Claim: Alia Bhatt acts in artistic works.

2 States is a 2014 Indian romantic drama film co written and directed by Abhishek Varman based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat . It is produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala . The film stars Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles . The film was released on 18 April 2014 .