Siddarth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan had earlier worked as assistants to Karan Johar in My Name is Khan (2010).
Father and son Boman Irani and Kayoze Irani both act in the film.The romantic track 'Ishq Wala Love' became the biggest hit of the soundtrack. In 2014, a Marathi film was made using the same name.During the treasure hunt, Jeet asks whether Mahesh Bhatt will give answers. Mahesh Bhatt is Alia Bhatt's father.Karan Johar wanted to launch Sanjay Grover (Gulshan Grover's son) in the film. He declined the offer.Karan Johar's first directional film without Shah Rukh Khan in the lead.SOTY is the debut film of Alia Bhatt; Siddarth Malhotra; Varun Dhawan and Kayoze Irani.This is the first time Alia Bhatt was seen in a bikini in a film.Sushma Seth returned to the film industry with Student of the Year after a long time. She is best known to play matriarchal roles in the 80's and 90's most notably Rishi Kapoor's mother. She again plaThe song Disco Deewane is a recreation of the 80s song of the same name originally sung by siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan.Real life couple Ram and Gautami Kapoor played on-screen couple in the film.Karan Johar took the Mahurat shot and Mumbai socialite Parmeshwar Godrej rolled the cameras.The name of the character played by Manasi Rachh is taken from the well known singer Shruti PathakRegular Karan Johar collaborator, Kajol Devgn, makes a cameo appearance in the song 'Disco Deewanee'.Sana Saeed returned to films with Student of the Year after a break from Bollywood. She was best known for playing Shah Rukh Khan's onscreen daughter in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).Shah Rukh Khan shared the first look poster of SOTY on Twitter, despite not being a part of the film.In the final race, when both heroes take their marks, Abhimanyu goes down on his left leg, the camera pans out and now he's on his right leg. Camera cuts back to a close-up and he is on his left leg.The 1964 Shammi Kapoor film, Kashmir Ki Kali, is referenced in the film. The song Chand Sa Roshan Chehra was used.Also, the song the song 'Gulabi Aankhen' from the 1970 Rajesh Khanna film, The Train, was modified and used in SOTY.The song 'Dafli Waale' from Sargam (1979) is used in the Radha song and coindentally picturised on Rishi Kapoor who was the hero of that film.When Abhimanyu is talking to Shanaya in Thailand, he refers to Saagar Kinaare. Saagar Kinare is from the movie Saagar, starring Rishi Kapoor, who is playing the dean in SOTY.The song Papa Kehte Hai from Aamir Khan's 1988 film, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, was remixed for SOTY.SOTY is referenced in Dawid Dhawan's 2014 film, Main Tera Hero. In both movies Varun dhawan's character wins student of year.In addition to Kajol, Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant also played cameos in SOTY.The external view of the school was taken from Kasiga School Dehradun,whose name was changed to St. Teresa.The hospital scenes in the film were filmed outside The Lalit Grand Palace, Srinagar, Kashmir.Some parts of the film were 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.The film targeted viewers with contest-based marketing, stressing on '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.The satellite rights of SOTY were sold with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for ₹500 million (US$7.2 million) together to Sony Entertainment Television.The satellite rights of SOTY were sold with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for ₹500 million (US$7.2 million) together to Sony Entertainment Television.The film, made at a budget of 59 crore, collected an all time gross of 109.10 crore at the box-officeAn unrelated sequel, Student of the Year 2, was released on 10 May 2019, as a quasi-sequel, starring Tiger Shroff alongside debutantes Tara Sutaria and Ananya Pandey.A unrelated sequel, Student of the Year 2, was released on 10 May 2019, as a quasi-sequel, starring Tiger Shroff alongside debutantes Tara Sutaria and Ananya Pandey.