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Friday, 18th April 00:30 AM IST
Pluses:
Alia Bhatt steals the show with her electrifying screen presence, Arjun Kapoor looks more of in 'Aurangzeb' mold but still delivers an honest act, director Abhishek Verman shows his command with this impressive debut, entertaining screenplay, Ronit Roy repeats himself but still a fab act
Minuses:
film is 10 minutes too long, drama drags too much with repetitive scenes in 2nd half, music falls short except 'Chaandaniya'
Critic Rating: 3.5/5
Business Rating: 4.5/5
Verdict:
Watch it for sizzling Alia Bhatt and taut direction
Detailed Analysis:
Chetan Bhagat might face criticism for his 'bubble gum' writing but his books proved to be a gold mine for Bollywood producers. After stupendous success of '3 Idiots' and 'Kai Po Che', here comes another flick based on his book of same name '2 States'. Film has simple plot - a south Indian 'fair' looking girl (yes, being fair is big issue for a south Indian as per the script) Ananya (Alia) falls in love with average looking Punjabi guy Krrish (Arjun Kapoor) at IIM Ahmedabad campus. After their 2 year course and intense affair in college, they decide to get married. But their 'cliche cultured' (all Punjabis die after food and south Indians love classical music, really!) families fail to understand respective cultures. How both the families cope up with each other forms major part of the script in addition to how everything falls in place in rather cosmetic way in the end.
Editing is lazy and film is 10 minutes too long. Cinematography is rich but does not capture any city to its potential. Screenplay is full of emotions and drama but remains superficial throughout. Every problem is solved just like that and there is no honest portrayal of conflict. Also screenplay is full of cliches about south Indian, north Indian and IIM - IIT guys. But most importantly, film entertains and keeps you engrossed in narrative due to superb performance. Music is a big disappointment considering record of Dharma Productions as there is no single chartbuster though 'Chaandaniya' is soulful. But it is director Abhishek Verman who makes a smashing debut and one can see his honest effort in every frame. he is here to stay and delivers super hit debut film. Film will release today and should get 1900 plus screens. Film will get quite an open run. Film should open with bumper numbers and will get good word of mouth to make it big at box office. This is a mammoth one at box office!
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