India, Oct. 30 -- Fresh off his turn as the unapologetic Shaumik Talvar in Aryan Khan's The B***ds of Bollywood, actor Divik Sharma is set to step into the reimagined Student of the Year: After Dark alongside Shanaya Kapoor. "It's a transition for me, and it's time to learn and unlearn to avoid being pigeonholed," says Sharma.

Giving his take on the comparisons between the two characters, he adds, "It feels surreal to work with big banners back-to-back so early in my career. Aryan and Reema Maya (director) both have distinct visual languages, so exploring two completely different characters has been exciting. The B***ds of Bollywood will always be special to me. Shaumik was a character people had strong opinions about including me-but se...