Karan Johar has announced 'Student of the Year 2' and guess who's the lead actor

Hint: It's not Varun or Sidharth

Karan Johar has announced the sequel of his 2012 hit film Student of the Year (SOTY) with actor Tiger Shroff as the male lead.

Karan took to Twitter to confirm that Tiger has been roped in to star in Student of the Year 2.
https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/765023947863777280

Tiger, who is awaiting the release of his superhero film A Flying Jatt, is excited to be part of the project.



"Wound up and charged sir! Yahoo Karan Johar, Punit Malhotra, Student of the Year 2," he tweeted.

Wound up and charged sir! Yahooo 😊😊😊 @karanjohar @punitdmalhotra #StudentOfTheYear2 pic.twitter.com/LX0ShEL6fE

— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) August 15, 2016

Student of the Year stars Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra also took to Twitter to congratulate the Baaghi actor.

YAY💃💃 I wonder who the lovely girl is?😉 Either way no one better than @iTIGERSHROFF to take the franchise forward!!! https://t.co/UZtWEiJ6YF

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) August 15, 2016

Thanks @aliaa08! You guys are one tough act to follow! Lots of love! https://t.co/vDgBogj5Vh

— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) August 15, 2016

Sounds exciting @karanjohar can't wait to watch it best of luck @punitdmalhotra n @iTIGERSHROFF https://t.co/oDYVXQpHW1

— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) August 15, 2016

Thank you so much @S1dharthM! Looking forward to baar baar dekho! All the best! https://t.co/2RfumHS8F0

— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) August 15, 2016

Student of the Year was a coming-of-age romantic comedy, which was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions and in collaboration with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's production banner Red Chillies Entertainment.

Directed by Karan, the film marked the debut of actors Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.

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