India, Nov. 6 -- Student of the Year is back, but this time, as a web series. The third instalment of Karan Johar's popular and successful franchise takes the viewers back to St. Teresa's College, but instead of fun and romance, there is murder, mystery, and darkness there this time. Student of the Year: After Dark is a spinoff web series, starring Shanaya Kapoor and directed by Reema Maya. Ahead of the show's release, the filmmaker talks to Hindustan Times about the challenges of making a beloved franchise into something very different.

The first Student of the Year launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, and Sidharth Malhotra, introducing the world of St. Teresa's. The Karan Johar film was a commercial success. A sequel - starring Tiger Shr...