Siddharth Malhotra praises his director-mentor Karan Johar

Siddharth Malhotra

Siddharth Malhotra has been basking in the glory of his debut film, Student of the Year. A Karan Johar directorial that has launched the careers of Siddharth along with two more promising newcomers, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, the film is a campus romance produced by Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment.

“Actors look for a big launch but when someone like Karan Johar, who has never launched a newcomer actor before, is behind the film, the confidence level goes further up. In a way the scare factor too goes up since all eyes are on you to perform. It is particularly difficult when you are a complete outsider,” said Siddharth Malhotra. Unlike his co-actors, the actor has now previous film experience and does not come from a Bollywood-based background. Varun Dhawan on the other hand is the son of veteran actor David Dhawan while Alia Bhatt is the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt.

Siddharth has been full of praise for his director-mentor Karan Johar who has indeed given him more than just a dream debut. The actor was handpicked by Karan for the role in this film. “Well, nobody puts their money and faith into you unless there is some promise that you show. Having said that, I was showing that promise to other filmmakers as well! It was Karan who had the guts to put his money on me. He has an option of taking anyone but still he took Varun, Alia and me. His vision is very different,” said Siddharth.

Siddharth Malhotra stars as Abhimanyu Singh aka Abhi in the film Student of the Year. Alia Bhatt on the other hand plays Shanaya Singhania while Varun Dhawan dons the role of her boyfriend Rohan Nanda. Together, the three are students at a well-heeled school in Dehradun presided over by Rishi Kapoor’s gay character, Dean Yogendra Vasisht. The film released on 19th of October and is indeed one of Karan Johar’s best works!