Filmmaker Karan Johar is bringing back the Student of the Year franchise with a new series and a darker, grittier makeover. The trailer of Student of the Year: After Dark, starring Shanaya Kapoor in the lead, offers a glimpse into the competitive world of students at St Teresa Heritage School. Moving beyond the glamour and campus romance associated with the franchise, the series explores rivalries, ambition, betrayal and the conflicts that can arise when the desire to succeed becomes an obsession.
One of the comments read, “Giving Riverdale x 13 reasons vibes. The trailer opens with the discovery of the body of Aayesha Malik (Shanaya Kapoor), St Teresa’s queen bee. Her twin sister, Aditi (also played by Shanaya), refuses to believe that her death was an accident. Determined to uncover the truth, Aditi infiltrates the school and enters its fiercely competitive Student of the Year contest. However, she soon discovers that her sister’s closest circle was also her fiercest competition. others compared it to Hollywood series While some fans expressed excitement for the show. Another commented, “copied from anime. Another comment read, “ELITE + Squid Game = Student of the Year After Dark. Another wrote, “Riverdale-ismmmm of Student of the Year looks interesting. Sharing the trailer, Karan Johar wrote, “A whole new era dawns upon St. Teresa Heritage School and the closer you get to the truth, the deadlier it gets. It is for the youth of now. A popular franchise reimagined for current times. The trailer is a glimpse into the new world we have created. There is so much more in store! I wanted to explore the relentless competition that our youth find themselves grappling with. What happens when the need to succeed becomes all-consuming – destroying friendships, and even oneself. Our characters are young, ambitious, flawed and certainly not above suspicion. It is a murder mystery – competition series, where the competition is part of the investigation. I had a lot of fun taking commercial tropes of characters and dissecting their psyche.”
She said, “Student Of The Year – After Dark is grit, angst and heart. Director Reema Maya described the series as a story of grit, angst and emotion aimed at today’s youth.
