Tiger Shroff is in Student of the Year 2 and people aren’t happy about it

SOTY, the original, launched the careers of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, who are all superstars now. However, fans are disappointed with the just-announced sequel, and are venting their frustrations on Twitter. Why, you ask? Because a known face, Tiger, and not a newcomer has been chosen for Student of the Year 2.

Updated on: Aug 15, 2016, 10:11:47 IST

Hindustan Times | By Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi

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Bollywood director Karan Johar announced a sequel to his hit 2012 film, Student of the Year, on Monday morning. What’s more? He also revealed that actor Tiger Shroff has been cast for the film. But he sure did not expect the trouble that would ensue.

One of the biggest disappointments for the fans, venting their frustrations on Twitter, is how a known face, Tiger, and not a newcomer has been chosen for the sequel. (IANS)

Read: For me, my superhero is my father, says Tiger Shroff

SOTY, the original, launched the careers of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, who are all superstars now. However, the fans are disappointed how a known face, Tiger, and not a newcomer has been chosen for the sequel. Here’s all their fury on Twitter.

Read: I am scared of my mother, says Tiger Shroff

A lot of fans are also unhappy that the movie will not have the star cast of the first movie.

And some more disappointment in general...

All this within 60 minutes of the announcement. Sigh! By the looks of it, this project may give a tough competition to the Ghostbusters reboot as far as receiving hate is concerned.

Karan, Alia, Varun and Sidharth are all currently on their Dream Team tour of the US.

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