Karan Johar is known for his opulent affairs, right from his mega multi starrer affairs like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham to Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. However his newest film Student of the Year takes the cake. Apparently, the budget of his campus flick is much higher than Karan's debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, despite the fact that it starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
"Student of the Year has been budgeted on par with many biggies which are being made with established stars today", informs a source, "Even though the film stars three newcomers, Karan hasn't spared any expenses. Many around him felt that he was going overboard since the film doesn't star his regular lead Shah Rukh Khan. Still, Karan went ahead."
The story was pretty much a deja vu of KKHH days when for the first time in Bollywood, everything from clothes, accessories, bags, shoes and other props with hitherto alien names (in Bollywood parlance) like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace were procured from the UK.
"Even though Yashji (Johar) used to wonder where the spent was made, Karan could be found hand picking things from all over the globe. The story was repeated for SOTY as well as Karan hasn't made any discounts when it comes to mounting the film on a lavish scale", the source adds.
In fact some sources are even pegging the film's budget to be on par with the likes of 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' to Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna though that seems a rather far fetched.
Though Karan refused to comment on the crores spent on the film, he did say, "If you want to create stars, you have to invest. You can't cut corners just because they are not known yet. Next generation of Bollywood stars do deserve a platform."
Way to go Karan!
