Powerful

Excellent but underrated film

Boring

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

i watched this film and i don't have words to.criticize such a terrible film characters are not understandable no acting skill same boring cast not even a single guy is worth watching. lead actors can only impress school going children one more thing ve u seen the actress i think the makeup artists have to work very hard just to make her look like actress don't understand the script what happened to director is he OK wonderful boring story&cast if IMDb ve something like to.rate 0then i ll give it 0rating the rating is only due to.locations Dir used a boring film maybe good for rookie audience i recommend not to watch movie if u haven't see it yet cuz after watching u will be criticizing this film like me.don't know why i m typing for such a creepy film cuz comments only occur for worse and for best.

Was expecting this to be a typical Indian high school/college movie, but it went beyond that. Great new actors which is sometimes a welcome change. Yes some typical Indian movie aspects, but in general Indian movies are moving away from what they were some years ago, overacting, running around trees, and numerous unnecessary emotional scenes,not to mention being over three hours long. This one kept one focused throughout. And those reviews here that think these new actors have no potential, then they need to come out of the time capsule they are in, and they are the ones that probably love the Indian movies I referred to as in the past. It's time to move on and these new young actors are doing just that, taking Indian movies to where they need to be. This was even a shift from a typical Karan Johar movie. Yes the ending is something that could have been mentioned earlier but I guess it made sense to keep it to the end...true it kind of fizzled out in the end but that is to be expected sometimes. I would not hesitate to watch it again!! Great songs too with some old remixes!! Nicely done.

KJo changed gears with his earlier outing "My Name Is Khan" in a attempt to create milestone in Indian cinema. When the same was received with lukewarm response KJo decided to revert to his "Kuch Kuch Hota Hain" roots, a story primarily skirting in the college campus. Whether KJo is actually growing in terms of calibre and goes a few notches up with SOTY is left to viewers discretion.The fresh trio do pack a punch in terms of performance. The highlight of the pack is definitely Sidharth Malhotra and if I may dare say has a screen presence and a debut on the likes of Ranveer Singh. Alia Bhatt is amazing, thanks to the KJo who manages to present the very best of her. Varun Dhawan at this point in time appears to be overshadowed by the two but I am sure he is promising in his own right to carve his identity. Rishi Kapoor, okay a gay character but in hindsight was the track warranted? Ram Kapoor's character could have been fleshed out well as now he appears to be step-father. Gautami Kapoor can put Dharma productions in her CV, meaning her role is no more than decorative piece. Boman Irani - why was he there for a blink-and-miss role?In terms of writing, the spirit of campus is well captured and perhaps had room to build more had it stayed away from KJo's sensibilities. There are quite a lot of layers in the movie and as stated earlier a few of them unwarranted. The last ten minutes are a big downer in terms of writing. Songs as always coming from Dharma are chart busters, choreographed well by his loyalists Farah, Vaibhavi & Remo. And yes for those who haven't watched "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander" SOTY would be a good start.

STOY was one of disastrous movie ever made in recent time once again confirming that it is the content of the film that makes it watchable and not glossy and glamour look.Student of the year tells the story of 3 friends in a school and how their life cross and influence each other to ultimately win the annual STOY competition.Directed by Karan Johar , STOY promises all the glitters and glosses with candy floss romance which was unnecessary but fails to mark in the most important aspect - script. The movie begins in flashback describing 3 pivotal character in the most stupid way possible. For instance - Karan Malhotra's character is a middle class struggling student but he is entering the college with some high-end expensive motorbike, Aliya Bhatt's character introduction is in a night gown which is none lesser than a bikini ( was wondering which kind of female student wears these dresses in their hostel), Varun's character is still decent but not even close to reality. The biggest camouflage is that the students shown in the film wearing trendy cloths , riding on expensive cars and bikes , traveling to Thailand and they do not even look like school-going kids. ( In India , I thought student had uniform to wear) Worst is the introduction of so many songs that you will feel like pulling out hair.I have never liked Karan Johar's movies and this was an icing on the cake confirming his in capabilities. He uses glamour and expensive set decoration for his movies but never works on the screenplay. Pathetic direction is followed by terrible screenplay followed by even worst story. Music by Vishal-Shekhar is a big letdown. The talented duo has given so many good music before but could only provide 2-3 songs which can be listened once. Coming to the performances , Varun Dhawan has potential to make it big. He emotes expressively and has an attitude to become a big star. Karan Malhotra's acting was wooden. He still needs to work on his performance skills. Aliyah Bhatt looks gorgeous but thats it .. in term of acting she has long way to go. Talents like Rishi Kapoor and Ronit Roy are wasted. Overall , a terrible movie in every context. I would suggest you to watch Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar again as it relishes the spirit of sport rather than this boring flick !! Bad 0.5 /5