Highway - A really good movie
Those who know me closely, are well aware that I am a hard-core Hollywood movie addict/snob and I don't usually recommend Indian films to anyone. However, from time to time, some very rare Indian movie impresses me and has me totally captivated by its excellence. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Rasleela - RamLeela has been one such movie which I found really stunningly good.
This week, totally on a wild hunch, I saw Imtiaz Ali's 'Highway' and I was just left totally speechless by its sheer beauty. I would highly recommend this film to anyone. The film is stunningly beautiful and almost lyrical and poetic in its quality. The cinematography and screenplay is mind-blowingly excellent. It is a deep study in human nature and spirit and I found it to be intensely moving. Imtiaz Ali has produced a work of art here. I know for a fact that this movie will not commercially do well because it is not a conventional Bollywood potboiler with contrived,artificial plotlines and stupid dance sequences. I found the movie to be intensely emotionally touching and moving. I would highly commend Randeep Hooda's performance as the rough and tough Gujjar Mahabir Bhatti; honestly I never knew that he could ever act this good; Randeep has given the acting performance of his lifetime and if this was a Hollywood movie, he would definitely have been nominated for a best actor Oscar award for his role. The only thing that sticks out like a sore thumb through the whole movie is Alia Bhatt's stupid jackass like acting; her performance is so artificial and pathetically bad that I was feeling my skin crawl at times watching her 'emote'.
The background songs and music are incredibly hauntingly beautiful and stay with you in your mind,long after the movie has ended.
I would highly recommend this film to everyone.
Those who know me closely, are well aware that I am a hard-core Hollywood movie addict/snob and I don't usually recommend Indian films to anyone. However, from time to time, some very rare Indian movie impresses me and has me totally captivated by its excellence. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Rasleela - RamLeela has been one such movie which I found really stunningly good.
This week, totally on a wild hunch, I saw Imtiaz Ali's 'Highway' and I was just left totally speechless by its sheer beauty. I would highly recommend this film to anyone. The film is stunningly beautiful and almost lyrical and poetic in its quality. The cinematography and screenplay is mind-blowingly excellent. It is a deep study in human nature and spirit and I found it to be intensely moving. Imtiaz Ali has produced a work of art here. I know for a fact that this movie will not commercially do well because it is not a conventional Bollywood potboiler with contrived,artificial plotlines and stupid dance sequences. I found the movie to be intensely emotionally touching and moving. I would highly commend Randeep Hooda's performance as the rough and tough Gujjar Mahabir Bhatti; honestly I never knew that he could ever act this good; Randeep has given the acting performance of his lifetime and if this was a Hollywood movie, he would definitely have been nominated for a best actor Oscar award for his role. The only thing that sticks out like a sore thumb through the whole movie is Alia Bhatt's stupid jackass like acting; her performance is so artificial and pathetically bad that I was feeling my skin crawl at times watching her 'emote'.
The background songs and music are incredibly hauntingly beautiful and stay with you in your mind,long after the movie has ended.
I would highly recommend this film to everyone.
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