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Auditioned 400 girls before signing Alia Bhatt: Karan Johar

New Delhi, Sep 30: Director-producer Karan Johar, who is launching Mahesh Bhatt's daughter Alia in his upcoming film "Student Of The Year", says the newcomer wasn't the first choice for the movie.The 19-year-old debutante plays


The director said though he wasn't sure about his leading lady he was sure about Siddharth and Varun from the start.

"Siddharth Malhotra as well as Varun Dhawan had assisted me in 'My Name Is Khan' and were involved in the process of production right throughout. Moreover they also observed me quite closely as a director.