Student Of The Year 2

''Student of the Year 2'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language teen romantic action comedy film directed by Punit Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. A standalone sequel to the 2012 film ''Student of the Year'', it stars Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, Ananya Panday and Aditya Seal. It marks the debuts of both Panday and Sutaria in Hindi cinema.

Principal photography for the film began in April 2018 at Dehradun, and ended in September 2018.

''Student of the Year 2'' was released in on 10 May 2019. Upon its release the film was panned by critics, with criticism directed at the script, unreal situations and unrealistic depiction of Indian schools and colleges. Holding a rating of on Rotten Tomatoes, it is among the lowest-rated Indian films. It did poor at the box office with a worldwide collection of 98.6 crore against its 65 crore budget.

Plot

Rohan Sachdev, a middle-class student, decides to go to the affluent St. Teresa's College after his childhood sweetheart, Mridula Chawla transfers there. The two begin a relationship when Rohan wins the college over by showing his sports skills. Rohan becomes friends with Manav Singh Randhawa, the reigning "Student of the Year", but is at odds with his sister Shreya, a popular girl who detests and insults him. One of her pranks creates a rift between Rohan and his friends from his previous school.

Rohan-Mia and Manav-Shreya are coupled up for a dance competition which the latter wins after Mia falters. Rohan finds Mia getting intimate with Manav and realizes that he had deliberately planted her to spoil Rohan's image. He is expelled when he punches Manav. Initially discouraged, he eventually comes back and challenges Manav for the Student of the Year trophy.

Rohan returns to his old school, Pishorilal, where Shreya, impressed by his sincerity, helps him make amends with his old friends. She also convinces him to join her in a national dance competition. Shreya falls in love with him as they practice. Meanwhile, Mia's attempts to win him back after Manav cheats on her, end in an argument where Shreya spills coffee over her.

During an inter-school multi-event tournament, a fight breaks out between Pishorilal and St. Teresa's students, ending in Rohan's teammate Abhishek being badly injured. At the hospital, Mia holds Rohan's hand in-front of Shreya to show that they had reconciled. She apologizes to Mia and after blessing them with happiness, she leaves. Rohan follows her and professes his love, but she refuses.

Pishorilal manages to climb up the ranks and reach the final against St. Teresa. On the second night, Mia tries to kiss Rohan, but he refuses, saying that it was time to focus on accomplishing something. Although upset, she decides to support him and they become friends.

Before the final, he confesses his love to Shreya again, which she accepts when he tells her that Mia is just his friend. Shreya and Mia support Pishorilal in the match. Rohan helps his team fight and win the tournament, defeating St. Teresa. Rohan and Shreya embrace, while Mia leaves smiling, knowing that Rohan's dream of being the Student of the Year will now come true. Pishorilal celebrates their first-ever victory, and Rohan becomes the Student of the Year, leaving Manav upset.

Cast

* Tiger Shroff as Rohan Sachdev, Mia and Shreya's love interest and the main protagonist
** Suyash Kapoor as 15-year old Rohan
*** Madhav Dhingra as 9-year old Rohan
* Tara Sutaria as Mridula "Mia" Chawla, Rohan's childhood sweetheart, girlfriend and later ex-girlfriend
** Suhani Sethi as 15-year old Mia
*** Dhanaya Madan as 9-year old Mia
* Ananya Panday as Shreya Randhawa, Rohan's love interest and Manav's younger sister
* Aditya Seal as Manav Singh Randhawa, Shreya's elder brother and the main antagonist
* Harsh Beniwal as Puggi, Rohan's best friend, student at Pishorilal
* Sahil Anand as Jeet Khurana, Dimpy's friend
* Manjot Singh as Dimple "Dimpy" Singh, Jeet's friend
* Samir Soni as Principal Gujral, Dean of St. Teresa College
* Gul Panag as Kuljeet, Coach of St. Teresa College
* Abhishek Bajaj as Abhishek, Captain of the Pishorilal team
* Manoj Pahwa as Randhir Mahipal, Coach of Pishorilal Chamandas College
* Ayesha Raza Mishra as Principal Archana Singh, Dean of Pishorilal Chamandas College
* Rajesh Kumar as Prem Narayan Sachdev, Rohan's uncle
* Manasi Joshi Roy as Rohan's aunt
* Chetan Pandit as Sukesh Singh Randhawa
* Samreen Kaur as Vandana Chawla, Mia's mother
* Will Smith in a special appearance in the song "The Jawaani Song"
* Alia Bhatt in a special appearance in the song "The Hook Up Song"
* Farah Khan as a judge (cameo appearance in the dance contest)

Production

Development

''Student of the Year 2'' is a sequel to the 2012 Karan Johar-directed romantic comedy-drama ''Student of the Year''. Shortly after the commercial success of the first film, a sequel was announced by the producers. In November 2017, a press release by Dharma Productions revealed that the sequel is slated to release in 2018; it would be directed by Punit Malhotra and star Tiger Shroff in one of the leading roles. The film was announced four years after Malhotra's previous directorial ''Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'' (2013). It was to be produced in association by Johar's Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios. The film's announcement by the company initially conflicted with that of their another production, ''Dhadak'' (2018), which roused speculation that Ishaan Khatter would star in the film. Johar denied the news and stated that the reports were "baseless and untrue".

Casting

The announcement did not reveal the rest of the cast; media reports speculated that either Disha Patani or Ananya Panday, daughter of Chunky Pandey, would play the leading lady opposite Shroff. In April 2018, Johar announced that the film's female leads would be Panday and Tara Sutaria, both debutantes.Princess Jasmine