Highway

Highway (2014)

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Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.

Date of release
2014-02-13
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (192)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Crime
Director
Imtiaz Ali

Casting

Interesting facts

Highway is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language road drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda. Screened in the Panorama section of the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival, the film was released worldwide on 21 February 2014. The film is based on the episode of the same name from the Zee TV anthology series Rishtey, starring Aditya Srivastava and Kartika Rane, which was also written and directed by Imtiaz Ali. It tells the story of a young woman who discovers freedom after being kidnapped.

Production

In an interview with The Telegraph, director Imtiaz Ali asserted, "Highway has been a story that has stayed with me for 15 years. There was something in it that didn't die. Usually you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with Highway, there was something very subtle, yet something very influential".

Ali said that earlier he was looking out for an older actress to match up with Hooda. However, the role went to Alia Bhatt that made effect on his film script. Later he added, "I needed somebody who is city slick girl (Alia Bhatt), who has never been out. But the guy (Randeep Hooda) had to be somebody who has had a life and understanding of life". About Hooda's character, Ali stated, "Mahabir is also pure enough not to be a prototypical villain.

As per previous collaboration of Ali with the composer A. R. Rahman, the latter's inclusion in the project though initially rumored was confirmed by March 2013. In an interview with The Telegraph Ali stated that he wasn't even thinking of A. R. Rahman to score for this film. However, after reading the script Rahman agreed to score.

Principal photography began in early March 2013 on highways of India. Imtiaz Ali quoted, "Highway is emotionally charged, physically strenuous". The first look as a snap at the filming location featuring the director and the lead actors was released in March 2013.

Following the film's release, similarities were noted with the 1994 American film The Chase, an American action-comedy starring Charlie Sheen and centering on a wealthy young woman abducted by a fugitive, leading to allegations of plagiarism from both critics and audience.

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