Claim: The Student of the Year, a 2012 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karan Johar, received apprehension from the critics of the success of the film as several hugely-hyped films have flopped over the years; additionally, the film starred debutantes in the lead roles, and had a high price tag.
Evidence: Student of the Year is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karan Johar, based on a story by Johar and a script by Rensil D'Silva and Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions and Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. Critics were apprehensive of the success of the film as several hugely-hyped films have flopped over the years. Additionally, the film starred debutantes in the lead roles, and had a high price tag.