Join us as we explore Highway Love, the captivating Hindi romantic drama from BBC Studios India. We dive into the journey of Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj’s characters, unraveling love, redemption, and self-discovery.
[00:00:00] If you recall, Highway Love season 1 captured the innocence and freshness of Karthik and Inaya meeting by chance on the Mumbai Pune Expressway when she is dumped by her boyfriend and Karthik has a tire blowout.
[00:00:12] She helps him with it to hitch a ride and the two connect instantly but are forced to break up due to Karthik's insecurities.
[00:00:19] It was an endearing love story targeting Gen Z and was an instant hit with its niche TG.
[00:00:24] Now, Amazon Mini delivers season 2 with 6 episodes of roughly half an hour each.
[00:00:30] Taking forward the Highway Love franchise with Ritvik Sahar and Gayatri Bhardwaj reprising their roles as Karthik and Inaya.
[00:00:38] Hi, I'm Omar Khureshi taking you for a drive on my channel Showbox on YouTube, Spotify and all leading audio channels.
[00:00:45] You can also honk at me on my Insta, on Ocuspot and on Showbox.
[00:00:49] So let's head for some Expressway love.
[00:00:52] The two young ones from season 1 meet unexpectedly once again and things go well for a while until Karthik's fears about not being in the same league as Inaya force a rift.
[00:01:03] He has to leave for Spain to pursue architecture and Inaya is to join him but has to cancel last minute even as he struggles to cope with life in Spain.
[00:01:12] Director Sahir Raza shows a grasp of a light breezy style telling the story of Gen Z fears and insecurities easily.
[00:01:19] He does well but the season is almost a repeat of season 1.
[00:01:23] Ritvik Sahar earlier seen in Flames, Ferrari Ki Sawari and Dangal is enduring.
[00:01:28] Gayatri Bhardwaj, an ex-beauty queen, does well and adds a fire.
[00:01:33] However, overall season 2 lacks the innocence and freshness of season 1.
[00:01:37] But because highway love has its niche fandom among teens and the youth, it may breeze through like a highway drive.
[00:01:44] Watch it if you like and enjoy Gen Z angst and summer loving.
[00:01:49] I rate highway love season 2 2.5 stars.
[00:01:51] Do not forget to subscribe to my youtube channel Showbox.