Highway Review

Highway is a complex mix of harsh reality and a dreamlike life. The story of a young kidnapped girl takes an unprecedented turn as she finds, of all things, freedom in being bound. Veera, played by Alia Bhatt is one of her best characters yet, a girl who is sexually abused in her own home. Distressed and exploited, she finds a way out through her kidnapping. Randeep Hooda, who plays her kidnapper as Mahabir, finds himself entangled in the girl he has kidnapped. She is destined to be trafficked but Mahabir finds himself protecting her after learning of her abuse. The relationship between these damaged characters develops wordlessly, only through her rawness and his ruggedness. By the time you are engaged the abrupt end to a blossoming romance pulls the rug from right underneath you. However, the end is symbolic to Veera's freedom that she found through being held captive. It's a story you cannot leave in the middle of.