Student Of The Year (SOTY) Movie Review

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Student Of The Year (SOTY) Movie Review 


Ojha's Opinion:
SOTY Review
Typical Karan Johar film SOTY doesn't impress me at all. Thought Karan would come up with brand new engaging story since his cast is being introduced & can't gather crowd. If you're a fan of K Jo's films, definitely you'll enjoy it. Otherwise, as TOI's Madhureeta said "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"
Star Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Sana Saeed, Ronit Roy
Directed By: Karan Johar

Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2hrs. 26mins.

15 Ext. Reviews | Avg Rating: 3/5



CNN IBN: By Rajeev Masand
Rating: 3/5
Karan Johar displays his trademark flair for light-hearted laughs and prettified emotions, capturing a world he knows inside out. 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. If fun is what you’re seeking, you won’t be disappointed.......Read Full Review
ETC: By Komal Nahta
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!.......Read Full Review
zoOm Review Show: By Omar Qureshi
Rating:  3.5/5
SOTY a truly refreshing movie, a. high school musical with B'wood's grand feel & the best part, fresh new super talent. First half build is a bit slow but second half is quite breezy. SOTY should be appreciated by students & the rest too. Its entertaining with no dull moments in between.....watch video review
Bollywood Hungama: By Taran Adarsh
Rating: 4/5
Karan Johar is back on the director's chair... and back to romance, conflict, song-n-dance and of course, college campus. 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!......Read Full Review
Times of India: By
Rating:  3.5/5
The film is full of KJo-isms - it's larger-than-life, colourful, lavish, beautifully shot and directed. With medleys, dance, drama and everything good-looking (from cast to couches, dorms to discos). '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.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.......Read Full Review
Rediff.com: By Sukanya Verma
Rating: 3/5
Unlike Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was distinctly coy in temperament, the young folk of SOTY shoot expletives with tact, lock lips with elan and parade their gym-toned bodies in skimpy beach wear. 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....... Read Full Review
Indian Express: By Shalini Langer
Rating: 2/5
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. Not even the songs, so much a Johar strength, are distinctive. If this is 'Ishq wala love’, I ask, where is the 'KJo waali’ film?....Read Full Review
NDTV: By Saibal Chatterjee
Rating: 2.5/5
The teen spirit that runs through Student Of The Year should have lent the film a bright and fresh feel. It doesn’t. It offers nothing new or inspired and yet, for those that delight in fluff, it might even feel like a breezy entertainer. SOTY 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..........Read Full Review
Star World: By Anupama Chopra
Rating:  3/5
Student of the Year is a bumpy ride. Karan Johar creates a fun and engaging bromance between two high school boys who come from opposite sides of the tracks. Karan’s talent is that he creates fantastical worlds brimming with beautiful people and expensive things and yet moors them in high emotion. And yet, Karan creates moments that are genuinely moving and humorous. His trump card is the wonderful Rishi Kapoor as the school’s gay dean.....Read Full Review
DNA: By Blessy Chettiar
Rating: 2.5/5
SOTY is not a new story – two boys fall for one girl and compete for one trophy. The characters are archetypal – a rich brat becomes friends with a bechara garib boy and in between is the K3G’s naive Poo-type blonde. K Jo has done a marvelous job when it comes to grooming these three debutants in their acting skills. Though Alia has very little role to play, with all the attention on the leading boys. She leaves a mark with her glamorous presence. SOTY is not something you would want to miss if the surreal setting with bubble gum romance is your calling......Read Full Review
Zee New: By Ananya Bhattacharya
Rating: 2/5
‘Student Of The Year’ has every element of a Karan Johar school/college film. Beautiful surroundings; the fluff of snobbish, brand-obsessed people; few nerds – one of them bespectacled, inevitably; a Dean who just doesn’t understand the values of friendship and camaraderie and so on. You ask for it, and you get it. No stone is left unturned in leaving a large, bold Karan Johar signature on the film. 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........Read Full Review
Yahoo: By Rumanna Ahmed
Rating: 3.5/5
Karan Johar does what he is best at; create a glossy fairytalish world revolving around love, friendship and mush. Infact, KJo manages to steer clear of heightened melodrama and actually packs in a little message, floundering on the logic once in a while but never on the slick production qualities. In 'SOTY', Karan incorporates all his KJoisms but manages to make this one an effortless watch. The film is sure to be a big hit among the young cinegoers..........Read Full Review
One India: By Nabanita Roy
Rating: 3/5
Student Of The Year is not a typical love story, as predicted by many. The film interestingly and innovatively defines the birth of new ambitions and old loyalties falling by the wayside. Each segment of SOTY competition manages to tear apart both the participants and the spectators to redefine the choices of the three protagonists. Student of the Year is a youthful and interesting movie that deserves a thumps up.......Read Full Review
Koimoi: By Roshni Devi
Rating:  2.5/5
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.
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.........Read Full Review
Glamsham: By Martin D'Souza
Rating: 2/5 
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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