Highway – A Journey Worth Taking (Hindi): Movie Review
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A similar story may have been told before but this movie mesmerizes you with adventure, romance and attitude. It shows why someone from one of the most prestigious and influential families would prefer a dacoit's life. Why that dacoit is better than her sophisticated would-be? Perhaps it tells you what is real life and love.
A Highway is something that seems to never end. Similarly this film is more about the journey rather than its end or beginning. Director Imitiaz Ali has done a wonderful job. There was nothing exaggerated about the movie, but it had a continuous flow, never leaving you bored.
Randeep Hooda portrays a tough guy with a soul. Though his tough exterior makes us believe that he is capable of doing harm, when he softens there seems nothing more natural than it. Randeep plays this complex role easily.
Alia Bhatt was beautiful without ever going overboard. Her acting blends well with the rebellious strong character in the movie. Both the camera work and the script did justice to the movie.
Veera (Alia Bhatt) comes from an upper class society, but is a rebel within. Mahabir (Randeep Hooda), a notorious dacoit, kidnaps her. Their journey that follows is the crux of the movie. How they get to know each other and then start liking each other is developed through time. How Veera enjoys her new found freedom, how she realizes that this journey is more exciting than it could get in her society are all shown in the movie.
The relations made during the journey have no pretences. Perhaps to highlight this difference, an incident of child abuse is also mentioned.
Though there is not much of a novel story to be spoken about, this movie is indeed a must watch. The movie could be a real life story but you would never get tired of it.
A Highway is something that seems to never end. Similarly this film is more about the journey rather than its end or beginning. Director Imitiaz Ali has done a wonderful job. There was nothing exaggerated about the movie, but it had a continuous flow, never leaving you bored.
Randeep Hooda portrays a tough guy with a soul. Though his tough exterior makes us believe that he is capable of doing harm, when he softens there seems nothing more natural than it. Randeep plays this complex role easily.
Alia Bhatt was beautiful without ever going overboard. Her acting blends well with the rebellious strong character in the movie. Both the camera work and the script did justice to the movie.
Veera (Alia Bhatt) comes from an upper class society, but is a rebel within. Mahabir (Randeep Hooda), a notorious dacoit, kidnaps her. Their journey that follows is the crux of the movie. How they get to know each other and then start liking each other is developed through time. How Veera enjoys her new found freedom, how she realizes that this journey is more exciting than it could get in her society are all shown in the movie.
The relations made during the journey have no pretences. Perhaps to highlight this difference, an incident of child abuse is also mentioned.
Though there is not much of a novel story to be spoken about, this movie is indeed a must watch. The movie could be a real life story but you would never get tired of it.
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