Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan didn’t want Alia Bhatt in Student of the Year, reveals Karan Johar: ‘Kept sending images of other girls’

Karan said, “One of you said she is too young. I am saying it started like this but when we shot with her, 3 months post that for a photo shoot, I remember she stood quiet and didn’t look at either of you. Either she was conscious or shy because you all already knew me. She didn’t know me at all. We did the photo shoot, and right after that, I mean, I knew at the first shot.”

To which Varun said, “Ya even I knew.” Reacting instantly and amusingly, Karan added with a laugh, “Stop pretending! What rubbish are you talking Varun? You kept sending me images of other girls, you didn’t want me to cast her.” To which a sheepish Varun replied, “No no… I didn’t know her!”

To which Sidharth said, “But see, that was what was wonderful that she was the underdog within the underdogs here already and then she emerged.” Post Student of the Year, Alia’s career had a meteoric rise as she featured in some of the most acclaimed–as well as successful–films last decade.

On the work front, Karan directed Alia Bhatt 11 years after Student of the Year in his latest Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, co-starring Ranveer Singh.