Highway Love
{{Short description|Indian romantic drama television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Highway Love.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| creator =
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| screenplay = {{ubl|Chris George|Siddharth Hirwe}}
| story = {{ubl|Chiranjeevi Bajpai|Riya Poojary}}
| director = Shahir Raza
| creative_director =
| starring = {{Plain list|
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| theme_music_composer = Soutrik chakraborty
| opentheme =
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 10
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Sameer Gogate
| location =
| cinematography = Vivian Singh Sahi
| editor = Satya Sharma
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = BBC Studios India
| network = {{Ubl| Amazon miniTV
| Amazon MX Player}}
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2023|06|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2024|10|4}}
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Highway Love is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series created by BBC Studios India. The series features Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj.{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/highway-love-what-would-ritvik-sahore-do-if-he-was-stuck-on-a-highway/bb44ffbcf097 | title=Highway Love: What would Ritvik Sahore do if he was stuck on a highway? }}{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/exclusive-gayatri-bhardwaj-on-her-highway-love-co-star-ritvik-sahore-he-doesnt-take-much-time-to-prepare-hes-just-good-at-his-job/1f8d9babd7794 | title=Exclusive| Gayatri Bhardwaj on her Highway Love co-star Ritvik Sahore: He doesn't take much time to prepare, he's just good at his job }} The first season premiered on Amazon miniTV on 16 June 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-highway-love-on-amazon-minitv-4-reasons-why-ritvik-sahore-gayatri-bhardwaj-s-romantic-show-should-be-on-your-binge-list-news-295422|title='Highway Love' On Amazon MiniTV: 4 Reasons Why Ritvik Sahore-Gayatri Bhardwaj's Romantic Show Should Be On Your Binge List|date=16 June 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023|archive-date=17 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017223612/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-highway-love-on-amazon-minitv-4-reasons-why-ritvik-sahore-gayatri-bhardwaj-s-romantic-show-should-be-on-your-binge-list-news-295422|url-status=live}} The second season premiered on 4 October 2024 on Amazon MX Player.{{cite news |title=Highway Love Season 2: Release date, trailer, plot, cast, OTT platform and more about Ritvik Sahore's show |url=https://www.ottplay.com/amp/news/highway-love-season-2-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-ott-platform-and-more/2f162a0f23468 |work=www.ottplay.com |date=2 October 2024}}
Cast
- Ritvik Sahore as Kartik "Dhun Dhun"
- Gayatri Bhardwaj as Inaaya
- Vvansh S Sethi as Sahil
- Gunit Cour as Meera
- Himika Bose as Nidhi
- Kanupriya Pandit as Kartik's mother
- Max Fernandes as Kartik's father
- Aviral Gupta as Amey
- Sumiet Subash Arora as Udkaka
Episodes
{{Series overview
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| episodes1 = 4
| released1 = {{start date|df=yes|2023|06|16}}
| color2 = #383554
| link2 = Highway Love#Season 2 (2024)
| episodes2 = 6
| released2 = {{start date|df=yes|2024|10|4}}
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Production
The series was announced by BBC Studios India for Amazon miniTV.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/trailer-for-highway-love-featuring-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwaj-unveiled-516948 |title=Trailer for Highway Love, featuring Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj, unveiled |first=Tribune News |last=Service |website=Tribuneindia News Service |access-date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=15 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615203703/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/trailer-for-highway-love-featuring-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwaj-unveiled-516948 |url-status=live }} Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj were signed as the lead.{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/highway-love-teaser-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwaj-are-the-strangers-turned-lovers/59bd09e500222 | title=Highway Love teaser: Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj are the strangers-turned-lovers | access-date=18 September 2023 | archive-date=26 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926031326/https://www.ottplay.com/news/highway-love-teaser-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwaj-are-the-strangers-turned-lovers/59bd09e500222 | url-status=live }}
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Highway Love
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Abhigyan Arora, Soutrik Chakraborty
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| released = 2023
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| genre = Soundtrack
| length = {{duration|m=1|s=34}}
| language = Hindi
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| audio1 = {{YouTube|cBRSxhqzAww|Na Sata}}}}
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The music for Highway Love is composed by Abhigyan Arora and Soutrik Chakraborty.{{cite web | url=https://beautypageants.in/miss-india/gayatri-bharadwaj-shares-the-track-na-sata-from-highway-love/articleshow/101048190.cms | title=Gayatri Bharadwaj shares the track 'Na Sata' from 'Highway Love' - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes }}
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Tracklisting
| total_length = 1:31
| title1 = Na Sata
| length1 = 1:31
| lyrics1 = Saudur
| music1 = Saudur
| extra1 = Saurabh Shetye
}}
Reception
Sunidhi Prajapat of OTTPlay rated the series 3.5/5 stars.{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/highway-love-review-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwajs-tale-of-love-healing-and-self-discovery-is-well-worth-your-time/319a35db27346 | title=Highway Love review: Ritvik-Gayatri's tale of love is well worth your time | access-date=18 September 2023 | archive-date=16 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616120530/https://www.ottplay.com/review/highway-love-review-ritvik-sahore-and-gayatri-bhardwajs-tale-of-love-healing-and-self-discovery-is-well-worth-your-time/319a35db27346 | url-status=live }} Archika Khurana of Times of india rated 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/highway-love/season-1/seasonreview/100990233.cms | title=Highway Love Season 1 Review : Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj's long highway journey is a feel-good adventure | newspaper=The Times of India }} Vijayalakshmi Narayanan of The Free Press Journal rated the series 3/5 stars.{{cite web | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/highway-love-web-review-this-ritvik-sahore-gayatri-bhardwaj-starrer-is-too-simplistic-but-charming | title=Highway Love Web Review: This Ritvik Sahore-Gayatri Bhardwaj Starrer is Too Simplistic but Charming | access-date=18 September 2023 | archive-date=29 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629203741/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/highway-love-web-review-this-ritvik-sahore-gayatri-bhardwaj-starrer-is-too-simplistic-but-charming | url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.amazon.in/minitv/tp/f77d9c82-9f7f-427c-923a-d1cd12d72e3e Highway Love] on Amazon miniTV
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Category:2023 Indian television series debuts