Student of the Year: After Dark cast and review on JioHotstar
Student of the Year: After Dark, a six-episode series on JioHotstar, stars Shanaya Kapoor in a double role. Here is the cast and how critics rated it.
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Quick answer
Student of the Year: After Dark stars Shanaya Kapoor in a double role, with Divik Sharma, Manya Grover, Sheeba Chaddha, Khalid Siddiqui and Neeraj Kabi listed in the cast. The six-episode Hindi series, directed by Reema Maya, is streaming on JioHotstar.
Key facts
- Shanaya Kapoor plays twin sisters in the series.
- Reema Maya directs and co-wrote the series with Debashish Irengbam.
- The series has six episodes and streams on JioHotstar.
- The Times of India critic gave it 3.0.
- It follows the 2012 film Student of the Year and its 2019 sequel.
Student of the Year: After Dark cast
Shanaya Kapoor plays Aditi, who investigates the death of her identical twin Aayesha, and also appears as Aayesha in a double role. The Times of India's cast list also names Divik Sharma, Manya Grover, Khalid Siddiqui, Sheeba Chaddha and Neeraj Kabi.
Scroll lists further characters: Sid (Divik Sharma), Rehaan (Abhinav Singh), Tara (Manya Grover), Jay-D (Adi Malik), Babydoll (Deeya Damini) and a college dean played by Vivek Gomber. Sheeba Chaddha and Khalid Siddiqui play Aditi's parents.
What is the series about?
Aayesha, the queen bee of an elite school, is found dead in a frozen lake, and her twin sets out to find out what happened. Sources differ on the school's name: the Times of India says St. Teresa Heritage School, while Scroll refers to St Teresa's College.
In Scroll's account, students take part in a deadly after-hours competition run by a person hidden behind a screen, with volunteers in wolf-faced masks, and Aditi takes her sister's place at the school.
How have critics reviewed it?
The Times of India rates the series 3.0 and says to watch it for Shanaya Kapoor's double role and a darker take on campus drama, while keeping expectations in check.
Scroll is harsher. It calls the series a hot mess that never quite finds its tone, and says the reveal of secrets drags on for so long that the temptation to skip to the final episode is very high. It notes influences from 13 Reasons Why, Squid Game and Wednesday.
Where to watch
The series is a six-episode Hindi thriller on JioHotstar, listed with a release date of 13 November 2026. It comes from the franchise that began with the 2012 film Student of the Year, which launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, and a 2019 sequel.
Frequently asked questions
Who stars in Student of the Year: After Dark?
Shanaya Kapoor plays twins Aditi and Aayesha. The cast also includes Divik Sharma, Manya Grover, Sheeba Chaddha, Khalid Siddiqui and Neeraj Kabi.
Where can I watch Student of the Year: After Dark?
It is streaming on JioHotstar.
Who directed the series?
Reema Maya directed it and co-wrote it with Debashish Irengbam.
How many episodes does it have?
The series has six episodes.
