By Hindustan Times
To date, Karan Johar’s upcoming directorial outing, Student Of The Year (SOTY) remains a top secret. Apart from a clutch of debutant actors, including Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Alia and David Dhawan’s son Varun, the director has managed to maintain everything under wraps. But now, Karan is able to open up about his forthcoming “youth” flick.
“It’s a tender film. In a primary for Dharma Productions, we're launching three new faces. After a very long time (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998), I'M revisiting the joys and frolic zone,” he says, adding, “I feel SOTY is lots like a Nasir Hussain film. It has numerous ‘jawani’ (youth) and ‘deewani’ (craziness), with a number of entertainment and songs.”
Although Karan refuses to divulge more, his next, like Nasir Hussain’s youth-centric films, could also be believed to be a romantic comedy, featuring Alia, Varun and another newcomer Siddharth Malhotra.
Recently, Karan have been busy shooting a love song — choreographed by friend Farah Khan — with the 3 main leads in Kashmir. Or even as he wraps up the work in picturesque locations, talks are rife that Kareena Kapoor has beaten Katrina Kaif to bag the feminine lead part in his and Ekta Kapoor’s co-production. “Nothing is confirmed at this time. Actually, I’m heading back (to Mumbai) on March 5. After I reach, I CAN meet Ekta and finalise the lead female actor,” clarifies Karan.
Nasir hussain, who? Late filmmaker Nasir Hussain, also famous as Aamir Khan’s uncle, was renowned for his musical entertainers. He directed several hits like Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Teesri Manzil (1966), Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977). Later, he went directly to produce cult films like Aamir’s debut, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992).
