MUMBAI: Bollywood newbies Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are busy shooting for their second project together – titled ‘2 States’. The movie, a Dharma Productions project, will be hitting the silver screen on April 18, 2014. Adding to the thrill is Parineeti and Siddharth Malhotra’s next ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ set to release on January 24, 2014.
The news was confirmed by Karan Johar who tweeted,
#2States….starring Arjun Kapoor and @aliaa08 coproduced by Sajid Nadiadwala and myself directed by Abhishek Varman releases 18thApril2014
— Karan Johar (@kjohar25) April 20, 2013
Based on the novel ‘2 States: The Story of My Marriage’ (2009) written by Chetan Bhagat, where a Punjabi boy falls head over heels in love with a Tamilian girl, and then begins a cultural clash among their families. Directed by Abhishek Varman the film is currently being shot in Ahmedabad.
Also announcing the release date of another Dharma Production film in the making, film-maker Karan Johar tweeted,
#HaseeTohPhasee starring @s1dharthm and @parineetichopra directed by Vinil Mathew and coproduced by Dharma and Phantom releases 24thJan2014
— Karan Johar (@kjohar25) April 20, 2013
‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ is a romantic comedy film, and describing his role Siddharth said, “It isn’t an over-the-top role. And unlike my previous film ‘Student Of The Year’, where I played a student, I play my age and am shown as a middle-class working man. (While Parineeti) has lot of spunk, energy and there is a good give-and-take with her”. Adding to the description Parineeti said, “My character is quite a difficult one. I deliberately choose roles that make me nervous. I do a lot of homework and until I get it right, I don’t give up.”
