Puncchbeat is NOT a spin-off of Student Of The Year; Ekta Kapoor tweets to Karan Johar and clarifies it all!
By Pooja Nayak | Published:Sat, May 05, 2018 12:43pm
Is Puncchbeat inspired from Karan Johar's Student Of The Year starring Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra? Hear it from Ekta Kapoor herself

Ever since Ekta Kapoor released the first poster of her new ALT Balaji show Puncchbeat starring Priyank Sharma, Harshita Gaur, Siddharth Sharma and Khushi Joshi, people have been anticipating if it's a spin-off of Karan Johar's Student Of The Year. I mean, even we to an extent got super SOTY vibes seeing the school with rather fashionable students on display. But guess, Puncchbeat is not on the lines of the KJo's film for Ekta just took to Twitter to clarify it all. Tweeting to Karan Johar, she wrote, "Hey @karanjohar For all d world who thinks I'm spinning off #soty #Punchhbeat is not that ! But since u r the father of this genre' right from #kuchkuchhotahai bless this show pls!n wish rosewoodians good luck !! We at #ALTBalaji love uuu. Karan too sweetly obliged to this tweet and replied, "Ektu!!!! More power to you and #Punchbeat looks super cool!!! High school fabulousness!!! Show it to me soon! I want exclusive viewing rights! love you and huge love and luck to the team! ALSO READ: Divyanka Tripathi gives the sweetest introduction to Harshita Gaur's character from PuncchBeat
For those of you who don't know, Kaisi Hai Yaariyan fame Vikas Gupta is returning to direction with this show that deals with the hopes and aspirations of four youngsters from different backgrounds. While Harshita Gaur plays the role of a Kathak enthusiast. Priyank is a boxing champion. Khushi Joshi on the other hand will be essaying the role of Padmini and going by the poster it feels she is one of those school fashionistas who is always prim and proper and keeps her looks on point. She will not only keep the temperatures soaring but will also make you gasp for breath.
Ekta Kapoor just tweeted yet another poster of Puncchbeat featuring the entire cast
Here's introducing the awesome foursome Rosewoodians. This batch is here to swoon you all with their killer looks, power-packed punches, hotness quotient and some powerful beats. Shoot begins soon! Bringing to you #Puncchbeat this winter on @altbalaji #ALTBalajiOriginal
Incidentally, Puncchbeat is set in Dehradun, which is also the location for Student Of The Year 2. Nevertheless, how excited are you for this show?
Published:Sat, May 05, 2018 12:43pm
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