Pune Highway

Adapted from Rahul da Cunha's play, Pune Highway is a slow-burn psychological thriller that trades jump scares for moral unease. The film pivots around a group of childhood friends whose lives unravel after a body is found near their apartment complex - a narrative ripe with paranoia, guilt, and suppressed history.

The tension never explodes, it festers. Amit Sadh and Jim Sarbh deliver the expected fireworks - both playing men haunted in different keys. But it's Sudeep Modak, as the quiet, watchful Inspector Pethe, who is the film's quietest coup. His performance is subtle and unsettling, never demanding attention but always commanding it. There's something almost Kafkaesque in the way he draws out confessions - not with force, but with stillness.

The film's pacing stumbles in parts, and its theatrical roots occasionally peek through, but Pune Highway succeeds in crafting an atmosphere that stays with you - grimy, grey, and eerily familiar.

The best part of this movie is the star cast. Amir Sadh is brilliant as always and watch it for him.

Jim Sarbh looked lost and didn't do justice to his role.

The movie is fine, creates a lot of suspense but the ending seems abrupt.

I had a lot of expectations from this film but turned out to be disappointing. Seems they wanted to create something epic but it failed.

The chemistry didn't seem good. The friendship didn't seem genuine.

Nicky's character had a lot of scope but they could not do much with it.

Seemed the writer spent hours to work on the script and later got exhausted and left the script.

Pune Highway is a tightly woven psychological thriller that unfolds in real time, turning a single location into a pressure cooker of tension, fear, and raw human emotion. The writing is sharp and nuanced, drawing you into a world where nothing is as it seems and every silence feels loaded. Performances across the board are stellar - natural, layered, and unsettling in the best way. The direction is confident, using space, time, and stillness with precision. Credit to the cinematography and sound design as well - both elevate the suspense and create a mood that lingers long after. A bold, intelligent film that proves you don't need scale to make an impact - just honesty, craft, and control.

Just watched Pune Highway and at first I thought it was a murder mystery but it's not. It's more of a drama that slowly unfolds, and honestly, I kinda liked that by the end.

It's about friends stuck in a crisis, and things get really tense. The acting's solid, and it messes with your head in a subtle way. Not a typical thriller, but it keeps you hooked with a tense mix of fear and guilt, but it's also darkly funny in parts. The performances are uniformly great and emotionally on point.

Overall an unusual and compelling film to unpack. These days those are few and far between. Highly recommend if you like the unexpected.

Honestly, I went into Pune Highway with zero expectations. The trailer had some buzz, but these days, there are a million thrillers out there to choose from. Still, this movie genuinely surprised me kuch alag hi feel tha ismein.

It opens with a murder, no dramatic buildup, no typical masala just throws you straight into a tense situation. At first, it feels simple. But as the story moves forward, the tension slowly starts to creep in. You're never quite sure who to trust.

There's no loud, foreshadowing background score, no over-the-top drama. It's raw, grounded and that's exactly what makes it hit harder. And honestly, it makes you think: films like this deserve better budgets and more support.

By the end, I was like, "Yeh toh socha hi nahi tha!" It's not flawless, but it's the kind of film that lingers in your mind.

If you're into something offbeat, different, and quietly tense, definitely give this one a shot.