2 States is an upcoming Bollywood Romantic Drama film directed by Abhishek Varman; based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat and adapted as screenplay by Abhishek Varman. It is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Karan Johar.It stars Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Casting
3.2 Filming
4 References
5 External links
Plot
2 States is a love story of a couple Krish Malhotra (Arjun Kapoor) and Ananya Swaminathan (Alia Bhatt). They meet at IIM-Ahmedabad and during the course of time, fall in love with each other. Problems gradually begin creeping up after the couple take a decision to get married, because Krish and Ananya come from different states of the country, and have drastically different backgrounds. Krish, happens to be from Delhi and comes from a Punjabi household, whereas Ananya comes from a Tamil Brahmin household from Chennai. The couple decide to get married only upon the agreement of their respective parents. Chaos ensues when the couples’ parents meet each other. The clash of cultures puts forth a lot of obstacles, which Krish and Ananya must fight in order to end up together.
Will Krish and Ananya successfully overcome all the hardships that they are faced with, and end up living happily ever after? This film, is thus, an entertaining take on various issues that plague inter-community marriages in India.
Cast
Arjun Kapoor as Krish Malhotra
Alia Bhatt as Ananya Swaminathan
Amrita Singh as Kavita Malhotra – Krish's Mother
Revathy as Radha Swaminathan – Ananya's Mother
Ronit Roy as Vikram Malhotra – Krish's Father
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as Shiv Swaminathan – Ananya’s Father
Sharang Natarajan as Ananya's Brother
Production
Casting
Actors Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor are paired opposite each other, Amrita Singh and Ronit Roy are casted as Arjun Kapoor's parents and Revathy and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam are casted as Alia Bhatt's parents. [6] In an Interview, Alia said that her character in the film was much different from that played by Deepika Padukone in Chennai Express.
Filming
Parts of the film were shot at Chennai, Delhi, IIM-A and Gol Limda Bhajiya House near Astodia Darwaza in Ahmedabad in August, 2013. Alia would be sporting an Indian Fusion look in the film and her costumes have been designed by Manish Malhotra.