Karan Johar is set to launch two new faces in Bollywood with Student Of The Year 2, the second installment of his own 2012 directorial, Student Of The Year.
It was known that Tiger Shroff is going to play the lead in the film, but the names of two female leads weren’t disclosed until Wednesday. In fact, the film’s director, Punit Malhotra, had started shooting without finalising the heroines.
Here's the first new admission to the #SOTY2 family! @iTIGERSHROFF leads our student brat pack!@apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @DharmaMovies @foxstarhindi @SOTYOfficial pic.twitter.com/aggozv9p48
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 11, 2018
One of them is Ananya Pandey, who is actor Chunky Pandey’s daughter and a known name in India’s fashion circuit.
Here's the first new admission to the #SOTY2 family! @iTIGERSHROFF leads our student brat pack!@apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @DharmaMovies @foxstarhindi @SOTYOfficial pic.twitter.com/aggozv9p48
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 11, 2018
The other actor is Tara Sutaria, who has been a part of a few sitcoms including The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir, which was broadcast on Disney India. The show was a Hindi adaptation of the show Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
We are proud to present the new admission to the class of 2018, the girl who is in it to win it - #TARA! #SOTY2
— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) April 11, 2018
Follow her on #Instagram at https://t.co/bk1qce7cMg@iTIGERSHROFF @karanjohar @apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @foxstarhindi @SOTYOfficial pic.twitter.com/HeCghDgd89
Not everybody was pleased with the line-up, saying that these guys don’t look like students at all.
It was obvious for Twitter to point it out.
One user said, “Please correct the title as nepotism of the year 2.”
Another user said, “You Promote Nepotism actually. There are lots of talented actors in Bollywood . Sorry Mr. Johar but your surname doesn’t suit your work.”
Here are some more responses:
LOL! What if I pull the two of you out of the class and make you stand out cos of the unrecoverable damage you are causing to the #IndianFilmIndustry! We deserve better!
— The Bhodro Lok (@TheBhodroLok) April 11, 2018
We have talented actress like patralekha searching for work despite being so freaking talented and we have these starkids herd offered films on platter for their gym bodies 😒
— Pratz (@Thecolddragon) April 11, 2018
Why you are not telling her full name nepotism factory
— Ritesh Dahiya (@RiteshD53326706) April 11, 2018
Congrats to the nepotism ka baap Mr Karan Johar 😎
— Maya (@Maya25570388) April 11, 2018
Kabhi koi outsider ko vi chance deaa Karo kjo...
— @Manuraj18293735 (@Manuraj18293731) April 11, 2018
King of Nepotism .. u can never be better than Yashraj they hv d strength conviction to launch normal people into mainstream cinema unlike u who is only for starkids
— Mams (@mamaasahu) April 11, 2018
नौटंकी का stage is ready....bring it on...चाबुक की आवाज़ "sattaaak"....circus types...ek ek karke jaanwar aa rahe hai....
— ajaybrahmasingh (@ajaybrahmasingh) April 11, 2018
One word dat's "Nepotism".
— sailendra paikaray (@sailendrapaikar) April 11, 2018
Oh brand endorsement 2 ?
— Kumar Gaurav (@imgarv786) April 11, 2018
Plz acting/script sahi se dekh lena