{"id":256518,"date":"2025-03-11T09:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/imtiaz-ali-reacts-to-completing-20-years-at-the-movies-and-the-re-release-of-highway\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:35:14","slug":"imtiaz-ali-reacts-to-completing-20-years-at-the-movies-and-the-re-release-of-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/imtiaz-ali-reacts-to-completing-20-years-at-the-movies-and-the-re-release-of-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Imtiaz Ali Reacts To Completing 20 Years At The Movies And The Re-Release Of Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Imtiaz Ali’s debut film Socha Na Tha <\/em>was released in theatres in 2005. The director completes 25 years in the industry this year. It has been a splendid ride for him with acclaimed movies like Jab We Met<\/em>, Highway<\/em>, and Rockstar<\/em>, to name a few.<\/p>\n

As quoted on Hindustan Times, Imtiaz shared, “It’s a dream run. I never would have expected to be here. I still can’t believe I am here, getting to do such fascinating work and being paid for it! I am the luckiest person on Earth, especially because I have got support from strangers in the film industry.”<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, one of Imtiaz’s biggest hits, Highway<\/em> is also set to re-release in theatres on March 7, 2025. The film had Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt in the lead.<\/p>\n

Imtiaz reflected on the same, “I had initially thought of casting someone a lot more experienced than Alia, perhaps older. When I met her though, I thought she would have the emotional maturity to do this part, and it would look very interesting. I was getting a package from someone who has emotional depth and is very young. That’s how the casting worked out.”<\/p>\n

He added, “Everybody was very encouraging. I was already committed to making Tamasha<\/em> (2015). However, Ranbir (Kapoor) encouraged me to make Highway<\/em> before that film because there was some time in between. Sajid (Nadiadwala, Highway’s <\/em>producer) was encouraging too. Everybody was in love with the story, though it was a bit different. I knew I had to make it at a small cost, then I could be a bit more experimental.”<\/p>\n

Imtiaz Ali’s last project Amar Singh Chamkila <\/em>with Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead was a massive success on Netflix<\/p>\n


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