Kashmir and Dehradun (Forest Research Institute, Dehradun). The external view of the school was taken from Kasiga School Dehradun, whose name was changed to St. Teresa. Rob Miller of ReelSports, who had worked with Shahrukh Khan on Chak De! India, was hired to direct the sports action in Student of the Year.
Marketing
The film targeted viewers with contest-based marketing. Stressing 'competition' which would make up for a significant part of the movie, contests such as 'Nano Student of the Year', 'The Buddy of the Year' and 'FedEx International Student of the Year' were launched targeting students across the country.
Tata Motors, on-ground promotion partner for the movie, launched the 'Nano Student of the Year' contest for all college students in India. In the first round students were judged on four parameters; namely, academics, culture, sports and social life. The top eight finalists would compete for the 'Nano Student of the Year' title. The contest was held across India in mid-September 2012.
The production house partnered with FedEx Express announcing a special 'FedEx Student Offer' and launch of 'FedEx International Student of the Year' campaign. It was aimed at individuals in India applying for higher education abroad. Student of the Year was promoted across non-fiction properties such as Kaun Banega Crorepati on Sony Entertainment Television and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Bigg Boss on Colors. Radio stations such as Red FM, Radio City, Big FM were used for the promotion of the film and its music.
Pre-release business
The satellite rights of Student of the Year were sold with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for ₹500 million (US$7.4 million) together to Sony Entertainment Television. The music rights were sold to Sony Music for a sum of ₹70 million (US$1.0 million).
Post-release box office
Critics were apprehensive of the success of the film as several hyped movies have flopped over the years. Also, the movie had a very high price tag and newcomers starred in the movie. However, the film took a thunderous start at the box office, becoming the biggest non-starcast opener ever in Bollywood. The movie surpassed trade expectations and caused profit to both makers and distributors in the first week itself. It remained the highest grossing non-starcast film in Bollywood until its record was broken by Aashiqui 2.
India
Student of the Year had a good opening at multiplexes while little lower at single screens due to limited release where it had collected ₹74.8 million (US$1.1 million) on its opening day. The film showed good growth on its second day and collected ₹85.0 million (US$1.3 million) nett. Student of the Year collected a good figure of around ₹253 million (US$3.8 million) at the end of its first weekend. It did very well and collected ₹431 million (US$6.4 million) nett in its first week. The film had a moderate second weekend where it earned around ₹80 million (US$1.2 million) nett. Student of the Year had a drop in its second and third week where it had collected ₹140 million (US$2.1 million) and ₹32.5 million (US$480,000) respectively to make a total of ₹633 million (US$9.4 million) in three weeks.As per the latest updates, Student of the Year stands at an all India collection of ₹700 million (US$10 million) after four weeks run at the box office.
Overseas
Student of the Year collected about million, which Box Office India thought was a poor showing for having been released on 300 screens . It collected around million in ten days. The film fell in the second week in most markets. Student of the Year closed at around million in overseas markets.
Critical reception
Rajeev Masand of IBNLive gave it 3/5 stars and wrote, "Nitpickings aside, this is a breezy, enjoyable film by a director who knows his craft." He remarked, "If fun is what you’re seeking, you won't be disappointed." Giving the film 3/5 stars, Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times wrote, "Karan Johar's forte is excess. He creates fantastical worlds brimming with beautiful people and expensive things and yet anchors them in high emotion. His films work as both designer porn and soap opera." She also praised the performance of the cast. Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave 3/5 stars, commenting that "Student of the Year is no Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Karan Johar makes it look good." Rubina A Khan of The First Post gave the film 3/5 stars, stating that "Student of the Year is not KJo's finest work. Sure, it’s got all the elements of finesse and expansive production values that his films are known for, but he has also been very pivotal in directing and producing films with engaging stories in the past." Nabanita of Oneindia gave it 3/5 commenting "Student of the Year is a youthful and interesting movie that deserves a thumps up. Three cheers for this." India Today also gave the film a rating of 3/5. Sify awarded it 3/5 stars saying, "So there you have it – a fun, frothy film that won't insult your intelligence and sensibility. Worth a watch!"
Roshni Devi of Koimoi gave it 2.5/5 stars, praising the performances. Kanika Sikka of DNA India gave 2.5/5 stars, concluding that "Student of the Year is not something you would want to miss if the surreal setting with bubble gum romance is your calling. The performances make this film a great watch." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 2.5/5 stars, commenting that "Student of the Year definitely isn't the film of the year. But if you like your entertainment to be served up with glitzy but pulpy garnishing, pirouette your way to the nearest screen by all means." Ananya Bhattacharya of Zee News gave the film 2/5 stars, saying that "Student of the Year is worth a watch only for the debutantes. They have really pulled off a tough task of playing praiseworthy roles in a film which suffers from the lack-of-a-story syndrome."
Home media
Soundtrack
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Disco Song" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Benny Dayal, Nazia Hassan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Ishq Wala Love" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Radha" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Ratta Maar" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Vishal Dadlani, Shefali Alvares | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Kukkad" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Shahid Mallya, Nisha Mascarenhas | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Vele" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal Dadlani | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Mashup of the Year" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Various artists, DJ Kiran Kamath | 3:02 |
Critical reception of soundrack
The romantic track "Ishq Wala Love" became the biggest hit of the album concluded by "Radha" and "Disco Song". On 26 September 2012, The Times of India reported that the soundtrack was "appealing to people of all tastes and there's something for everyone in it".
Awards and nominations
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