When you
have a brilliant script, great characters and a mastermind called Imtiaz Ali,
nothing can go wrong. And surprisingly, everything did… but to rise again like
a phoenix! Not many know that Imtiaz Ali
had initally made ‘Highway’ for
television, to be featured on Zee TV on a TV series called ‘Rishtey’ that consists of short story episodes. However, this
failed miserably and went unnoticed and sprung up just recently due to the
release of Highway.
Highway is
indeed your one way ticket to India’s most beautiful places. It is a long
journey that you’d probably never want to come to an end. The great mind behind
‘Highway’ is Imtiaz Ali, a man who is
known to bring out the best in an actor. With just a few films in his kitty, he
has managed to capture the attention of the audiences with either Jordan’s passion
in ‘Rockstar’ or Geet’s bubbly nature in ‘Jab we Met’. He created characters
that we could connect with and ‘Veera’
in ‘Highway’ is no exception.
According to
Sangeetha Backer, a Media & Communication student, the success behind Highway is entirely due
to Imtiaz Ali’s direction. “Alia and Randeep, both did a great job and the
sceneries were beautiful but Imtiaz directed it so well, it was like we were
travelling with the lead actors too,” she said.
One movie
old, Alia Bhatt left me speechless after her performance in ‘Highway’. From
Shanaya, a glam fashionishta to a simple girl Veera who found pleasure in the
little things in life, the transformation was something that left me stunned.
For those who think Alia Bhatt is the ‘lil spoilt brat’ of Bollywood, this might
came across as a great surprise.
Ria Nambiar,
an Engineering student was in all praise of Alia Bhatt. “What I loved most
about Highway, was Alia Bhatt’s performance, despite being just one movie old”,
she said. However she added that the movie had an abrupt end which disappointed
her. When asked which other Bollywood lead pair could have played the same
roles of Veera and Bhaati, she said without any hesitation, “Randeep and Alia were perfect
for the roles.”
By Disha Dadlani
The writer is a first year undergraduate student pursuing Media & Communication.
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