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Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt confirmed for 2 States adaptation

ANI | January 29 , 2013

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Karan Johar has confirmed on social networking site, Twitter that Bollywood newbies Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will be coming together for Abhishek Varman's 2 States. And Alia who plays a Tamilian girl in the flick, is not just trying to pick the accent but is also learning the typical household culture of a Tamil home. The storyline for the movie is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage. Well, it will be quite exciting to watch both of you together on-screen.Arjun and Alia!

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Alia Bhatt

A grown-up but not-yet-twenty Alia Bhatt was seen in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year in 2012 sharing screen space with two debutants Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.