Highway isn't just a film, its a journey, which could end up being reality for some of us. Unfortunately, many people don't realize this, the fact that we are all part of a society, where we can't be ourselves, or express ourselves. In short, a society that we think gives us freedom, but it really doesn't. Imtiaz Ali has realized this, which is why he has written the story of Highway.The film may look simple and ordinary. But, if you take time to analyse it, you may see that everything in the movie has been scripted for a reason, and each character has been created thoughtfully. Alia Bhatt's character, Veera, is a naive, innocent yet bright women who wants to live life on her terms. In contrast, Randeep Hooda's character, Mahabir,is a harsh, tough gang member. The relationship between these two characters is so special, because even though they are opposites, they are still very similar.Imtiaz Ali's direction is perfect, as usual. The performances by Alia and Randeep are mind blowing. It's pretty obvious why Imtiaz chose these wonderful actors in Highway. No one else could create the same atmosphere as them. Anil Mehta has beautifully captured every location. From the rock-steady mountains to the cool streams, every aspect of the movie looks like paradise. The movie wouldn't have been the same without the music of A R Rahman. The song 'Patakha Guddi' is my favourite, because it feels like it was written for me. Irshad Kamil has penned every lyric accurately. Overall, I think the film was brilliant compared to all the nonsense films being made these days. I hope more films like Highway will be made in the future.

After a long time there is a director who has really evolved with every film. Imtiaz Ali promises to be the one who can give Hindi mainstream movies the identity that was missing. The depiction of the human characters, their individualism, their growth (by learning or making mistakes) is indigenous & portrays the intellect and knowledge of the director regarding human beings. Hope he continues in the same way even if (hope not) success fails him. From "Socha Nahi Tha" to "Jab We Met" to" Love Aaj Kaal" to "Rock Star" & now "Highway" he has grown considerably. The films have started to show the mindset which we find in a Ghazal or Sufi Song. There is a philosophical touch to the story/human characters in Imtiaz's film. Yes there are some unrealistic angles but that's the zone of the creator, that's the freedom of the poet & his poetry.The story is a one liner--a high society girl in Delhi gets kidnapped by accident just before her marriage. Her journey with the kidnapper is the central theme. Travelling is one the integral components of the film along with the establishment of the human characters and their relationships. The way all these things have been integrated along with the visual pleasure of the Himalayas takes the film to great heights. The journey of an apparently dumb looking city girl re-discovering herself amidst the natural background, the journey of a kidnapper re-inventing the situation which led him to such a world justifies the movie name beautifully. (From the name whoever feels of watching a thriller should restrain himself/herself from going to the movie). For a change A. R. Rahman's music does not look out of place. The climax scene is subtle and far from melodrama. Most of the scenes are unique--some for their visual treat, some for the connect of the human emotion & nature.The scene where Alia is sitting in front of the gushing water is something special. The mingling of water & human emotion is indeed very special. This is not a love story, it is a story of acknowledging human emotions and respecting that in the correct place.Performance wise Randeep Hooda is outstanding. The scene where he rediscovers his past through the girl is excellent and the restraint and intensity with which Randeep displays his emotion is beyond words. Alia Bhatt from Student Of The Year to Highway---she is completely different, looks more confident and has easily got into the skin of the character. From the talkative immature girl to the intense person she is spontaneous and brilliant and hardly appears a new comer to the industry.People who are interested to spend their "outing time" in a movie theatre will definitely not like this as it will be beyond their capacity and their will to grow as an audience. I got a good glimpse of that in a popular multiplex of Noida Sector-18. The public reactions specially during the intermission was horrible. The 1st half which was developed in some sort of documentary/real type way to establish the characters was inviting even wild thoughts/reactions from the audience. Majority likes to see larger than life things---dialogue-baazi, glycerin scenes, blinking love stories, irritating over smartness--referred to as comedy. Story, performance hardly has any significance. The 100 crore business stuff, the build up to such a movie with stories of how long an actor has prepared his body/physique for a particular role, the costumes of the actresses & the dance numbers are far more significant & worth to the mass of Hindi film audience. This has been a story of Hindi films over the years. The result ---- some of the potential directors had to turn to conventional stuff to earn their living/fame after some failures at box office. Hope things mature with time !!!

this movie is totally a waste of time. according to me who has created this bitch movie would really a bitch. useless , worthless , without any motive this movie has created and the moron actress has done the movie just for money. this movie has no sense no concept and no idea i think these types of movies should not be clear from the sensors board. there must be penalty on both director and producer for wasting the public time. the entire story is about a girl who is seeking happiness in a criminal not in his home. spoiler The pronoun-filled line is one of the most cited among fans as being confusing at best, and an outright mistake at worst. But the almost imperceptible flick of the pen in hand reveals the "they" in his sentence to be not "the investors," but the experts riding in the Jeep ahead. The terrible wording butchers the line entirely; if it were clearer, then the later scenes of Grant, and Malcolm being unconvinced while saw only profits would be twice as interesting. As it stands, it's a line best ignored in a movie famed for its quotable monologues.

My dad has discovered Indian movies- thanks to my obsession. For Christmas, he asked me to buy him an Indian movie I thought he should watch. I bought him this one. He thought it was brilliant.There is a lot of trepidation about Indian movies in the west. They are sometimes viewed as light fluffy silly movies where people break out into song and dance.If you wanted to know what Indian cinema is capable of - watch this movie. It will leave you with no doubt as to the quality of film making currently taking place in India. This is a stunningly beautiful movie. There is a scene on a salt flat that will take your breath away - and is the reason this movie should be seen on the big screen.The highway is obviously one of the main characters, and the movie is almost a travelogue.The characters and the plot and the problems that the characters are dealing with are really very heavy. The way this story unfolds and how we learn about who these characters are and what their back stories are is extremely well done.The horror of it all doesn't become apparent until we understand what the freedom of the highway really is for these characters.This is hands down one of my favorite Indian movies. As soon as I saw it - I knew I needed to see it again - and again and that I would probably never tire of it. It is that good. If you only see one Indian film. See this one. It's worth watching.