Highway (2015 film)

Highway (also known or stylized as 'हायवे एक Selfie आरपार.....!') is a 2015 Indian Marathi language road drama film produced by Vinay Vaman Ganu under Kharpoos Films banner and distributed by Arbhaat Films. Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film marks Marathi debut of Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi and Tisca Chopra and newcomers Vrushali Kulkarni and Sameer Bhate.[1] The film also debut of Bollywood music composer Amit Trivedi and singer Benny Dayal.[2] The film has ensemble cast of Girish Kulkarni, Huma Qureshi, Renuka Shahane, Tisca Chopra, Mukta Barve, Sunil Barve, Nagraj Manjule, Shrikant Yadav, Kishor Kadam, Savita Prabhune, Vidhyadhar Joshi, Purva Pawar.[3]

Highway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byUmesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Written byGirish Pandurang Kulkarni
Produced byVinay Vaman Ganu
StarringGirish Kulkarni
Huma Qureshi
Renuka Shahane
Tisca Chopra
Mukta Barve
Sunil Barve
Nagraj Manjule
Shashank Shende
Shrikant Yadav
Kishor Kadam
Savita Prabhune
CinematographySudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Edited byParesh Kamdar
Music byMangesh Dhakde
Production
company
Kharpoos Films
Distributed byArbhaat Films
Release date
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

The story, screenplay and the dialogues were written by Girish Kulkarni. The soundtrack of the film is composed by Amit Trivedi and lyrics were penned by Vaibhav Joshi.[4] Sudhakar Reddy is the film's cinematographer while the editing was done by Paresh Kamdar.

The film released in Maharashtra on 28 August 2015 and received highly positive reviews from critics, celebrities and public who praised the writing, direction and acting.

Cast

Soundtrack

Highway
Soundtrack album by
Released7 May 2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length11:44
LanguageMarathi
LabelZee Music Company
Amit Trivedi chronology
Guddu Rangeela
(2015)
Highway
(2015)
Shaandaar
(2015)

The film's soundtrack was composed by composer Amit Trivedi; it was his debut Marathi soundtrack, the film also debut of Bollywood singer Benny Dayal while the background score has been composed by Mangesh Dhakde. The film's score consists of three tracks and all the lyrics are written by Vaibhav Joshi. The album rights of the film were acquired by Zee Music Company. The soundtrack was released on 7 May 2015.

Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[5]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Kangaroo"Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade (Additional Vocals: Girish Kulkarni and Vaibhav Joshi)3:55
2."Kalandar"Jasraj Jayant Joshi4:23
3."Pinjade Wale"Jasraj Jayant Joshi3:30
Total length:11:44

Release

The film was first scheduled to be released on 24 July 2015 but due to technical issues the release was postponed.[6] The film ended up releasing on 28 August 2015.[7]

Marketing

The film's official first trailer was released on YouTube on 06 Aug 2015[8] and the second trailer followed on 10 Aug 2015.[9]

References

  1. "Huma Qureshi makes her Marathi film debut with Highway". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "Amit Trivedi's Marathi debut". Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. "Highway 2015 movie trailer". Youtube. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. "Highway: Ek Selfie Aarpaar – Review (Marathi Movie Soundtrack)". Music Cloud. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. "iTunes Music – Highway - Ek Selfie Aar Paar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. "Highway release postponed citing technical issues". Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. "Highway Marathi". Facebook. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. "Highway Marathi Trailer". Youtube. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. "Highway Marathi Trailer". Youtube. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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