Can a leading man’s nice-guy demeanour hold up an entire film? The answer is to be found in the new Tiger Shroff-starrer in town. Shroff has a likeable quality about him, but his facial muscles remain more or less stationary throughout Student of the Year 2, which I suppose could be deemed appropriate considering that the plot itself has not moved since Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan battled it out over a trophy and Alia Bhatt in Student of the Year (SOTY) in 2012.

That film was directed by Karan Johar, and whatever its failings may have been – the foremost being that it sinfully under-utilised Bhatt’s acting talent and reduced her to a Barbie – at least it had her cuteness, Malhotra’s hotness, Dhawan’s fledgling acting skills, the trio’s undeniable charisma and a superficial fun factor going for it. The sequel, produced by Johar and directed by Punit Malhotra (I Hate Love Storys), pretends to be about two girls and a boy but it doesn’t really care about the girls, and the boy, well, he is played by Shroff who cannot act to save his life or a film.

SOTY 2 is centred around the very very middle class Rohan Sachdev (Shroff), star athlete of the low-brow Pishorilal Chamandas College, and his rivalry with the very very wealthy Manav Singh Randhawa (Aditya Seal) of the snooty Saint Teresa College not far away. When Rohan beats Manav unexpectedly in a track event, the stage is set for a clash in their personal and student lives culminating in the annual Dignity Cup tournament between the colleges of Dehradun and Mussoorie that will also decide the winner of the Student of the Year trophy.

Student of the Year 2 movie review: Tigers acting or plot clichés — whats the worst part of this film?
Ananya Panday, Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff in Student of the Year 2. Image from Twitter
You know women mean even less to SOTY 2 than they did to SOTY 1 when the bad guy promises the good guy that at the end of the contest he will have the trophy on one arm and the latter’s girlfriend on the other, and his attitude echoes the attitude of the film itself, which treats their female collegemates as prizes to be won and lost, nothing more. The irrelevance of the women is further underlined by the fact that Student of the Year is a battle between eight colleges, of which we know at least two to be co-ed, yet the competitions shown are all for boys alone. The girls are not even in contention.

To analyse SOTY 2 primarily on the basis of its gender apathy would be to take it too seriously though. What it ought to be judged on are its blandness, triteness and poor casting. Cliché is piled on cliché in this unoriginal screenplay.

The rich as the evil ones – check.

The middle class as guileless, largely good and at worst, misled by the rich – check.

Loneliness in an upper-class family contrasted with warmth in middle-class family and community life – check.

Glamorous, perfectly made up girls in tiny clothes – check.

Enviably slim female waistlines and legs perennially on display – check.

Boys with muscular, perfectly sculpted bodies – check.

Male biceps and abs perennially on display – check.

Boys who obligingly take off their shirts for our benefit – check.

Boys and girls who look doll-like in their physical flawlessness – check.

Soul – none.

Tara Sutaria who plays Rohan’s girlfriend Mridula has a lukewarm personality, but Ananya Panday, who is cast as mean girl Shreya, has an X factor that pushes its way past the layers of gloss in SOTY 2. Both characters are initially positioned as significant but are in fact marginal to the proceedings. The graceful and striking Ms Panday (actor Chunky Pandey’s daughter) deserves more.

Aditya Seal acts better than Shroff but has a somewhat dull screen presence, which made me wonder why his role was not given instead to TV actor Abhishek Bajaj making his film debut here as Rohan’s kabaddi teammate. In a tiny part, Bajaj makes a far greater impression than Seal does as the second lead.

Even the choreography does not throw up anything extraordinarily original. The usually cheery Vishal-Shekhar too roll out a generic soundtrack that does not do much even for the remix of a lovely old Hindi film song in an early dance-off.

There are certain plot elements in SOTY 2 that could perhaps have borne fruit if they had been explored by a better writer, such as the starting point of the story which is about a boy making his girlfriend’s dreams his dreams and having none of his own. This is a reversal of what we see in real-life man-woman relationships, and who knows where it could have been taken. Here though, the screenplay by Arshad Syed is so preoccupied with foregrounding the men that the point wanders away before being referenced once again briefly in the middle and the end, thus adding up to not very much.

Tara Sutaria, Tiger Shroff and Ananya Pandey in a still from Student of the Year 2. Screenshot from YouTube
Tara Sutaria, Tiger Shroff and Ananya Panday in a still from Student of the Year 2. Screenshot from YouTube
Class struggles among the youth in educational institutions have great potential, as we know from Mansoor Khan’s memorable Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar in the early 1990s. SOTY 1 chose to spend more time on its characters’ bodies, make-up and wardrobes, its soundtrack and dance routines than on its writing, but proved to be entertaining in its own limited fashion. SOTY 2 seems not to even try.

This lack of passion is mirrored by Hollywood superstar Will Smith who dances unenthusiastically for a few seconds on stage in this film in what must rank as the worst conceptualised, worst shot superstar guest appearance in Bollywood in recent memory. Smith’s scene competes with Sutaria’s insipidity, Shroff’s acting and numerous plot clichés to be the answer to the question: what’s the worst part of Student of the Year 2?

Either its weekend or even weekdays, watching a movie can help you maintain your hormones and get you out of the stress. But probably no one likes to leave the comfort of a couch or bed to go to the cinema to watch movies. Finding free websites is a difficult task with full of risks ( trust me! )

Most of the times, Google lands you on unsafe movie download sites. Therefore it is necessary to have the knowledge of websites that allow you to download the free movie without risking your security and privacy.

Apart from that, I’d recommend you to try Torrent search sites/engines (list at the end of this article) to find your desired movie rather movie sites to download them. In case you’re a mobile user you can then use our hand-crafted list of Best Free Movie Apps like movies123.

Best Free Movie Download Websites 2019
We have curated the best movie download sites for you. These websites are legal (not all) and provide you with free movies with no-strings-attached.

If you like Bollywood movies or Hollywood movies dubbed in Hindi then this is the best website for you to visit. This is among the best free online movie sites. They offer Bollywood, Hollywood, Hindi Dubbed and Pakistani movies.

This movie downloader website is ad-supported which can be annoying sometimes. So, you may want to install Adblocker on your browser to watch movies online. This website doesn’t host anything on their website. It uses third-party video hosting services like Putlocker, Videoload and others. You can subscribe to their newsletter to get notified about the latest movies to download.
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AZMovie.to
AZMovie is one of the best free movie streaming sites which allows to watch movies in HD quality and doesn’t require you to register on their website. Most of the movies are available in 1080p or full HD quality.

All the movies are properly organized by genre, year and an efficient search filter. There are three servers to choose from means if one doesn’t work, you have two backup servers to watch the same movie.

The best thing about AZMovie which make them differ from other movies sites, it has only HD movies collection, you won’t find any CAM version.

As usual, we will recommend our readers to use Adblocker while downloading movies online.

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Sony Crackle
This website is operated by Sony Entertainment and there are tonnes of free online movies to watch from. You can watch uncut free online movies, original programming, as well as free TV shows. This online movie service was originally called Grouper but now Sony Crackle.

This is a wonderful website to free streaming movies in genres like Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fandom, Romance, Sports, Thriller, Crime, Anime, and Horror. After signing up on the website, you just need to watch a few commercials and ads before watching the movie. Registering to the website is not a compulsion but saves a lot of time for your second. Like, you don’t have to enter your birthday every time. Signing up on this movies download website will also allow you to create your own playlists. Sony Crackle apps are also available for the PS3, Xbox 360, Roku, Sony Blu-Ray Disc Player, Google TV, Samsung Blu-Ray Player and many other TV Services. Sony Crackle services are also limited to certain regions of the world.
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Popcorn Flix
This website is operated by Screen Media Ventures. Popcorn Flix allows you to stream and download movies from your repository of hundreds of movies. This website is very easy to use and requires no signup.

You can either search your favourite movies which you want to stream or browse their the genre. This includes Romance, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, War, Documentaries and others. Featured movies include Zodiac, Tactical Force, Day Light, One Way, Song One Far Cry and others. You can sort those films by most popular or by title. There’s also a Most Popular and New Arrivals link in the menu. You can use these buttons to find what other people are watching or what they have added new to their website. This website runs ads but not very annoying. You will need to disable Your ad-blocker before watching or downloading movies from this website. Access to this website is restricted to a few regions due to copyright issues. You might need any VPN service to access this website.
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Tubi TV
This website is the most favourite alternative of movies lover to watch and download movies for free. With seven thousand plus titles of Movies and TV series, you will definitely love this website. All of you can watch for free without even registering if you don’t want to.

New stuff is added on weekly basis. This means you should expect new content every weekend. Apps for this website is available for Android, iOS, Amazon, Roku, Smart TVs and others. There are thirty-five different categories that help you browse your favourite movie and narrow down your search results. There is even a category called Not on Netflix which includes the movies and TV series that are not available on Netflix but you can watch here for free. Access to this website is only not available in Europe due to recent GDPR regulations. But company’s press release said that they are working on the compliance of GDPR to start their services in EU also. This website displays ads which work as a subscription to watch movies online. You might need to turn off your ad-blocker to watch movies on this website.
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FMovies
This is the website where you can expect the movie to come right after the first cinema release. They provide the cam version to the latest movies but upload the HD version as well as soon as the movie becomes available anywhere online.

You can watch your favourite movie by browsing through the genre or search as well. This website also features top-rated TV series as well including Game of Thrones, Sherlock Holmes, House of Cards and many others. You can create your free account on this website as well to keep yourself updated and get movie recommendations as well.

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Pluto TV
Pluto Tv is an online Live TV streaming service that is quite different from its competitors. Why? Because it allows you to watch hundreds of TV Channels for free. This includes News, Sports, Movies, Documentaries and others. If you are considering to cut the cord of your cable and save some money then it is the right option for you. The user interface of this website is very similar to the typical TV. They have tried their best to mimic and TV user interface. You can scroll through the list of TV Channels and see what is being offered currently.

They have their own Movies Dedicated TV channels as well that stream best movies online for free. Some of the content on this website is only for the US users but you also have the option to use Virtual Private Network software to access the content. If you have already subscribed to some online TV Streaming service, you will still find Pluto TV worth visiting. There Science and News channels include Bloomberg, Cheddar, CNBC, MSNBC, CBSN, Science TV, Docu TV, Xive TV, and even a NASA live stream. If you are worried that you need a compatible device to watch the online movie on this website then you don’t have to worry. If you can read this article then you can also watch movies for free on Pluto TV. Pluto TV can work on your browser quite well. If you are interested to view this on your TV, it is compatible with Google Chromecast, Amazon TV Stick and Roku TV. One thing that you will miss on the browser is the on-Demand programmes. But you can definitely have this feature on Smart TVs and connected devices. Go and give a try to this amazing movie download website.
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Vudu
Vudu is a huge catalogue of Movies and TV Shows. Actually its DVD rent and purchase service owned by the Walmart. This website allows you to watch selected movies online for free. This does require signing up on the website. You will be presented with two options. Either you can purchase the movie or watch it for free with ads.

Ads aren’t that annoying, unlike other websites. So you can happily opt for watching the movie with ads. User Interface of this website is quite clean and easy to use. You can browse the catalogue of the movies without registering but watching the movie does require signing up for the website. You can do this wither using your email or Facebook or even Walmart account if you have one. Their top genres include Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Romance, Wars and documentaries. The featured movie that you can watch for free include The Karate Kid Collection, Matrix, Lawless, Escape Planet earth, Baby Geniuses and many other titles that you can watch for free. After signing up on this website, you can customize your favourite collection and may also get recommendations based on your likes and recent movies watches.
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SnagFilms
This website features thousands of high-Quality films and TV shows in wonderfully organized genres. All of these movies are absolutely free to watch without any prior registration if you don’t wish to. Content is one hundred per cent legitimate and free of piracy.

They have organized the movies in Explore the World, Refugee and Immigrant Stories, Before They Were Stars, History Lessons, Climate Change & The Environment, Celebrity Pride, Goal, Military & The Veteran Family. This kind of listings featuring movies to download available nowhere else.

Once you start watching fee movies on SnagFilms, it starts to show you recommendations on your previous movies. This is a great new way to explore movies in your favourite genre. Unlike many other online movies website, this website allows watching movies in high definition 720 or 1080 Pixels. Which is Great. Creating a free account with SnagFilms comes with a benefit to adding movies in the queue to watch them later. Buffering is also fine on this website if you are watching the movie in 480P. High resolutions require the good Internet connection. The player of this online streaming movies website allows you to share the direct link to the movie with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
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The Internet Archive
The world of the Internet would be very different without this beautiful website. This is the website which powers the Way Back Machine through which you can see how Yahoo, Google and Facebook in their embryonic stages. With their new objective to archive movies and TV Shows as well. They have launched a new section of “Movies “where you can search and download movies for free.

Their archive included six thousand plus titles. All of these movies readily available to download.

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