Will Smith makes a cameo appearance in Punit Malhotra directorial Student of the Year 2, starring Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Pandey in the lead roles.
Talking about Will’s cameo in SOTY 2, Punit said, “I never imagined that I would direct Will Smith. If one day, someone tells you that you are going to wake up and direct Will Smith, I would say, ‘kya bol rahe ho yaar?’ Because how is that even possible? It was fun to direct Will Smith. He came here to do his Bucket List show actually, but it was very gracious of him to do a bit for us. I didn’t think I was going to be able to do it. When we were shooting, I said, ‘stop stop stop’ and ran up to him. There was this tall guy looking at me, and I was telling him what to do.”
He continued, “After the shot happened, Tiger walked up to me and said, ‘You know what you just did, right?’. I said, ‘What?’ and he is like ‘You just told Will Smith what to do!’ It was quite funny. Because he (Will Smith) was like ‘How do I behave?’ And I told him, ‘Just be a star, act like a star!’ After this, Tiger has been pulling my leg that I told Will Smith to behave like a star. It was quite crazy.”
When you have Tiger Shroff as your primary eye-ball gatherer, the script has to be bent to his strengths, and as Rohan Sachdev the-underdog-with-big-dreams who enters the hallowed portals of St Teresa’s, he’s given every opportunity to ripple his admirable musculature, and show off his dancing prowess. But what can even the most agile workhorse, even if he has a limited emoting repertoire, do, if the set-pieces are so done-to-death?
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Actor Manjot shared on Twitter, "Saw #StudentOfTheYear2 last night!! And I must say the film is outstanding!! Brilliant direction by @punitdmalhotra and everyone has done a fabulous job! specially @Official_Ananya you were the best!! Yo gonnna go long way gurl!! God bless"
Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, "Tiger Shroff versus Tiger Shroff... *Day 1* biz...
2018: #Baaghi2 ? 25.10 cr
2019: #SOTY2 ? 12.06 cr
2016: #Baaghi ? 11.94 cr
2016: #AFlyingJatt ? 7.10 cr [Thu]
2017: #MunnaMichael ? 6.65 cr
2014: #Heropanti ? 6.63 cr
India biz."
Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, "Top *Day 1* biz - 2019...
1. #Kalank ? 21.60 cr [Wed]
2. #Kesari ? 21.06 cr [Thu]
3. #GullyBoy ? 19.40 cr [Thu]
4. #TotalDhamaal ? 16.50 cr
5. #SOTY2 ? 12.06 cr
Note: HINDI films. ? 10 cr+ openers included in the list.
India biz."
Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, "#StudentOfTheYear2 puts up a fairly good total on Day 1... Biz slowed down towards evening shows... Sat and Sun crucial... Substantial growth - especially at plexes - is essential for a healthy total... Fri ? 12.06 cr. India biz. #SOTY2 is Tiger’s second highest opener *so far*."
Huma shared on Twitter, "So #SOTY2 has been seen and enjoyed .. and @iTIGERSHROFF drooled over ? @Official_Ananya is a firecracker @tarasutariaa gorgeous and @AdityaSeal_ so so good !! Congratulations my friend @punitdmalhotra ??@karanjohar @DharmaMovies"
"All reviews of #SOTY2 speak grandly about @ananyapandayy and it just brings a grand smile on my face. I am her fan since I watched her first on #KWK looking forward to watching the film. Kudos @ananyapandayy and good luck for all your further endeavours ??" actor Kubbra Sait tweeted.
Congratulating Ananya Panday for getting all the praises for SOTY 2, Kartik Aaryan wrote on Instagram, "Arey arey itni saari taareefein !!! ? ? Congratulations on your big day ??Keep brightening up the big screen with your bright smile n cuteness @ananyapanday #SOTY2 ? ? "
Hrithik Roshan tweeted, "My dear @iTIGERSHROFF , when I see you work , it makes me work harder . I love you and I wish u the best! Good luck team #StudentOfTheYear."
Film trade analyst Girish Johar shared the early box office report of Student of The Year 2. He tweeted, "Roughly 30% start in early shows for #StudentOfTheYear2 across 3100 aprox screens!"
Early estimates put the Day 1 collection of Student of the Year 2 at Rs 11 crore.