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Karan Johar compares The Summer I Turned Pretty to Student of the Year, claims ‘we were here first'

Karan Johar playfully compared his 2012 film Student of the Year to Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, noting both revolve around love triangles.

September 12, 2025 / 14:06 IST
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Karan Johar talks about The Summer I Turned Pretty
Karan Johar talks about The Summer I Turned Pretty

Filmmaker Karan Johar has recently drawn the comparison between his 2012 film, Student of the Year, and Jenny Han’s series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, both featuring a love triangle.

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KJo took to his Instagram Story and reacted to the movie, claiming that he brought the similar drama first in the 2012 film. He shared a poster of Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra from the film.

The director made a lighthearted comparison between the show and his movie Student of the Year, pointing out that after the movie's premiere, Indian audiences were split between Team Varun Dhawan and Team Sidharth Malhotra.