Highway (2014 Hindi film)

Highway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byImtiaz Ali
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 13 February 2014 (2014-02-13) (Berlin)
  • 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) (UAE)
  • 21 February 2014 (2014-02-21) (Worldwide)
Running time
133 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore[3]
Box office₹47.7 crore[3]

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,[4] the film released worldwide on 21 February 2014.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9] It tells the story of a young woman who discovers freedom after being kidnapped.

Upon release, Highway received positive reviews from critics, with high praise directed towards Bhatt's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for her. It also emerged as a commercial success at the box office.

At the 60th Filmfare Awards, Highway received 9 nominations, including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Story (Ali), and won Best Actress (Critics) (Bhatt).

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  3. ^ a b [1] Box Office India
  4. ^ Rajesh Kumar Singh (18 January 2014). "Imtiaz Ali's HIGHWAY completes Berlinale Panorama feature line up". Bollywood Trade. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Imtiaz Ali's Highway to release on February 21, 2014". Indicine. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Is 'Highway' India's first film on the 'Stockholm Syndrome'?". CNN-IBN. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. ^ "'Highway' not the first film with kidnapping as the plot". Chaya Unnikrishnan. DNA. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. ^ "'Highway' Is Not Bollywood's First Tryst With Stockholm Syndrome". Mohar Basu. Koimoi. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (28 February 2014). "Highway robbery... or happenstance?". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2014.