2 States

2 States is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala. Based on Chetan Bhagat's 2009 novel of the same name with story written by Varman and Bhagat, the film stars Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt with Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathi and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam in supporting roles. Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, 2 States opened in global cinemas on 18 April 2014. Praised for its music, cast performances, story and direction, the film earned in worldwide markets, thus emerging as a critical and commercial success. It is Kapoor's biggest commercial success to date. At the 60th Filmfare Awards, 2 States received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Varman), Best Supporting Actor (Roy) and Best Supporting Actress (Singh), and won 2 awards – Best Music Director (Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy) and Best Debut Director (Varman). Plot Krish Malhotra, a fresh engineer from IIT Delhi, now a student pursuing his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad, comes from an affluent family of Punjabi Hindu origin based in New Delhi. His mother, Kavita, is often shown having a troubled relationship with his alcoholic father, Vikram Malhotra. He meets his classmate Ananya Swaminathan, who comes from a conservative Tamil Brahmin family. Ananya, though an economics topper, is unable to answer a simple question asked by her professor who chides her in turn. Ananya finds that Krish is a genius and starts taking his help in academics. Krish is attracted to Ananya and can not control himself, therefore becoming more distracted in his studies. Therefore, he plans to call off his friendship with her. However Ananya confronts him in his hostel room, where Krish confesses his love and the two kiss. Soon they begin dating and stay together for their next 22 months on the IIM campus. Krish confides in Ananya that his real passion is writing, which he wants to pursue a career in. As the two give their interviews in the campus drives, Krish proposes to Ananya, to which she gladly accepts. He gets selected for Yes Bank, while Ananya is selected for Sunsilk. The couple attempt to introduce their parents to each other during the graduation ceremony. To their dismay, Krish's outgoing Punjabi mother Kavita, does not get along with Ananya's reserved Tamil parents Radha and her husband, Shiv.