Two States: Review

No. The review or even the reading was not inspired by the movie: three idiots. I have read everything written by Chetan Bhagat and I must say, this one is the best. The worst being 'One night at a call center'.

Despite his extra dramatic climaxes and unusual turn of events, his stories always keep you hooked. His cute expressions and vivid description make you fall in love with the characters and you cannot leave without finishing.

The best thing about his latest novel is that he has retained his charm and reduced the drama.

Two states is the story of a Punjabi young man at IIMA falling in love with his classmate from Chennai. The story remains all sweet till they decide to convince their families for their marriage and this is where all the salt and pepper enters the story. They try convincing their families with little success and even reach a break-up. This is when in a dramatic turn of events, parents rise above their rigidity and show that they care.

So again a happy ending like all of his earlier stories. Sometimes I think his stories resemble a typical hindi movie, where things go as bad as they can and at the end dramatically everything turns right. This one definitely deserves a try. Mr. Bhagat I would have loved to make a movie on this story if I could.

The story talks about the stupidity of stereotypes, and still rests on the same for all the humour and all this is so natural that you never realize this between your bouts of laughter. Every description of either punjabis of tamilians is power packed with laughter. Although it does make some offences but you never mind it for it's all fun.

All in all a great time-pass :)