| Highway | |
| Director: | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni |
| Producer: | Vinay Vaman Ganu |
| Starring: | Girish Kulkarni Huma Qureshi Renuka Shahane Tisca Chopra Mukta Barve Sunil Barve Nagraj Manjule Shashank Shende Shrikant Yadav Kishor Kadam Savita Prabhune |
| Music: | Mangesh Dhakde |
| Cinematography: | Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| Editing: | Paresh Kamdar |
| Studio: | Kharpoos Films |
| Distributor: | Arbhaat Films |
| Runtime: | 135 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Marathi |
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]
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.
| Highway | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Amit Trivedi |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 7 May 2015 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 11:44 |
| Language: | Marathi |
| Label: | Zee Music Company |
| Prev Title: | Guddu Rangeela |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Shaandaar |
| Next Year: | 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.
The film was first scheduled to be released on 24 July 2015 but due to technical issues the release was postponed.[5] The film ended up releasing on 28 August 2015.[6]
The film's official first trailer was released on YouTube on 06 Aug 2015[7] and the second trailer followed on 10 Aug 2015.[8]