Student Of The Year: Won't let Karan Johar down says Alia Bhatt
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Mahesh
Bhatt's
19-year-old
daughter
Alia
Bhatt,
who
is
making
her
debut
with
Karan
Johar's
Student
of
the
Year,
says
she
will
prove
that
her
director's
confidence
in
newcomers
was
right.
The
young
actress
has
been
promoting
the
film
with
two
other
newcomers
Sidharth
Malhotra
and
Varun
Dhawan,
son
of
director
David
Dhawan.
Alia
says
she
is
determined
to
prove
her
acting
capabilities
with
this
film.
"He
(Johar)
has
worked
with
the
best
in
the
industry
while
neither
of
us
had
ever
faced
the
camera
before.
I
have
to
ensure
that
he
is
not
let
down.
There
is
a
pressure
of
different
kind.
We
all
want
to
make
the
audience
happy
as
once
they
accept
you,
all
noises
die
down," she
said.
Alia
says
Karan,
who
is
working
with
the
newcomers
for
the
first
time,
was
patient
with
them.
"I
was
very
nervous
working
with
Karan.
I
couldn't
ever
imagine
that
he
would
be
so
patient
with
us.
He
has
worked
with
the
best
people
and
we
used
to
give
so
many
takes.
He
understood
that
we
were
newcomers
and
had
to
be
guided."
The
actress
admits
that
having
a
cinema
background
helps
initially
but
says
ultimately
it
all
comes
down
to
talent.
"Yes,
being
from
a
film
family
helps
because
you
get
a
good
platform
and
recognition.
However,
many
people
don't
understand
that
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
am
an
individual
performing
in
front
of
the
camera
and
Bhatt
lineage
doesn't
make
any
difference
whatsoever,"
she
said.
Alia
says
her
director
father
is
very
excited
about
her
debut
film.
"He
is
the
most
excited
of
the
lot.
He
has
been
sharing
feedback
with
me
on
a
constant
basis.
Whenever
he
likes
something,
he
tells
me,"
she
said.
Student
of
the
Year
releases
all
over
this
Friday.