From the beginning, we’ve been hearing that the crew of Highway has been shooting in some stunning places. Well, now there’s proof: the team just released images from their Kashmir schedule, which they recently returned from, and we’ve gotta say, the locations are gorgeous indeed! Kashmir is only one of the six states they’re shooting in, and for this one we hear they had to trek 2-3 kilometres daily just to get to the upper reaches of of the Aru valley, where they were set to film. Director Imtiaz Ali jokes that despite ODing on some of the local cuisine, the entire team managed to lose weight just because of these treks!
Says Imtiaz, “This has been a very different Kashmir for us. We trailed with the Bakarwals who are nomadic shepherds and with them saw the high slopes and streams of upper Himalayan mountains. This is a splendour that we had to trek for hours each day to bring to film. The entire unit lost weight despite gorging on splendid Kashmiri food. The civil authorities, police and the general people have been extraordinarily helpful as they always seem to be. There is so much that Kashmir has to offer, it is amazing. Yet you always feel you have only scratched the surface. Very excited about Kashmir in Highway.”
Also, how great does Alia look? Definitely a far cry from her super-glam Student of the Year. I gotta wonder, though, why we haven’t really seen much of Randeep Hooda at all yet. Hopefully that happens soon, because I’m really interested in seeing what sort of character he’s playing in this film.
