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2 States

  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
26K
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POPULARITY
15,380
1,316
Ronit Roy, Amrita Singh, Shivkumar Subramaniam, Alia Bhatt, and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
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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This movie chronicles how Chetan met his wife and the difficulties they faced due to their cultural differences.This movie chronicles how Chetan met his wife and the difficulties they faced due to their cultural differences.This movie chronicles how Chetan met his wife and the difficulties they faced due to their cultural differences.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,380
1,316
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    • Director
      • Abhishek Varman
    • Writers
      • Chetan Bhagat(story)
      • Abhishek Varman(screenplay)
      • Hussain Dalal(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Arjun Kapoor
      • Alia Bhatt
      • Amrita Singh
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Abhishek Varman
    • Writers
      • Chetan Bhagat(story)
      • Abhishek Varman(screenplay)
      • Hussain Dalal(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Arjun Kapoor
      • Alia Bhatt
      • Amrita Singh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 36 nominations

    Videos1

    Theatrical Trailer (Non-Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:52
    Theatrical Trailer (Non-Subtitled)

    Photos29

    Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt in 2 States (2014)
    2 States (2014)
    2 States (2014)
    Amrita Singh, Alia Bhatt, and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)
    Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in 2 States (2014)

    Top cast

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    Arjun Kapoor
    Arjun Kapoor
    • Krish
    Alia Bhatt
    Alia Bhatt
    • Ananya
    Amrita Singh
    Amrita Singh
    • Kavita Malhotra - Krish's Mother
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Radha Swaminathan- Ananya's Mother
    • (as Revathy)
    Ronit Roy
    Ronit Roy
    • Vikram Malhotra
    Shivkumar Subramaniam
    Shivkumar Subramaniam
    • Shiv Swaminathan
    Sharang Natarajan
    • Manjunath Swaminathan
    Backagaindancer
    • Shiv
    Swarna Bharat
    • Cameo as Guest
    Sanjay Bhatia
    • Canteen manager
    Madhu Anand Chandhock
    Madhu Anand Chandhock
    • Duke's Mom
    Hemang Dave
    • Interviewer
    Md Anan Islam
    Achint Kaur
    Achint Kaur
    Asritha Kingini
    • Cousin
    • (credit only)
    Dilip Merala
    Dilip Merala
    • Mohit Oberoi
    Neil Shah
    • Ramanuj
    Aru Krishansh Verma
    • Duke
    • Director
      • Abhishek Varman
    • Writers
      • Chetan Bhagat(story)
      • Abhishek Varman(screenplay)
      • Hussain Dalal(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Chetan Bhagat's real life story.
    • Goofs
      When Krish is making Ananya's dad's presentation, her dad goes to get some comfortable clothes for Krish to sleep in and Krish shuts the lid of his Samsung Ultrabook. When her dad comes back, the lid is open. And when the two start talking again in the same scene, the Ultrabook is closed again.
    • Connections
      Featured in 60th Filmfare Awards (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Offo
      Performed by Aditi Singh Sharma, Amitabh Bhattacharya

      Music composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy / Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani

      Lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya

      2014 T-Series

    User reviews98

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    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.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Stream 2 States officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • 2 штaта
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • Dharma Productions
      • Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,238,174
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,073,898
      • Apr 20, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,386,518
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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