Alia Bhatt replaced a popular actor in 'Highway'? Read unknown facts about the film

Ever since Alia Bhatt dipped her toes in Bollywood with Karan Johar's Student of Year, actor has mand to carve a niche for herself in hearts of masses. Since her big debut in Bollywood, Bhatt has come a long way in her career, delivering a wide range of successful films, which have earned her many accoles. One such film is Highway.

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Starring Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda and Durgesh Kumar in leing roles, Highway follows life of a to-be-married young woman, who finds herself abducted and held for ransom. movie gets furr interesting as she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, Highway is considered one of Alia Bhatt's finest films till date. Here are some lesser-kwn information about film.

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Lesser-kwn facts about film

• Highway is apted from a TV episode of same name, which is also written and directed by Imtiaz Ali, from anthology series Rishtey on Zee TV.
• Reportedly, Imtiaz Ali wanted Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta for film back in 2005. Later Ayesha Takia replaced her and Bobby Deol stepped in Sunny Deol's role. In 2006 film got a grand launch but it never took off. Imtiaz h a falling out with Deol's and decided to shelve film until he met ar producer.
• Randeep Hooda h prepared for his role with such sincerity that in order to keep initial distance with Alia Bhatt's character, he didn't speak to her for about 25 days.
• As per reports, movie was shot in 6 states Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Presh, and Kashmir, covering as many as 15 towns, cities, along highways.
• To step into shoes of her character in Highway, Alia Bhatt reportedly did t wash her hair for three months.
• Reportedly, major scenes of film were shot at Rohtang Paas, Himachal Presh.

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