Student Of The Year Movie Review

Student Of The Year Rating: 2.75/5
Total Reviews 16
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Director: Karan Johar
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Teenage
Cast & Crew: Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt
Duration: 2 hour 21 minutes 

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Student Of The Year (SOTY) Movie Review

Ratings:3/5  Student Of The Year Review by Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN (IBNLive)
The debutants, in turn, put their best foot forward: Sidharth Malhotra is earnest and has a pleasing presence, while Alia Bhatt is cute as the clueless Shanaya, if a little raw. It’s Varun Dhawan who stands out with a confident, charming turn, able to tackle both comical and vulnerable scenes with ease. Yet if there’s a performance that glues together this film, it’s Rishi Kapoor’s. He never flinches in an unusual role, playing the part for laughs yet also infusing soul into what could have so easily turned into a caricature.Too long by about twenty minutes, the film could’ve done with some tightening – perhaps the clunky treasure hunt sequence could go? Nitpickings aside, this is a breezy, enjoyable film by a director who knows his craft.
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Ratings:4/5  Student Of The Year Review by Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama
STUDENT OF THE YEAR is an entertainer in the truest sense of the term. STUDENT OF THE YEAR(SOTY) narrates the wonderfully intricate and complex trajectory of three high school kids, their transition from adolescence/teenage to maturity/adulthood and the emotions they experience in this journey called life. Although love stories is a beaten to death genre, STUDENT OF THE YEAR doesn't fall into the 'typical romantic fare' category either. Karan and screenplay writer Rensil D'silva pay minute attention to detailing and character development and what comes across on screen seems like an unmarked, charming and bona fide experience within the commercial parameters. On the whole, STUDENT OF THE YEAR is amongst Karan Johar's most accomplished works. The youth brigade would love it and those who have already past that age would want to revisit those days. This one's entertainment, entertainment and entertainment at its best. Clearly, KJo has a winner on hands, yet again!
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Ratings:3.5/5  Review by Madhureeta Mukherjee Site:Times Of India
It's KJo-Wala Love! Served fresh and piping hot from the Dharma college canteen of romance. The story is simple and entertains throughout, though it's not the first time this marathon of an idea has run past the screen. 'SOTY' takes you back to your books and sinks you in true-blue Bollywood syllabus, following the 'formula' - Two boys, one girl, one glorious trophy and lots of testosterone. If this one doesn't pump you up with nostalgia, it's time for you to go back to school already!. Tip Off: You may not like this movie if bubble-gum romances, picture-perfect worlds and candy-floss clouds are not your idea of a movie-going experience.
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Ratings:3/5  Student Of The Year Review by Anupama Chopra Site:Star World
Karan creates moments that are genuinely moving and humorous. His trump card is the wonderful Rishi Kapoor as the school’s gay dean. Wearing flamboyant pink ties, he lusts after his sports coach. So the principal from a rival school remarks: coach coach hota hai. Karan also deserves applause for putting his faith in new actors. He elicits commendable performances from his cast of debutants including Boman Irani’s son, Kayoze who lets loose in a dramatic climactic speech. Alia’s brief is to be attractive and she does that well.
Student of the Year works in fits and starts. I’m going with three stars. One is for the leading men Varun and Sidharth. They don’t set the screen on fire like Hrithik Roshan or Ranbir Kapoor did in their first films. But they grow on you. Karan puts a heavy burden on them – they are the backbone of this film but they pull it off. I recommend that you check them out.
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Ratings:----  Review by Komal Nahta Site:ETC
On the whole, Student Of The Year is a supremely entertaining and enjoyable fare which will do hit business all over. Not just in the multiplex­es but also in the single-screen cinemas, it will strike a chord in the audience's hearts. It will be adored by the youth (which has ensured the lovely initial) and loved by the families which will start patronising the film soon. It will give the industry three new stars who will shine brightly for years to come!
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Ratings:3/5  Review by Sukanya Verma Site:Rediff
Treatment is Karan Johar's forte and it is what makes his first film with rank newcomers, despite the absence of a logical plot, so fresh and zany. It could all fall flat and look very silly but KJo's gift for timing scenes maintains a finger-snapping pace to pass off flippant as fun. Often it is this hold on the viewer through constant influx of escapism and pomp with magnificently choreographed songs, razzle dazzle of colours/style/design, appropriate dosage of humour and ritzy production values that distracts one from Student of the Year's brash celebration of superficiality and obvious lack of depth.
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Ratings:2.5/5  Review by Saibal Chatterjee Site:NDTV
Karan Johar’s latest film is zestful and frothy enough to appeal to an audience that does not seek much more than some harmless fun from two-and-a-half hours in a darkened hall.It offers nothing new or inspired and yet, for those that delight in fluff, it might even feel like a breezy entertainer. Student Of The Year is an updated rehash of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,. It definitely isn’t the film of the year. But if you like your entertainment to be served up with glitzy but pulpy garnishing, pirouette your way to the nearest screen by all means. If you don’t, go for it only if your life depends on it.
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Ratings:2/5  Review by Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express
The trouble with ‘Student Of The Year’ is that it doesn’t even feel as if it is trying for novelty, despite the brand-new talent it showcases. Not one of the three main leads fully breaks out of the ‘types’ they are assigned.Clearly `KKHH’ is the clear and present template, even if the triangle is inverted. You can also see bits of ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ and ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. Not even the songs, so much a Johar strength, are distinctive. If this is 'Ishq wala love’, I ask, where is the 'film waali film', the 'KJo waali’ film? This is all show, so very little tell.
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Ratings:3/5  Review by Nabanita Site:One India
Amongst the trio, Siddharth Malhotra stands out at his best. Sid does a commendable job as Abhimanyu. This Punjabi munda deserves a hats off. Varun Dhawan too is quite convincing in the film. He suits well in his richy-rich, flirtatious character of Rohan. Finally, enters the 'dramebaaz', hotshot babe Alia Bhatt aka Shanaya, who couldn't think anything better than brands and designer clothes. Alia's character in the film reminds us of K3G's Poo (Kareena Kapoor).Student of the Year is a youthful and interesting movie that deserves a thumps up. Three cheers for this.
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Ratings:2/5  Review by Ananya Bhattacharya Site:Zee news
Take a cauldron. Mix in ‘Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire’ in generous doses, the essence of ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’, few minutes of some other films-set-in-school, and add a dash of ‘3 Idiots’ for flavour. What you have is Karan Johar’s latest offering, ‘Student Of The Year’. The director’s latest offering justifies, to the last bit, the adage - ‘all that glitters is not gold’.To sum it up, watch ‘Student Of The Year’ for the debutantes. They have really pulled off a tough task of playing praiseworthy roles in a film which suffers from the lack-of-a-story syndrome.
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Ratings:2/5  Review by Martin D Souza Site:Glamsham
SOTY is full-on candy floss - 90 per cent gloss and 10 per cent content.I don't know why, but I get this strange feeling that the director was not fully involved or attached to SOTY. The mark of intensity that one has seen in his past films is missing. It's like a grand wedding reception with a poor food spread.Nevertheless, it will go well with the younger audience who he has catered to.
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Ratings:3/5  Review by Rubina A Khan Site:FirstPost
Karan has given Bollywood three brand new stars with this film, minted in his very own Dharma Productions. But as a filmmaker, Student Of The Year is not his finest work. Sure, it’s got all the elements of finesse and expansive production values that his films are known for, but he has also been very pivotal in directing and producing films with engaging stories. On the creative front, SOTY does not raise the bar. He’s definitely not the director of the year as far as Student Of The Year is concerned.
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Ratings:2.5/5  Review by Roshini Devi Site:Koimoi
What’s Good: The performances; the direction; the humour.What’s Bad: The unbelievable portrayal of students; the hamming; the ridiculous explanations in the climax.Loo break: None. Watch or Not?: If you’re a fan of Karan Johar’s fare, you’ll definitely enjoy all the dance-drama. Otherwise it’s just like a re-hashed version of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.Student Of The Year has some really earnest performances and entertaining comedy scenes. Other than that it’s a staple Karan Johar affair: ridiculous in parts and dramatic in others.
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Ratings:2/5  Review by Prathamesh Jhadav Site:Bollywood Life
As for the cast of the film, both Siddharth and Varun have done a good job. While Siddharth has a definite camera presence and exudes confidence, Varun and Alia have played their part decently. Rishi Kapoor’s gay character is intermittently funny. Ram Kapoor and Ronit Roy are completely wasted. Vishal-Shekhar’s music is hummable, refreshing and foot tapping. Writer Rensil Dsilva’s script is muddled and the screenplay is predictable. We wish director KJo had managed to infuse some novelty into his story and gone beyond Louis Vuitton, Ferraris, I-pads and his usual Dostana connotations.
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Ratings:----  Review by Sneha May Francis Site:Emirates 24X7
KJo is unable to lend credibility to a story that’s awfully muddled. At one point, he ambitiously tries to make another sports drama, along the lines of Mansoor Khan’s hit movie ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Shikander’, where an underdog goes on to win an intra-school cycling trophy, only to return to his comfort zone of innocent, candy floss love. Surely Karan Johar isn’t eyeing for the ‘director of the year’ with his new, love fest, making this yet-another pretty movie that will make little, or no, impact on us. So, for those who were unable to digest ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, this one would clearly remain beyond their comprehension.
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