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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


"What I like about them is that they are totally different from each other, be in terms of personality or energy. I realised that they had the faces that were for cinema and it was about time that they were seen on the big screen," Johar said.

The film is set to hit the screens on October 19 and Johar said he is happy to have worked with a team of newcomers and is completely satisfied with each of their performances.

"I am happy that each of my three protagonists has given his/her best account. As a production house we provided them the right infrastructure so that they are trained for the job but beyond that it is one's individual hard work," he added.