“2 States – The story of my marriage” : Upcoming Novel by Chetan Bhagat
Today while stumbling upon a recent article published by Chetan Bhagat at TOI (Times of India), I came to know about his official website. Clicking over it, I visited his site and was amazed to find about his forth coming novel : “2 States – The story of my marriage“. After reading to his last published novel “The Three Mistakes Of My Life“, I am waiting eagerly for his upcoming publication.
When asked about his upcoming novel Chetan Says, “2 States is about a boy and girl from two different states of India, who fall in love and want to get married. Of course, their parents don’t agree. What happens next is what the book is about.”
The synopsis of “2 States” reads:
Love marriages around the world are simple:
Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.In India, there are a few more steps:
Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.
Girl’s family has to love boy. Boy’s family has to love girl.
Girl’s Family has to love Boy’s Family. Boy’s family has to love girl’s family.
Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.Welcome to 2 States, a story about Krish and Ananya. They are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. Of course, their parents don’t agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple have a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but it is much harder to convince. Will they make it? From the author of blockbusters Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center and The 3 Mistakes of My Life, comes another witty tale about inter-community marriages in modern india.
Chetan Bhagat is the author of three blockbuster novels, Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005) and The 3 Mistakes of life (2008). All the three books have remained bestsellers since their release and have inspired major Bollywood films. The New York Times called Chetan the ‘The Biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history.’ Seen more as a youth icon than just an author, this IIT D/ IIMA graduate is making India read like never before.
Chetan also writes op-ed columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development based issues. Many of the issues raised by Chetan’s columns have been discussed in Parliament and among the top leadership of the country.
A small message that Chetan wants to give his readers is: “More than anything, thanks a lot. Most of my readers are young and I’ll say, always try to look at the brighter side of life, even in the toughest of times. This attitude makes us surmount the biggest challenges, just as the characters do in my books. And keep love above everything else in life.”
Finally I hope that like his other novels this one would also create a history. The release date is yet to be decided but the author confirms that it would be up in the market before Diwali. The price of the novel is fixed at Rs 95 for sale in Indian territory.
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I’m also looking forward to the release of this.
Though, I must admit that the synopsis sounds like it’s a mockup for another Bolly Movie. Bhagat’s last book was also written in the same fashion. Looks like he is writing just to provide ‘inspired’ scripts to Bollywood.
did u read the book… it is very good
do check out my review on it
http://life-n-coda.blogspot.com/2009/10/2-states-tale-of-my-marriage.html
No I haven’t read the book yet!
But thanks for the review you posted. I will soon blog about it
still i havn’t read this book…………but i strongly hope…that it will b simply superb….am rly a grt fan of u sir………….