Imtiaz Ali responds to trade analyst Taran Adarsh’s review of Highway

One of the most polite filmmakers in Bollywood, Imtiaz Ali, is not at all timid when it comes to answering back to those people who have qualms about his excellence. He has showed this attitude during his recent visit to the Capital as he talked about trade analyst Taran Adarsh’s review of Highway.

Adarsh showed apprehensiveness about Imtiaz’s Highway saying, "Imtiaz would not go a long way with his Highway.” Imtiaz replied back when asked to comment on the same by a leading daily, "This ­person, who you just named, should go on his website and check for the users' reviews about his review, before commenting on others." He went on, "I would be lying if I say that critics are not important. But ­criticism has to be positive. And that’s why I believe that the audiences are your best critic. They don’t know you, they spend their time and money to watch a film that you made and hence their reaction ­matters the most." Imtiaz also opined that as numbers of award ceremonies are increasing, the value of such awards is declining at the same time. He said, "They are important because they ­celebrate an ­artist’s achievements. There are too many award ceremonies happening. I feel, that is taking away much of the importance ­associated with them.” He also said about Highway, "To be ­honest I would want every ­latest film of mine to be my best. But I don’t know if it is my best film. But yes! It is my best film so far.”