Thursday, October 18, 2012

Siddharth Malhotra to play Abhimanyu Singh, a righteous and ambitious youngster in Student of the Year

By Rohini Nadia


Karan Johar's next, Student of the Year, is currently in line for a release and will bring to the silver-screen three fresh new faces. The film includes debutants Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, playing the roles of students contending against each other to win a prestigious school trophy. The film will mark the veteran director's first directorial release with newcomers and is a movie set apart from Karan Johar's usual trend of film-making.

As for the song Vele", this one has vocals the music directors Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani. While Vishal performs the English parts, Shekhar croons the rest of the song. An appealing number to shake your leg to, Vele is in essence a fun number to listen to and gives this Karan Johar film a dash of excitement.

In Student of the Year, Siddharth plays the role of Abhimanyu Singh, a young adult hailing from a middle-class family based in Delhi. A state-level runner and a brilliant student, Abhimanyu's ambitious nature gives him a competitive edge. This in turn makes him a natural leader, staying ahead of his peers. After entering the prestigious St.

Siddharth Malhotra gained recognition from Karan Johar while working as an assistant director to the filmmaker during the making of the movie, My Name Is Khan. The movie starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and was based on the prejudice faced by Indians living in the United States after the 9-11 attacks. After training as a director and being mentored by Karan Johar, Siddharth Malhotra directed his first film, We Are Family. Based on the Hollywood movie called Stepmom, the film was produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and was released in 2010.

The film Student of the Year is set apart from the usual trend of movies directed by Karan Johar. This will also be Karan's first without his lucky mascot Shah Rukh Khan, with the director using newcomers instead.




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