Students of the Year: Love, Romance and Education

Student of the year is one of the best Hindi films I have ever watched. Directed by Karan Johar and Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Student of the Year  is romantic comedy film casted by Sidharth Malhotra( Avimanyu), Varun Dhawan( Rohan ) Alia Bhatt (Shanya Singhania) etc. Rishi Kapoor as Dean Yogindar Vasist plays the role of strict college dean of ST Teresa Collage.

Avi manyu, who is also called Avi, gets scholarship and admits in St Teresa College. He is from middle class family having firm goal in the life and also determines to win the Trophy of the student of the year. At the first day he gets troubled by the group the Rohan who seems to be the hero of the college. But Avi as a smart boy doesn’t get disappointed by his misbehavior. Later he develops friendship with Rohan, only son of the business tycoon ,  Ram Kapoor. Rohan has a girlfriend  Alia Bhatt who is the most beautiful girl of the college and also everyone wanted to be with her. Avi also gets impressed by her beauty.  Rohan doesn’t seem honest in his affair with Alia since he flirts with many girls even in front of her. When Avi knows that Rohan doesn’t love her seriously, he suggests Alia to create a drama of flirting with him in front of Rohan which may give him a blow. Alia starts flirting with Avi which becomes a fat chance for him to be close with her. In fact Avi also likes her very much. When Rohan sees all these activities between Avi and Alia, he gets enraged with Avi. They even fight each other. When Avi knows that Alia loves Rohan he breaks his friendship with her. Antagonism increases between Avi and Rohan. When Rohan is caught by his father after his fight with Avi, he has a quarrel with father and immediately leaves the home.

After leaving home he has only a dream to be the winner of the trophy ‘student of the year’. On the other hand, Avi also preparing fiercely for the trophy. Alia remains confused who she really loves. The competition begins. Everyone try his/her best to be the winner. At the final competition Rohan wins the trophy. But at the award function he refuses to be awarded. And then he leaves the stage. His one of the friends claps and denounces the discriminatory practice of the college which brings antagonism among the friends. Rishi Kapoor, the dean of the college gets shocked by this unexpected event.

After ten years of this event, all of them meet once again. It’s shown that Avi has been married with Alia who has become a successful businessman; whereas Rohan has become a successful singer. Alia meets Rohan and also hugs him. Avi notices this and appears as if he is jealous with such behave. Then both of them start fighting in front of Alia as they did before. When they are settled, Rohan asks Avi why he had let him win the competition. Avi tells him that his father who was a mean devil smiling in his failure. So, he let him win the trophy. Both of them hug each her. And the film ends leaving a good message of true friendship.

By using flashback technique and picking the subjects of education and friendship, it is a blur imitation of the ‘Three Idiots” by Anil Kapoor. Despite some lapses on setting management and characters role play, it’s a success in delivering a good message to the education system and the youth of this age. It has many punches to hook the interest of the audiences.