Another Bollywood venture by the name of 2 States is releasing in cinemas all over Pakistan on 18th April, 2014. The movie will also be screened in Cinepax, Cineplex and Nueplex. The 2 States movie is an Indian romantic comedy movie based on a 2009 novel , ‘2 States’ written by Chetan Bhagat. The movie has been directed by Abhishek Varman. The leading roles have been played by Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
2 States has been produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala. The other actors in the cast also include Ronit Roy, Amrita Singh and Revathy. The music of the movie has been done by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The movie has been distributed by Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. At first Shahrukh Khan and Asin Thottumkal were approached for the lead roles, while Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor were also approached for the roles. The final choice were howver Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor.
The movie is a light romantic comedy and will hopefully lighten up the mood of the audience. The media partners are bent on introducing a mixture of Bollywood and Hollywood movies this summer. It is yet ti be seen how this step is taken up by the Pakistani audience.