Everything about this movie is excellent. The performances are excellent. Imtiaz Ali extracted the best from the entire cast. While Alia Bhatt didn't make much of an impression in Student of the Year, in Highway she does an outstanding job! Her character has a very unique personality, and the emotions depicted haven't really been relayed before. Still, she delivers flawlessly. Enough cannot be said about Randeep's performance either. He plays the role of a goon in anguish. His terrific acting lets the audience empathize with his pain, successfully turning the antagonist into a protagonist.
Cinematography is mind-blowing. India has some of the world's most spectacular natural beauty, but rarely does it get depicted on screen, with producers flocking to foreign locales. This film captures the magnificent beauty of North India, and this reason alone is good enough to see it on the panoramic big screen. The barren deserts of Rajasthan, the rivers and cultivated lands of Punjab, the hills of Haryana, and the breathtaking views of the Himalayan peaks, gushing waterfalls, and vertical cliffs of Kashmir are a visual treat.
Rahman's music and background score are also brilliant. They are very subtle but powerful, not imposing onto the audience in the typical Bollywood fashion. A roadside group of Sufis singing and a mother's lullaby are among the lovely tracks in this film.
Last but not least, the story and script are top-notch. The irony of the kidnapping is a clever, eye-opening theme. The use of low-quality letterbox video for showing scenes of the life in Delhi convey the artificiality, forced behavior, protocol life, confinement, and claustrophobia that Alia's character is unable to endure.
Kudos to Imtiaz Ali--he has done it again!
Cinematography is mind-blowing. India has some of the world's most spectacular natural beauty, but rarely does it get depicted on screen, with producers flocking to foreign locales. This film captures the magnificent beauty of North India, and this reason alone is good enough to see it on the panoramic big screen. The barren deserts of Rajasthan, the rivers and cultivated lands of Punjab, the hills of Haryana, and the breathtaking views of the Himalayan peaks, gushing waterfalls, and vertical cliffs of Kashmir are a visual treat.
Rahman's music and background score are also brilliant. They are very subtle but powerful, not imposing onto the audience in the typical Bollywood fashion. A roadside group of Sufis singing and a mother's lullaby are among the lovely tracks in this film.
Last but not least, the story and script are top-notch. The irony of the kidnapping is a clever, eye-opening theme. The use of low-quality letterbox video for showing scenes of the life in Delhi convey the artificiality, forced behavior, protocol life, confinement, and claustrophobia that Alia's character is unable to endure.
Kudos to Imtiaz Ali--he has done it again!