Student of the Year – Love, relationships, rivalry and sports!

Not a lot of films that hit the big-screen remain in memories forever. Well, some of them do and continue to enthrall audiences months after their release. One of these is Karan Johar’s Student of the Year. The film is a campus romance that revolves around a love triangle and a sporting event. Starring newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, this film was crowned a blockbuster and is one of the many jewels on Karan Johar’s crown!

Abhimanyu Singh aka Abhi (Siddharth Malhotra), a middle-class boy, enrolls at a well-heeled school on a scholarship. Here, he is torn between two groups at school, the affluent children of some of the richest folks in the country and the middle-class kids. Despite his background, Abhi manages to befriend the wealthy campus sweetheart Shanaya Singhania (Alia Bhatt) and her boyfriend Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan). Rohan and Abhi become best friends and the former introduces the latter to a world of riches and extravagance. However, when Abhi falls in love with Shanaya and her boyfriend Rohan learns of their feelings, the two best friends turn into rivals.

When the school’s gay dean, Yogendra Vasisht (Rishi Kapoor), announces the Student of the Year competition, Abhi and Rohan lock horns. They then compete against each other, trying to win the school trophy and Shanaya’s heart.
The film released on the 19th of October, 2012, and could very well have a sequel coming up soon!