<P> Malhotra and Dhawan had previously worked as assistant directors under Johar during the making of the 2010 film My Name Is Khan . Rishi Kapoor played a gay dean . </P> <P> The first official trailer was released on 2 August 2012 . Karan Johar later tweeted saying that the film will be released on 19 October 2012 . </P> <P> On 16 August 2011, director Karan Johar took the Mahurat shot and Mumbai socialite Parmeshwar Godrej rolled the cameras . Some parts of the movie were shot in Kashmir and Dehradun (Forest Research Institute, Dehradun). The external view of the school was taken from Kasiga School Dehradun, whose name was changed to St. Teresa . The hospital scenes were filmed outside The Lalit Grand Palace, Srinagar . The film was also shot in Thailand . Rob Miller of ReelSports, who had worked with Shahrukh Khan on Chak De! India, was hired to direct the sports action in Student of the Year . </P> <P> The film targeted viewers with contest - based marketing . Stressing' competition' which would make up for a significant part of the movie, contests such as the' Nano Student of the Year',' The Buddy of the Year' and' FedEx International Student of the Year' were launched targeting students across the country . </P>

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