Karan Johar

…the Year, helmed by filmmaker Karan Johar, who would go on to cast her in subsequent projects directed or produced by him. The success of Student of the Year made stars of Bhatt and actors Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, the film functioning as a launchpad for the three young…

…and powerful producers, such as Karan Johar, have been charged with perpetuating the practice of favoring family and friends over “outsiders.”