''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
Huma Saleem Qureshi (; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actress, model and producer who primarily appears in Hindi language films. She has also received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History—with ...
and
Tisca Chopra and newcomers Vrushali Kulkarni and Sameer Bhate. The film also debut of Bollywood music composer
Amit Trivedi and singer
Benny Dayal. The film has ensemble cast of
Girish Kulkarni,
Huma Qureshi
Huma Saleem Qureshi (; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actress, model and producer who primarily appears in Hindi language films. She has also received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History—with ...
,
Renuka Shahane,
Tisca Chopra,
Mukta Barve
Mukta Barve (; born 17 May 1981; Marathi language, Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of s ...
,
Sunil Barve,
Nagraj Manjule,
Shrikant Yadav,
Kishor Kadam,
Savita Prabhune
Savita Prabhune is an Indian show opera actress best known for her role of ''Aai'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Kkusum'' and as ''Sulochana Karanjkar'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Pavitra Rishta''. She had also played the main ...
, Vidhyadhar Joshi, Purva Pawar.
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. 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
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Girish Kulkarni
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Huma Qureshi
Huma Saleem Qureshi (; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actress, model and producer who primarily appears in Hindi language films. She has also received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History—with ...
*
Renuka Shahane
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Tisca Chopra
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Mukta Barve
Mukta Barve (; born 17 May 1981; Marathi language, Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of s ...
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Sunil Barve
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Nagraj Manjule
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Kishor Kadam
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Savita Prabhune
Savita Prabhune is an Indian show opera actress best known for her role of ''Aai'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Kkusum'' and as ''Sulochana Karanjkar'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Pavitra Rishta''. She had also played the main ...
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Shrikant Yadav
* Kishore Chougule
* Vidyadhar Joshi
* Mayur Khandge
* Vrishali Kulkarni
* Purva Pawar
* Chhaya Kadam
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Satish Alekar
* Shakuntal Nargekar
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Shashank Shende
* Nipun Dharmadhikari
* Vrushali Kulkarni
* Sameer Bhate
* Shubham
Soundtrack
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.
Release
The film was first scheduled to be released on 24 July 2015 but due to technical issues the release was postponed. The film ended up releasing on 28 August 2015.
Marketing
The film's official first trailer was released on YouTube on 06 Aug 2015 and the second trailer followed on 10 Aug 2015.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 5007048
2015 films
2010s Marathi-language films