Movie Review: Student Of The Year 2

Movie Review “Student Of The Year”
Rating: 2/5
Director: Punit Malhotra
Cast: Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, Ananya Pandey, Aditya Seal
Student Of The Year 2 Trailer

In 2012 Dharma Productions head honcho Karan Johar directed Student of the year and introduced 3
debutants to the film industry. Three of whom are now bankable super stars. There was singing, there
was dancing, there was love & betrayal, there was sports and now there was a part 2. But this time it was one of Karan’s own student Puneet Malhotra at the helm, directing Student of the Year – 2. The movie yet again launched two debutants Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday as Students of the batch of 2019.

Set in Mussorie and Darjeeling Student of the year 2 essays the story of Rohan Sachdev (Tiger Shroff), a
middle class hardworking and talented student of Pishorilal Chamandas College who embarks on a
journey to reunite with his girlfriend. Rohan’s rich girlfriend and love interest of his life Mridula Chawla a.k.a Mia (Tara Sutaria) had just transferred to the fancy dreamland of St Teresa, making Sports Quota admission his only means to join her.

It is here he meets the rich brat’s Shreya Randhawa (Ananya Panday) and her sibling Manav Randhawa
(Aditya Sen) also two time Student of the Year recipient.
The Siblings consider the campus their father’s property, after all their father was one of the main
trustees who no one wanted to disobey, sound cliché yet?

The St Teresa Campus of 2019 is not very different from the one in 2012. What can one expect from
Student’s of the Year? Singing, Dancing, street fights and Kabadi is all that is the call of the hour.
Classrooms and curriculum hold much less significance in front of the much esteemed Inter College Dignity Cup.

At 2hrs and 25 mins long, Student of the Year 2 is a bearable watch, thanks to the funny dialogues and
one liners that make their way into the script courtesy Rohan’s Pishori friends. The first half has a lot of
funny dialogues, dancing, action and a mildly gripping plotline, which makes you feel the movie is
trending in the right direction. But it is the second half where the movie starts to seem a bit out of sorts. While the plot line had opportunity for the film to hold a stronger viewing capability it is the lazy scripting, sub-par editing and lack of soul that makes this movie less likable.

One of the strong points of its predecessor from 2012 was its music and hit track’s which comprised of
Isha Wala Love, Radha etc. But Vishal Dadlani falters big time by being unable to deliver a single memorable track this time around. Not even the remix of the originally hit Yeh Jawani hai Dewani will make you tap your feet.

Aditya Seal as the competitive defending champion of the Student of the year award, one who considers
losing as dangerous to his health does decently well. He ably flaunts his abs and good looks however becomes predictable beyond a point. Tara Sutaria as Mridula is limited in her capabilities of essaying a glamorous love interest of the protagonist, the three expressions that she carries throughout the movie seem boring by the time you leave the theatre.

Tiger Shroff on the other hand has shown greater maturity as an actor and is on his way to proving that
he can do much more than just dance and kill 10’s of people in single combat. He essays the romantic
portions and emotional scenes with much aplomb, striking the right balance of emotions and realness to
the character he is playing.

Lastly, the surprise package of the lot is Ananya who does exceedingly well in depicting the role of the
brattish yet likable Shreya. Anaya’s ability to dive deeper into the role that required her to evoke
emotions of desperation, wanting to be loved and acknowledged by her own family. Someone whose
insecurities and circumstances have rattled her confidence to the core is worthy of praise. For someone
who is a debutante this was a tough role to depict, but Ananya rarely disappoints. It is a pity that her character is not further delved into.

Overall, Student of year 2 may not have a lot of things that go in its favor but it is has quite a few
positives that make it a onetime watch to say the least.

If you are someone who loves to watch movies
from time to time, are already done watching Avengers – End Game and much rather not wait until
Khan’s Bharat releases early June, this is for you. If not, you are not losing much by skipping this one.