Here is why Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani is not similar to 2 States

Ever since the posters of Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani were put out in the public domain, there has been speculation on its similarities to the Alia Bhatt-Arjun Kapoor starrer 2 States. It was Tamil and Punjabi families at war in 2 States. It is Bengali and Punjabi in Rocky Aur Rani…
However a source close very close to the project completes bunks the speculation.“People are saying this only because of the two families and two lovers from from different communities. Do you think Karan Johar is so stupid that he would actually cannibalize one of his own productions for a film he’s directing, after seven years?”
The source then offers an interesting teaser preview into the plot of Rocky Aur Rani: “Halfway through Rocky Aur Rani… there is a twist in the plot that will jolt audiences. Nothing like this twist has been experienced before. It’s like Romeo & Juliet if Shakespeare had written it while high on a substance.”
Shabana Azmi who plays one of the main roles in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani also rubbishes the comparisons to 2 States. “Just because it is a love story with the two families at loggerheads? My dear, Shakespeare did it in Romeo & Juliet centuries ago. Every love story thereafter is a variation on that.”