Karan
Johar
is
kick
starting
his
next
directorial
outing
sooner
than
expected.
Though
he
had
made
it
pretty
obvious
that
after
his
heavy
duty
My
Name
Is
Khan,
he
would
be
changing
gears
to
get
into
a
far
more
comfortable
zone,
there
were
still
speculations
around
what
would
be
bringing
on
floors.
The
closest
that
one
expected
was
a
rom-com
on
the
lines
of
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai,
his
debut
film.
Meanwhile
there
were
rumours
that
kick-started
about
him
launching
Varun
Dhawan
(son
of
David
Dhawan)
and
Alia
Bhatt
(daughter
of
Mahesh
Bhatt).
However,
since
there
wasn't
any
formal
announcement
from
the
man
at
the
hot
seat,
one
still
waited
with
bated
breath
to
know
about
his
plans.
Well,
the
wait
is
over
now
with
Karan
Johar
making
it
all
official.
He
is
all
set
to
direct
a
young
tale
which
is
titled
Student
of
The
Year.
The
film
would
launch
not
two
but
three
newcomers
which
include
Varun
Dhawan,
Alia
Bhatt
and
also
Siddharth
Malhotra
(who
is
different
from
the
namesake
director
who
recently
made
We
Are
Family).
Talking
about
the
film,
Karan
Johar
says,
"Student
of
the
Year
will
have
everything
that
I
love
about
movies.
It
will
have
songs,
dances,
happiness,
fun
and
frolic
all
around."
One
does
understand
where
Karan
is
coming
from.
After
all
not
just
My
Name
Is
Khan
but
even
his
previous
outing
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna
was
a
relatively
seriously
film.
Though
there
were
songs
and
dances
in
the
film,
at
the
core
of
it
the
film
was
about
adult
relationships.
Even
earlier
his
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham
had
a
massive
look
and
feel
to
it
with
six
heavy
duty
superstars
coming
together
in
one
frame.
However,
with
Student
of
the
Year,
Karan
Johar
could
well
be
bringing
to
fore
the
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
era,
albeit
in
the
21st
century
avatar.
Also,
though
he
has
worked
with
Shahrukh
Khan
as
an
actor
in
each
of
his
four
films
so
far,
he
has
no
hesitation
in
making
Student
of
the
Year
with
rank
newcomers.
"See,
I
may
be
looking
at
getting
into
a
holiday
zone
with
this
film,
especially
after
My
Name
Is
Khan,
but
by
no
means
would
I
not
be
working
hard
on
it",
says
Karan
in
his
characteristic
tone,
"Yes,
it's
a
happy
song
and
dance
film
with
the
tone
and
syntax
being
that
of
a
holiday
outing.
Still
from
emotional
energy
perspective,
the
entire
team
will
go
all
out
to
make
it
one
super
cool
young
flick."
The
name
Shahrukh
Khan
would
still
be
involved
in
the
film
as
Student
Of
The
Year
would
be
a
joint
presentation
by
him
along
with
Karan
Johar.