2 States

Based on Chetan Bhagat's 2009 novel '2 States: The Story of My Marriage', 2 States is a 2014 Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama movie. The movie was jointly produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala under their respective labels, Dharma Productions, and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, with a total budget of 320 million rupees (US$4.2 million). Varman directed it in his directorial debut. This Film feature Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in the key roles. 2 States has a runtime of 2 hours and 30 minutes long. 2 States was a box office hit, earning close to 175 crores.

2 States describe the story of Ananya Swaminathan (Alia Bhatt) and Krish Malhotra's (Arjun Kapoor) romantic journey. During the movie, they fall in love after meeting at the IIM-Ahmedabad College. When their course ends and they plan to get married, complications start to occur. 

Ananya and Krish are from separate Indian states. Ananya, a Tamilian Brahmin from Chennai, and Krish, a North Indian Punjabi youngster from Delhi. They make a deliberate choice to wait for their parent's approval before getting married. 

When the parents first meet, everything becomes worse. The parents are opposed to the wedding due to a cultural conflict. The couple has a difficult road ahead of them if they want to turn their love story into a love marriage. This film details how Chetan met his wife and the challenges they had as a result of their diverse cultural backgrounds.

2 States Full Movie Cast 

 The cast of 2 States includes Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Aru Verma, Achaint Kaur, Amrit Singh, Ronit Roy, and others.

2 States is directed by Abhishek Varman and written by Chetan Bhagat. 2 States music was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. 2 States was produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala under the production companies Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.