Dharma Productions honcho Karan Johar has been known to introduce new talent in the industry, giving a bunch of debutant directors a head-start, including Nikhil Advani, Karan Malhotra, Ayan Mukerji and Tarun Mansukhani. The director-producer has never roped in younger and fresher actors for his directorial ventures however, and has usually had the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan star in his films. Breaking his trend of casting Bollywood bigwigs, Karan Johar's upcoming Student of the Year will have three fresh-faces in the lead, Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.
While Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan both come from families based strongly in tinsel-town, model-turned-actor Siddharth Malhotra has no industry background and has worked hard for his upcoming debut. Quoting Siddharth, "I have nothing to fall back on, for them (Alia and Varun) they can take guidance from their parents but I can't even discuss anything with my parents as they know nothing about the industry.
I have to work harder and be more attentive because I don't have an option. So it does make it tougher." The actor started his career as a model at the early age of 16 and has won several titles including the Gladrags Face of the Year 2009 award and the NDTV Model of the Year 2010. He has also walked the runway for Indian and international designers including Manish Arora, Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal. Before Student of the Year, Siddharth auditioned for a film that failed to take off.
He worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar along with his now-co-star Varun Dhawan for "My Name Is Khan" (2010). "It has not been an easy journey. I started my career with modeling and then worked with Karan as an assistant director. At that time I had never imagined that he will cast me as a lead actor in his movie," says Siddharth.
The daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, Alia Bhatt fainted on the sets of the upcoming Karan Johar film 14 times, unable to cope with the cold and fatigue. However, none of this deterred the actor from unleashing an exceptional performance for the film. Karan Johar has been stated to have auditioned nearly 400 hopefuls before signing Alia for the film.
While Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan both come from families based strongly in tinsel-town, model-turned-actor Siddharth Malhotra has no industry background and has worked hard for his upcoming debut. Quoting Siddharth, "I have nothing to fall back on, for them (Alia and Varun) they can take guidance from their parents but I can't even discuss anything with my parents as they know nothing about the industry.
I have to work harder and be more attentive because I don't have an option. So it does make it tougher." The actor started his career as a model at the early age of 16 and has won several titles including the Gladrags Face of the Year 2009 award and the NDTV Model of the Year 2010. He has also walked the runway for Indian and international designers including Manish Arora, Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal. Before Student of the Year, Siddharth auditioned for a film that failed to take off.
He worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar along with his now-co-star Varun Dhawan for "My Name Is Khan" (2010). "It has not been an easy journey. I started my career with modeling and then worked with Karan as an assistant director. At that time I had never imagined that he will cast me as a lead actor in his movie," says Siddharth.
The daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, Alia Bhatt fainted on the sets of the upcoming Karan Johar film 14 times, unable to cope with the cold and fatigue. However, none of this deterred the actor from unleashing an exceptional performance for the film. Karan Johar has been stated to have auditioned nearly 400 hopefuls before signing Alia for the film.
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Karan Johar's movie, Student of the Year, stars newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. The trio plays the roles of students facing the highs and lows of teenage life and campus-relationships.
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