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Karan Johar pbaded the torch to his most "accomplished" student, Punit Malhotra, director of Student of Year 2 sequel to the hit movie of 2012. The old director of three films that also participated in some of Bollywood's greatest hits, such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Na Ho does not want to give up his mentor. The director I Hate Luv Storys (2010) and Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013) admits that he was misplaced after the end of his latest film, but believes in the rebadessment and correction. He also talks about his experience as a director on Tiger and the two newcomers, Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria. Extracts from a Conversation:
There was a discrepancy between your last publication and SOTY 2 …
But a lot of work has been done in the past four years. We launched Dharma 2.0, we shot a lot of commercials, and in the meantime we wrote a few scripts. I hope so next time it will not be so long. We would have published SOTY 2 two years ago, but we had to redo the script, determine the dates and, consequently, we pushed the exit as much.
Ananya Panday, Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff in Student of the Year 2. Photo by Twitter
You also cast Ananya and Tara, who are like mentors … [19659003] Yes, there is a lot of pressure, but I do not know if I can guide them because I treated them like friends. You must see them when they are around me and how they are retrograde with me (laughs). It's ridiculous. I feel like I am the newcomer. There were days when we were shooting and Tiger was doing the rehearsals and these two girls were sitting and ice-cold. Although Tara is a little more coached than Ananya, I had to guide them at every step: when to walk which foot, when to smile, where to look, how to say dialogues … I was going through a whole spectrum of emotions with
But were they worried about having enough space?
No, strangely, it's the only problem they do not have. When one turned to Mussourie; I wondered how the two girls were bonding so much. They slept in each other's room and went out for meals together. We have always heard that two actors do not hear but hear like a burning house.
Did the failure of Gori Tere Pyaar Mein affect you?
Of course! For eight months, I was at home, depressed. I did not leave the house. But you must understand your mistakes and fight them. During the last three or four years, I have tried to improve my craft. There is therefore additional pressure.
How do you react to so many memes on SOTY 2 ?
I like memes. I would have been discouraged if it had not been the same, because the film is made for a certain audience and it is the age group that makes these memes. I sit and laugh while reading them. Some were remarkable. This shows the buzz around the movie.
The trailer was criticized by people complaining about the unrealistic portrayal of a school …
I agree. There are schools like this in Mumbai, although there are no colleges like this one. It's definitely unreal. But there is also a real and identifiable side. Our counter-argument is that "student of the year" is not essentially a person who will sit with an open book. The student can be in a film school, a karate school or a music school. We need to promote sport much more. So, there are students who excel at dancing, like girls in the film, or Tiger who is excellent in Kabaddi, the student of the year.
In the trailer, the character of Tiger is projected. out of school. He later fights the bad guys and makes a comeback. Is SOTY 2 a movie about heroes?
It's the story of a boy who realizes his dreams, but it's not centered on heroes. All four characters, including the antagonist, have their background. But since Tiger is a star, you have to justify his personality. The competition is kabaddi with Tiger.
How did you choose the main actors?
I did not choose them, Tiger chose us. Tiger is a star and we took him the movie. Student of the Year speaks of competition. Who else but Tiger could reach the level of sport? Even when we practice a sport like kabaddi, we repeat for two months. Tiger brought him to this level, he was the best candidate to push and go further.
As far as girls are concerned, there was no nepotism. I have known Bhavana and Chunky since always. But I met their daughter Ananya through the casting director. I have personally auditioned Ananya and Tara. We auditioned about 200 to 300 girls in total and selected 10 to 15. If we have Ananya, a star girl, we also have Tara who is not. There was an absolute fair play.
What was your biggest challenge?
It is obvious that the first was directed by Karan Johar. Involving the audience in these settings while doing something different was the hardest part. Karan set the benchmark and, in addition to that, the biggest challenge was determining what we could do differently. Image via Twitter "width =" 825 "height =" 515 "/>
Distribution of the year 2 student with Punit Malhotra Image via Twitter
Who was the most brilliant and who was mischievous in your "clbad"?
Tiger was definitely the brightest, that we shot at 4 or 5 am, he was in the gym an hour before, and as he is in top shape, we We all had to get up early, we shot some action scenes in Thailand, and he would take the choreographer there and rehearse after a full day of filming.Now, when he did, the poor girls also had to The two girls can be described as obedient and playful.Tara acts of obedience and Ananya is mischievous, of course.
Alia makes an appearance with a Tiger song. Have you thought of bringing in the other two "old students", Varun and Sidharth?
Yes , the idea was to have everyone. But anyway, the dates did not work around the logistics. Tiger and I were crazy to hear Alia on board. It's a fun situation in the movie and we left it with a question mark. The song alone is very exciting because Farah Khan choreographed it. It took about four days to complete it.
Alia says she does not have a dancer's body unlike Tiger and Varun …
Alia lies. She was extremely busy those days, but she kept repeating all the time. From the first day, she told me that because she had to dance with Tiger, she would repeat even more. She repeated at 2-3 in the morning and had bruises on her elbows and knees due to movement, but she did not stop.
How exciting was it to have Will Smith for a song?
We received a random call telling us that Will Smith had a show and was going to be there. We did not know until the last minute whether this was happening or not. Suddenly, we were told that he was coming and that we had to get ready. Remo was the choreographer. Something happened during the filming and I said, "Cut, do not start the music", then I went on stage and gave instructions to Will Smith. After the shooting, Tiger asked me, "Did you understand what you just did? You directed Will Smith! I was like & # 39; Wow! & # 39;
How did it lead Tiger?
I did not know what his energy would look like, but I was amazed at how well he was prepared. You badociate dance and action with him, but the number of scenes that I have repeated with him is quite shocking. He sat relentlessly on a stage several times with me and the girls.
What are your plans for the future?
I certainly have to speed up my filmmaking pace. But in the next few years, I want to make a movie of action. I am really looking forward to it.
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