Daily Times

Filmmaker Karan Johar’s ambitious project ‘Student of the Year 2’ starring Tiger Shroff and debutantes Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria, released on Friday.

Although all eyes were on the newbies, the film received disappointing reviews from the critics and audience. The film, however, has managed to rake in a decent amount on the first day.

Critic and journalist Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the collections, he wrote, “#StudentOfTheYear2 puts up a fairly good total on Day 1. Biz slowed down towards evening shows. Sat and Sun crucial. Substantial growth – especially at plexes – is essential for a healthy total. Fri 12.06 cr. India biz. #SOTY2 is Tiger’s second highest opener *so far*.”

Despite getting a decent start, ‘Student of the Year 2’ couldn’t become the highest opening film of Tiger Shroff. ‘Baaghi 2’ remains his biggest opener until date. His top grossing films according to business have been ‘Baaghi 2’, ‘Student of the Year 2’, ‘Baaghi’, ‘A Flying Jatt’, ‘Munna Michael’ and ‘Heropanti’.

For the uninitiated, Ananya Panday is actor Chunky Panday and Bhavana Panday’s daughter while Tara Sutaria has worked in various sitcoms.

The first ‘Student of The Year’ marked the Bollywood debut of Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan. The film was a massive hit and all the three actors are well established today.