2 States movie is a 2014 Bollywood romantic drama film co writer/directer is Abhishek Varman based on the 2009 novel of the same name writer is Chetan Bhagat while producer are Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala under banner of Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
The film leading stars cast are Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, Ronit Roy, Revathi, Amrita Singh and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam.
The film was released on 18 April 2014 with positive critics reviews and become highly successful at the Box office. The film also won too many awards at Yearly awards ceremony. eg. The film was nominated in eight categories at the 60th Filmfare Awards winning two awards there: Best Debut Director (Varman) and Best Music Director (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy).
- Directer : Abhishek Varman
- Producer : Karan Johar,Sajid Nadiadwala,Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Writer : Hussain Dalal
- Screenplay : Abhishek Varman
- Starring : Arjun Kapoor,Alia Bhatt,Ronit Roy,Amrita Singh,Revathi,Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
- Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Cinematography : Binod Pradhan
- Editor : Namrata Rao
- Production company : Dharma Productions,Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
- Distributor : UTV Motion Pictures
- Genres : Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Release date : 18 April 2014
- Running time : 149 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
2 States movie trailer :
2 States movie star cast :
- Arjun Kapoor as a Krish
- Alia Bhatt as a Ananya
- Amrita Singh as a Kavita Malhotra – Krish’s Mother
- Revathi as a Radha Swaminathan- Ananya’s Mother
- Ronit Roy as a Vikram Malhotra
- Shivkumar Subramaniam as a Shiv Swaminathan
- Sharang Natarajan as a Manjunath Swaminathan
- Swarna Bharat as a Cameo as Guest
- Sanjay Bhatia as a Canteen manager
- Madhu Anand Chandhock as a Duke’s Mom
- Hemang Dave as a Interviewer
- Achint Kaur
- Dilip Merala as a Mohit Oberoi
- Neil Shah as a Ramanuj
- Aru Krishansh Verma as a Duke
Pre-post Production :
Pre Production – Casting :
The first choice for the lead pair in the film had been Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka Chopra and the film was to be directed by Siddharth Anand. Later, it was announced that Shah Rukh Khan and Asin Thottumkal would play lead roles and the film was to be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
The role of Krish Malhotra was also offered to Imran Khan who instead chose to work on Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. Finally, Arjun Kapoor was cast as the lead.[12] The female lead was then offered to Anushka Sharma who rejected it as she didn’t find the role interesting enough and later Alia Bhatt signed on. Amrita Singh and Ronit Roy were cast as Arjun Kapoor’s parents and Revathi Nair and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam were cast as Alia Bhatt’s parents.
Film Shooting :
Film shooting started on 29 January 2013 with the shooting of a song. Other Parts of the film were shot at Chennai, Delhi, IIM-A and Gol Limda Bhajiya House near Astodia Darwaza, Ahmedabad Railway Station to Police commissioner office in Ahmedabad in August 2013.
Alia Bhatt would be sporting an Indian Fusion look in the film and her costumes have been designed by Manish Malhotra. Speaking about her character, Alia said that she is a City Girl who speaks Tamil only with her parents. It was given a U/A certificate by the censor board
The song “Offo” was choreographed and conceptualized by Remo D’Souza as a celebration of several Indian festivals in a time lapse of almost one year. It was shot over four days at IIM Ahmedabad campus and Filmistan Studio in Mumbai.
2 States movie Songs / Music :
The film Background score composer are Tubby-Parik while the all songs composer are Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and the lyricist is Amitabh Bhattacharya.
The first song, Offo, playback singers are Aditi Singh Sharma and Amitabh Bhattacharya, released on 7 March 2014. The second song, Locha-E-Ulfat, playback singer is Benny Dayal, released on 13 March 2014.
The film music album released on 16 March 2014. The medley song “Isaiyin Alai” at the Concert was sung by Mahalaxmi Iyer. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy won the Filmfare Award and IIFA Award 2015 for this film. The Songs “Offo”, “Mast Magan”, “Uski Uski”,”Locha E Ulfat”, “Chandaniya” become popular in masses and become Chartbusters. The Song “Mast Magan” is declared one of the most Romantic Song of the Year.
- “Offo”……………………..Aditi Singh Sharma, Amitabh Bhattacharya
- “Locha-E-Ulfat”……….Benny Dayal
- “Mast Magan”…………Arijit Singh, Chinmayi Sripada
- “Chaandaniya”…………..K. Mohan, Yashita Sharma
- “Hullaa Re”……………….Shankar Mahadevan, Siddharth Mahadevan, Rasika Shekar
- “Iski Uski”………………..Akriti Kakkar, Shahid Mallya, Shankar Mahadevan
- “Isayin Alai”………………..Mahalaxmi Iyer
“Offo” full video song :
- Singer: Aditi Singh Sharma, Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music Banner: T-Series
“Locha-E-Ulfat” full video song :
- Singer: Benny Dayal
- Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music Banner: T-Series
“Mast Magan” full video song :
- Singer : Arijit Singh, Chinmayi Sripada
- Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Lyrics : Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music Banner : T-Series
Review of the film :
This film reviews are highly positive from critics and also audience liked the film.
Critics reviews :
- Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, and stated that, “What makes 2 States work is the simple narrative told humorously. Adapted as it is, from one of author Chetan Bhagat’s best-selling works, the film, just like the book before it, is light-hearted. Chetan’s funny one-liners and life-view are studiously borrowed by the director for his screen outing. And though there is a sense of deja-vu, for those who have read the book, the movie still manages to charm and surprise.”
- Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, and stated that, “On the whole, 2 States is one of the finest movies to come out of the Hindi film industry of late. This is one of those rare Hindi movies that commands a repeat viewing. Strongly recommended!”
- India today Critic Saurabh Dwivedi, rated the film 4 star from 5 stars, and writes that, “2 States film can be a good mirror for parents to understand their children. So take along your parents and enjoy the film.”
- Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and stated that, “2 States is barely unwatchable but misses the magic of Chetan Bhagat’s novel. As a stand-alone, it is endearingly done with Alia and Arjun’s scorching chemistry coming off as adorable. The Bhagat fan in me is disappointed, but the cinemagoer isn’t.”
- Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com rated 3.5 star from 5 and stated that, “There’s nothing that should keep you from watching 2 States”.
Online reviews :
Awards of the film :
60th Filmfare Awards :
- Best Music Director – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Best Debut Director – Abhishek Varman
- Best Film – Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala – Nominated.
- Best Director – Abhishek Varman – Nominated.
- Best Supporting Actor – Ronit Roy – Nominated.
- Best Supporting Actress – Amrita Singh – Nominated.
- Best Male Playback Singer – “Mast Magan” – Arijit Singh – Nominated.
- Best Male Playback Singer – “Locha-E-Ulfat” – Benny Dayal – Nominated.
7th Mirchi Music Awards :
- Album of The Year – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music Composer of The Year – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for “Mast Magan”
- Song representing Sufi tradition – “Mast Magan” – Nominated.
- Best Background Score – Tubby-Park – Nominated.
21st Screen Awards – Best Film Marketing
Box office collection :
- Screens : 1900
- Day 1 – Friday…………..12.40 Cr –
- Day 2 – Saturday………12.15 Cr
- Day 3 – Sunday………….13.55 Cr
- Day 4 – Monday………….6.13 Cr
- Day 5 – Tuesday………….5.60 Cr
- Day 6 – Wednesday……..5.40 Cr
- Day 7 – Thursday…………5.51 Cr
- Week 1 Collection………..60.74 Cr
- Day 8 – Friday……………..3.50 Cr
- Day 9 – Saturday………….5.60 Cr
- Day 10 – Sunday………….6.40 Cr
- Day 11 – Monday………….2.60 Cr
- Day 12 – Tuesday…………..2.65 Cr
- Day 13 – Wednesday………2.55 Cr
- Day 14 – Thursday……….3.20 Cr
- Week 2 Collection……….26.50 Cr
- Day 15 – Friday……………1.70 Cr
- Day 16 – Saturday………..2.65 Cr
- Day 17 – Sunday………….3.15 Cr
- Day 18 – Monday…………1.10 Cr
- Day 19 – Tuesday…………1.08 Cr
- Day 20 – Wednesday……1.01 Cr
- Day 21 – Thursday……….0.95 Cr
- Week 3 Collection………11.64 Cr
- Week 4 Collection………3.07 Cr
- Week 5 Collection………0.30 Cr
- Week 6 Collection………0.08 Cr
- India Net Collection…….102.33 Cr
- India Gross Collection……142.23 Cr
- Overseas Collection………30.87 Cr
- Worldwide Gross Collection…..173.10 Cr
- 2 States movie Budget :……………50.00 Cr
- 2 States movie Verdict : SUPER-HIT
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