KJO'S boys V/S Adi Chopra's boys

Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan were mentored by two of the biggest makers in B-Town. Arjun and Ranveer were handpicked by Aditya Chopra, while Sid and Varun were groomed and launched by Karan Johar. After an illustrious beginning, the four actors have had a great inning so far in Bollywood. Their mentors would be proud of these youngsters. Hits, brand endorsements and millions of fans, they have it all. But does one pair score over the other? Read on as we analyse.

*** Karan Johar's Students ***

Sidharth Malhotra: Mr Intense

Debut day: Sidharth made his debut with Karan's Student Of The Year in 2012. He played the slightly brooding Abhimanyu Singh, who loses the trophy but gets the girl.

Filmography: Post-SOTY, Sidharth has worked in two movies - Hasee Toh Phasee and Ek Villain, both in 2014. while Hasee Toh Phasee got lukewarm response at the BO, Ek Villain proved to be among the biggest hits of 2014, giving Sid's career a major boost.

Director directory: After being directed by Karan in his debut movie, Sid worked in Hasee Toh Phasee, also produced by Dharma and directed by Vinil Mathew. Ek Villain was directed by Mohit Suri, who helmed Aashiqui 2 before that.

Leading ladies: Sid has worked with the three most promising actresses of his generation - Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra and Shraddha Kapoor. His chemistry with all three girls worked well.

Hits and misses: At two hits and one average film, Sid is still finding his foothold at the box office.

What's next: The Dharma boy will be throwing punches at Akshay Kumar in Brothers, co-produced by the production house. Post that, the actor will be seen in another of the banner's productions, Kapoor And Sons, that will see him alongside Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan. Also, in consideration for Mohit's next for Dharma, the remake of French film Intouchables.

In the ad world: Sid, who was once a model, has been the face of many products including ice creams brands, cola companies and even a fashion portal. His brand equity is definitely growing.

Varun Dhawan: Mr Hit Machine

Debut day: Varun made his debut alongside Sidharth in SOTY. He played the fun and flirtatious Rohan, who was instantly liked for his clean, Punjabi looks.

Filmography: Varun's movies include an off-beat movie like Badlapur and absolute commercial ventures like Main Tera Hero, romcom Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, and dance film ABCD2.

Director directory: Besides mentor Karan and dad David Dhawan, Varun has worked with Sriram Raghavan in Badlapur and Remo D'Souza in ABCD2.

Leading ladies: While two of Varun's movies starred Alia, he recently shared screen space with childhood friend Shraddha Kapoor. He definitely shares a better chemistry with Alia. Next he is paired with Kriti Sanon (Dilwale) and Jacqueline (Dishoom).

Hits and misses: Varun is the student who must have made KJo extremely proud. Five films five hits. The actor has had a mixed bag of movies. Beginning with a college romance, then a Bollywood masala film, followed by a rom-com. and now, he has delivered his first 100-crore film ABCD2.

What's next: His next, Dilwale, directed by Rohit Shetty, sees him rub shoulders with SRK and Kajol. Soon after, there's brother Rohit's movie Dishoom with John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez, followed by Karan Malhotra's Shuddhi. Not bad, eh?

In the ad world: Varun was embraced by the ad world soon after his debut. Cola to fairness product his demand has seen a rise.

*** Aditya Chopra's protges ***

Arjun Kapoor: Mr Slow & Steady

Debut day: Arjun debuted in 2012, like Varun and Sidharth. He is Boney Kapoor's son and yet, his debut movie was with Aditya Chopra's production house.

Filmography: Arjun's run at the box-office has had its share of obstacles. While Ishaqzaade did well, Aurangzeb tanked at the box office. Gunday met with a lukewarm response, while 2 States went on to become the biggest hit of 2014. Finding Fanny was an out-of-the-box movie that was never expected to be a big blockbuster, but got Arjun good reviews. Tevar, a remake of the a South movie, was expected to do well. The movie didn't work. This was also Arjun's first production with dad Boney's banner.

Director directory: Arjun's list of directors includes Habib Faisal (Ishaqzaade), Atul Sabharwal (Aurangzeb), Ali Abbas Zafar (Gunday), Abhishek Verman (2 States), Homi Adajania (Finding Fanny) and Amit Sharma (Tevar).

Leading ladies: Arjun, too, has mostly been paired with actresses from the current lot. He has already shared screen space with Parineeti Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha. He will next be seen with Kareena Kapoor Khan in Balki's film.

Hits and misses: Six films. Two hits.

What's next: R Balki's next and Raj-DK's Farzi.

In the ad world: Arjun's run limited to electronic products.

Ranveer Singh: Mr Chameleon

Debut day: Ranveer's debuted with Band Baaja Baaraat in 2010. From making his debut in a movie produced by Aditya, to being touted to starring in the filmmaker's next, he's come a long way!

Filmography: Played a soft-spoken guy in Lootera, Roadside Romeo in Gunday, lover-turned-warrior in Ram-Leela, urban guy in Dil Dhadakne Do and a Peshwa in Bajirao Mastani.

Director directory: After making debut in a Maneesh Sharma project, went on to work with Vikramaditya Motwane, Parmeet Sethi and Shaad Ali. The only actor apart from Salman Khan to have worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in back-to-back movies.

Leading ladies: Debuted opposite Anushka Sharma, shared screen space with her twice again in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and DDD. Romanced real-life girlfriend Deepika Padukone in Ram-Leela and Bajirao Mastani. Worked with the Chopra sisters " Parineeti (in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and Kill Dil) and Priyanka (in Gunday). Sonakshi Sinha was his co-star in Lootera.

Hits and misses: Like Arjun, Ranveer, too, has seen some ups and downs. Debut film did well, but neither Ricky Bahl nor Lootera saw big numbers at the BO. Ram-Leela was a massive hit, but neither Gunday nor Kill Dil worked for him.

What's next: Playing Peshawa Bajirao, helmed by SLB. Rumour has it that Aditya's next directorial venture features him. No announcement has not been made. Seven films. One big hit.

In the ad world: Ranveer's took a huge risk featuring in a condom ad. The risk paid off. Is now the brand ambassador of products ranging from cars and deos to noodles and innerwear.

** Kis mein kitna hai dum

Hits

Sid-Varun have more hits than Arjun-Ranveer, but have lesser releases.

Brand world

While Varun is more popular than Sid in the ad world, Ranveer has an edge over Arjun.

Parent trap

Two of Sid's three movies have been with Dharma, while Varun has branched out more. Of his five releases, two have been produced by mentor KJo. Out of Ranveer's seven releases, four have been YRF movies, while three out Arjun's six films have been with Adi's banner.

Hum saath-saath hain

Sid and Varun aren't really seen as a brand together; Ranveer and Arjun's bromance has been spoken about a lot. They made their appearance together on Koffee With Karan, shred the hot seat for the AIB Roast and even made their debut as hosts together at IIFA this year.

Together again?

Rumour has it that Varun and Sid will play Ram Lakhan in the remake. Ranveer and Arjun don't have projects together, but the audience wants to see them share screen space.