Highway (2014 Hindi film)
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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 girl (Alia Bhatt) who, for reasons later revealed, discovers freedom after being kidnapped.
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Directed by | Imtiaz Ali |
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Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
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Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 133 minutes[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹25 crore[3] |
Box office | ₹47.7 crore[3] |
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).