Actor Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt played a romantic couple in their 2014 hit film, 2 States. In an interview now, the former recounted how Alia was brutally trolled before the film's release, and everyone wondered how she would play a South Indian character when she didn't look the part.

Actor Arjun Kapoor recently opened up about the backlash Alia Bhatt faced when she was cast as the South Indian lead in 2 States.

Over the years, Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s adaptation film ‘2 States’ has garnered a fandom of its own. During the announcement, several netizens had aprrehensions about Alia’s casting. A segment of the internet questioned Alia casting for the role of a Tamilian girl,

Arjun Kapoor discussed Alia Bhatt's casting challenges in "2 States," where initial online criticism questioned her suitability for the South Indian character. Her dedication and the timely release of "Highway" shifted public perception,

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor recently spoke about her 2 States actor Alia Bhatt being brutally trolled for playing a South Indian girl in the 2015 romantic comedy. "There was absolute disdain and hatred against Alia on social media when she signed 2 States,