Student of the Year is Karan Johar’s shortest directorial venture

Student of The year

Director-producer Karan Johar is known to be a story-teller. In the past, Karan has directed several films, all of which have been extensive stories that have kept viewers engrossed through their length. Previously, Karan has directed the films Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010). Each of these films have been longer than the usual tide of movies and have managed to draw in crowds.

Kuch Hota Hai stretched to 185 minutes and was followed by Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). This film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead and plays for 211 minutes. His longest film, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, runs for a whopping 215 minutes and chronicles the lives of characters played by Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. In 2010, Karan Johar directed the film My Name Is Khan which, on the other hand, was timed at 161 minutes.

Karan however decided to keep his most recent directorial venture, Student of the Year, shorter than his previous films. Prior to the film’s release, Karan had articulated “Yes this is going to be the shortest film of my career. Though I am yet to arrive at the final cut, it should be around 135-140 minutes at maximum,” adding, “We have some days of shooting still left. I think I am making a sequel along with the film. I think it’s a never-ending saga... though it’s a fun-frolic, happy film. But I may have overshot it a tad."

Analytically speaking, shorter films do better at multiplexes, allowing more shows to be screened on a single day. As expected, Karan Johar’s Student of the Year featuring Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt was recently crowned a blockbuster!