2 States : The story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat

2 States: The Story Of My Marriage, commonly known as 2 States, is a novel written by Chetan Bhagat. It focuses on the love story of a couple coming from two different states in India, who face hardships in convincing their parents to approve their marriage. The novel is said to be inspired from the real life story of the author and his wife Anusha Suryanarayanan who are from Delhi and Tamil Nadu respectively.

The story begins from IIM Ahmedabad, where Krish, a Punjabi boy from Delhi meets a beautiful girl, Ananya, from Chennai. They became friends over a rasgulla within a few days and decide to study together every night. But with time, they fall in love and get romantically involved. Chetan Bhagat successfully pictures the premarital relationship of a boy and a girl. Their emotions and feelings, when in love, are wonderfully captured in words.

They get jobs and seriously plan to get married. But the community difference becomes their greatest hurdle in their path of being together. Both their parents didn’t approve their plan. So, at first Krish tries to impress Ananya’s parents by giving her brother tuitions and by helping her father with PowerPoint presentation. Then they try to convince Krish’s mother.

Krish’s family didn’t like their proposal but Ananya manages to win them over by solving a family problem in Krish’s cousin’s wedding. Now they both try to introduce each other’s parents. But things don’t work out well in between them and their dream to get married comes to an end. But, at last, Krish’s father, who was like an enemy to Krish, helps them to fulfil their dream of being one by convincing Ananya’s family. They both really do very hard to make it happen and finally make it.

The story runs on a typical Bollywood background and was soon followed by a movie. Boy meets girl, their friendship begins and gradually turns into love. But that is followed by marriage. And there lies the complication.

Arjun kapoor does well as a boy struggling in the tug-of-war between his love and parents and portrays his pain through his acting but falls short in scenes opposite to his father, Ronit Roy. Alia Bhatt looks beautiful and sensitive Ananya in every bit but falls weak in few scenes. Amrita Singh and Ronit Roy’s acting as Krish’s parents touches our heart. 

Ronit Roy is outstanding in his part whereas Amrita Singh brings out the feelings of a stubborn mother. Revathi, as Ananya’s mother, proves herself as a successful actress yet again.

Overall, the movie is worth watching with good music. It has collected 38.06 crore on its opening weekend. Director Abhishek Verman leaves a mark by portraying the forever difference in mentalities when it comes to marriage of two people coming from two different community. The film can be a good way for parents understanding their children and is enjoyable.

Ipsita Biswas
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