According to TOI seems like Alia Bhatt, has landed the role in 2 States opposite Arjun Kapoor.
A source close to the project said, "Karan Johar will make an official announcement about Alia being in 2 States only after SOTY hits theatres”.
KJo is impressed with Alia's acting abilities. "She seems to be a bundle of talent. Which is why KJo is backing her," the source pointed out.
2 States is the story of a north Indian boy falling for a south Indian girl and how their respective cultures influence their lives together. The film will be directed by Abhishek Verman, who was the creative director in Alia's debut film.
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Deepika would have been a good choice, or even Asin. But why Alia? I mean she was just blah in SOTY.
Not a huge fan of Asin, but I do agree she would be right for this role as she is a decent actress and, more noticeably, is from the south
@ alia doesnt look like south indian girl ( and i dont mean fair skin color) aren't the examplary fair skinned ladies of bolllywood south indian .. ash, hema, tabu (much much lighter then priyanka and deepika), not sure abt anushka though. so i guess fair skin isn't inherent to the ladies of certain region. kareena is north indian after all and she is fairer then ash. skin color isn't important as long as the features and personality is beautiful.
Asin is the ONLY correct choice! Hv u guys evn read d book! Asin is just perrrrrfect! Karan u hv proved u r an ass.
Thu, 2012-10-04 05:12 — Anonymous
Asin's PR working overtime on this post.
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Not PR, her die hard fans i guess. Sometimes we make a perception, but a perception is not always the truth, so i think her fans are kinda hurt to know that what they expected did not happen actually. I don't blame them, it's pretty natural, I would feel the same way they are feeling. Not a fan of Asin but i think she was a good choice for the role, better than Alia at least.
alia doesnt look like south indian girl ( and i dont mean fair skin color)
No Please.... she does NOT suit the character.... don't kill the book by casting her
Now a days people are suggesting the cast...It shows how much they love the book...Dont make them upset karan!!!
good bye to the novel I thoroughly enjoyed.India has a lot of North-South , particularly Punjabi-SI couples .I believe ppl would like to relate to the character.
Its like freida playing palestenian
Willl they cast Rajnikant as Krish Malhotra?? :D As such so many SI girls are there in the industry.May be they can rope in ANUSHKA SHETTY or SAMANTHA RUTH :S
What so Arjun is the lead actor now prior to that it was Ranbir.
For me best choice for the movie would be Shahid and Amrita but I know it wont happen. :(( Shahid is a punjabi and Amrita is a south girl, on top of that they complement each other beautifully will definitely be a big hit.
karan is so stupid
Asin's PR working overtime on this post.
Asin was fabulous in Ghajini..her screen presence was awesome..gv her a chance im sure she will do justice for tis role!
DIANA PENTY!
I started reading book keeping Asin in mind.So i cant digest casting anyone other than asin.. :-(
They seems to make a good pair!!! as for acting we can' t judge someone's acting just from the trailers
so let's wait & watch how will SOTY go for Alliya. BUT she surely is making big in BW
ASINnnnnnnn should hv been casttttttt! Wat d f Is this alia??
Asin is a star n she is a fab actress!
Can't see any1 else!
Asin 26 arjun27 perfect
Thank you Karan...for spoiling the movie & adding a flop film to Arjun's Career!
Why, i mean why choose Alia, there were so many actresses to choose from
I hope you are reading this Karan. Please think about it. You can cast Alia in some other film of yours, but please don't spoil this one. Kindly audition Asin, Shriya, Deepika or Illeana for this role, thank you :P
So karan johar chose Aliya Bhatt for 2 states, didn't consider any other established actress...huhh! Nepotism Prevails in Bollywood
no man! KJo this is not done. I think Shriya Saran or Deepika Padukone can pull this role of south indian gal & also look good with Arjun. Asin is also a good choice
After all they casted a punjabi (Arjun Kapoor) for the role of Krish Malhotra then why can't they choose a south indian gal for role of Ananya? fair enough...what say people?
Alia doesnot look south indian.........
asin??!! yeah rite!!! sh doesnt even look good!!!! n horrible over acting!!! no screen presence nothing.. shes jus someones who got lucky.. !! even thou katrina is no good for acting she atleast looks grt!! n i think alia is fine.. i mean shes fresh..n has an indian face..
Nepotism at its worst.....knew this would happen the moment karan became the co producer of the movie..he's gonna spoil it
want this movie to flop miserably
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Look out john and katrina---you guys have serious competition
Thank god its not Asin.....I don't want to see her with that guy who looks like a gunda.....nice escape.....
Is Karan seriously nuts? That's the worst casting one would do! Arjun is ok for the role but Alia?? The perfect choice would be Asin because she can definitely pull off this role and LOOKS THE PART!
@ Lol at how sexist people are. Deepika is 26 and Arjun is 27, how will she look older just because she's been in bollywood longer? Nonsensical argument. :S
how come deepika is 26? she ws in the commercials back in 2000. and she doesnt look 15 back then to prove that she is 26 right now :o girls usually lie about their age.
Said and Priyanka would look stale. The pairing in this movie should look like a young couple.
Wed, 2012-10-03 13:21 — Nadiya Ali
If south indian actress is required then Ileana would be perfect. Asin and deepika looks old from their age they claimed. may be they hides their age like katrina
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Asin is lying cos i know her friends...
Deepika's age s right cos she was laready famous on ramp and page 3 fav .There has already a lot written abt her in indian tabloids. .Her wikipedia page has been around even before oso but Asin is 29 and her page did show 1982 long back ,not anymore
Deepika, Asin, PC, Kat, Kareena : all miserable glamour queens with no expressions. You telling me Aliaa is worse them them. You gotta be kidding me. If you were comparing an actress like Rani or Kajol to Aliaa then one could say, yes your right. The character in the book is fair and petite. If anyone works it might b Illeana, but Aliaa is not horrible.
And yes Deepika does look older than Arjun. It's not about the age or time in the industry. It's the look.
ALIA BHATT CANNOT PLAY A TAMIL CHICK - SHE JUST DOES NOT LOOK THE PART AT ALL!