<p> “What a wonderful coincidence that David Dhawan’s son embarks on his acting career on his father’s birthday. Karan let David drop in to meet his son,” said a source.<br /><br />Alia Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, is also making her debut with the film. However, Mahesh Bhatt confirmed his absence from his daughter’s shooting. <br /><br />“No I won’t be there. This is the journey of the alone to the unknown. I will buy a ticket and watch her maiden performance on a single-screen cinema hall when the movie releases. Now that is a moment to look forward to, isn’t it?”<br /><br />He added, “This is the stuff that dream launches are made of. Mother Nature has given Alia the looks and the thirst to be a star and Karan has given her a dream launch. What more can she ask for? Now it is up to her to use the opportunity to the optimum,” said Bhatt. <br /><br />The film went on floors with an elaborate campus song choreographed by Farah Khan. Though Farah refused to comment on the song, the buzz is that the three debutantes — Varun, Alia and Siddharth Malhotra — would be doing a highschool party gig, a la Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee’s Koi Mil Gaya in Karan’s directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.</p>
<p> “What a wonderful coincidence that David Dhawan’s son embarks on his acting career on his father’s birthday. Karan let David drop in to meet his son,” said a source.<br /><br />Alia Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, is also making her debut with the film. However, Mahesh Bhatt confirmed his absence from his daughter’s shooting. <br /><br />“No I won’t be there. This is the journey of the alone to the unknown. I will buy a ticket and watch her maiden performance on a single-screen cinema hall when the movie releases. Now that is a moment to look forward to, isn’t it?”<br /><br />He added, “This is the stuff that dream launches are made of. Mother Nature has given Alia the looks and the thirst to be a star and Karan has given her a dream launch. What more can she ask for? Now it is up to her to use the opportunity to the optimum,” said Bhatt. <br /><br />The film went on floors with an elaborate campus song choreographed by Farah Khan. Though Farah refused to comment on the song, the buzz is that the three debutantes — Varun, Alia and Siddharth Malhotra — would be doing a highschool party gig, a la Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee’s Koi Mil Gaya in Karan’s directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.</p>
