It’s no Raaz(I) they have mastered the ABCD & emerged as Shershaahs: Karan Johar congratulates Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan & Sidharth Malhotra as SOTY completes a decade

By Rashita Sahni

on October 19, 2022 06:15:55 PM

In 2012, it was the rise of three stars Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra with Karan Johar’s directorial Student of The Year. The trio couldn’t have asked for a better debut than SOTY! After the film released on October 19, 2012, Alia-Varun-Sidharth became the talk of the town and the poster stars of several brands. Student Of The Year was a film about friendship, love and competition told through the story of three college friends. It received mixed reviews from critics but a great opening at the box office.

Today, as the film completes a decade, director KJo has penned a heartwarming note. Sharing a video on Instagram with snippets of the film, Karan wrote, "SOTY started of as me making a “holiday film”…. A film that certainly wasn’t intended to move any cinematic mountains but a film that was young , fun and entertaining … what I didn’t realise then that this film would give me so much more than memories or a commercial success … would give so much more than a film in my directorial archives… this film gave me three of my most defining relationships … Sid, Varun and Alia went on to become my family…..besides my mom they are the three people I think I talk to every single day…. I never knew way back then that I would have children of my own …but my first protective parental feeling was for all three of them… I love you SID! I love you VARUN and I love you ALIA( yes yes I know I am not supposed to keep saying it but what the heck love is love )… I say it to my kids and I want to say it to all 3 of you ….. love you to the moon and back …."

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In another post, Karan shared a series of photos with Alia, Varun and Sidharth and wrote, "Down the years with my students of every year! So proud of their cinema journey! It’s no Raaz(I) that they have mastered the ABCD of their craft and emerged as Shershaahs of goodness and talent! Love you! #10yearsofsoty"