2 States(2014) Review
At the very first act of the film, we find our protagonist saying that it does not matter whether the story has a hero or not. The story, itself, should be the hero. True and a very promising premise for viewers who love a good story. But, halfway in the film, you would realize that neither the protagonist nor the story is a ‘Hero’ of any kind. In fact, the film succumbs to provide the traits that would make us call the story a person. The film is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel of same name. It does not take much time to render the traits of its central characters so that they appear to be representatives of our young generation. Krish, a Punjabi guy and Ananya, a Tamil Brahmin girl, meet at IIM Ahmedabad and they fell in love. One ought to appreciate the first few minutes where there was no beating around the bush regarding the love and chemistry between the two leads. They were in love and there were some genuine zany humorous moments about them. There was a subt