2 States (2014)

This movie chronicles how Chetan met his wife and the difficulties they faced due to their cultural differences.

Director:

Abhishek Varman

Writers:

Chetan Bhagat (story), Abhishek Varman (screenplay)

Stars:

Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh

1 win & 21 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Arjun Kapoor	...	Krish
Alia Bhatt	...	Ananya
Amrita Singh	...	Kavita Malhotra - Krish's Mother
Revathy	...	Radha Swaminathan- Ananya's Mother
Ronit Roy	...	Vikram Malhotra
Shivkumar Subramaniam	...	Shiv Swaminathan
Sharang Natarajan	...	Manjunath Swaminathan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madhu Anand Chandhock	...	Duke's Mom
Hemang Dave	...	Interviewer
Achint Kaur
Dilip Merala	...	Mohit Oberoi
Neil Shah	...	Ramanuj
Aru Krishansh Verma	...	Duke

Storyline

A story about a romantic journey of a culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College and during the program they fall in love. Complications arise after the program comes to an end and they decide to get married. Krish and Ananya belong to two different states of India. Krish, a North Indian Punjabi boy from Delhi, and Ananya, a Tamilian Brahmin from Chennai. They take a conscious decision; they won't get married until their parents agree. Everything goes downhill when the parents meet. There is a cultural clash and the parents oppose the wedding. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple faces a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but much harder to convince. Will Krish and Ananya's love for each other sustain the battles? Will they manage to convince their parents and make it to their wedding?

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Plot Keywords:

chennai | punjabi | culture clash | ahmedabad india | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

18 April 2014 (India)

Also Known As:

2 штaта

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,066,054, 20 April 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,221,675, 16 May 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharma Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

149 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chetan Bhagat's real life story.

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Goofs

When Krish comes to meet Ananya at her office while she is giving a presentation, the earring she is wearing is a large one with color matching her collar. In the next shot when they are outside the office talking, she is wearing a smaller metallic ear ring.

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Connections

References Agneepath (2012)

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Soundtracks

Mast Magan
Performed by Arijit Singh, Chinmayee Sripada (as Chinmayi Sripada)
Music composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy / Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani
Lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya
2014 T-Series

User Reviews

MY REVIEW: Worth Watching Once!!

2 States. Based on the book of Chetan Bhagat where he touches the details of cross cultural marriage in a humorous way, 2 States remains faithful to the idea and as a movie experience also it does not disappoint. Arjun and Alia showcase easy chemistry. Alia looks charming and does better than Arjun in emotional scenes. As their parents, Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathy and Shivkumar do quite well. I felt southern India flavor of movie was captured more effectively than northern flavor. The rough father-son relationship between Arjun and Ronit is done upright. First half breezes through while second half drags a bit although nice music and quirky dialogues helps you keep going through melodramatic scenes. Abhishek Varman as writer of adapted screenplay and director impresses in his first outing. Movie does not quite dazzle you but makes your two and half hours worth spending in the theater. I am going with good 7 out of 10 for 2 States. Last year it was Kai Po Che, this year it is 2 States, Chetan Bhagat is having quite a good time at celluloid along with books.