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Krish Malhotra, an engineering graduate of IIT Delhi, enrolls at IIM Ahmedabad for his MBA. His family is Punjabi and lives in New Delhi; his mother, Kavita, and his alcoholic father, Vikram, are in a troubled marriage, and Krish is estranged from his father. At the institute he is drawn to Ananya Swaminathan, whose Tamil Brahmin family lives in Chennai. She suggests they study together, and the two become friends before he admits his feelings and they start dating. Krish's own ambition is to write rather than work at a bank. When campus interviews arrive, he proposes and she accepts. Both agree they will not marry unless their parents approve.
Cast
- Madhu Anand Chandhockas Duke's Mom
- Sharang Natarajanas Manjunath Swaminathan
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about 2 States (2014)
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- Anushka Sharma was offered the female lead of 2 States but turned it down because she did not find the role interesting enough, after which Alia Bhatt was signed.
- The role of Krish Malhotra in 2 States was offered to Imran Khan, who chose to work on Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013) instead, before Arjun Kapoor was finally cast as the lead.
- The song "Offo" was conceived by choreographer Remo D'Souza as a celebration of several Indian festivals compressed into a time lapse of almost one year, yet it was shot in only four days at IIM Ahmedabad and Filmistan Studio in Mumbai.
