Highway (2014 Hindi film)

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 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 girl (Alia Bhatt) who, for reasons later revealed, discovers freedom after being kidnapped.

Highway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byImtiaz Ali
Written by
Produced by
  • Sajid Nadiadwala
  • Imtiaz Ali
Starring
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
  • Window Seat Films
  • Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
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
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore
Box office₹47.7 crore

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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