The song ‘Maahi ve’ (Beloved) is from the film ‘Highway’, sung by A.R. Rahman and written by Irshad Kamil. The title of the song is addressed to the god and it perfectly matches with the scene. The beats of orchestration and passionate vocals of Rahman adds a breezy feel to the love ballad. The underlying energy of the song is so impactful that it will take the listeners to an imaginary highway.
The protagonist of the film are Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, Bhatt plays the role of a young girl who gets kidnapped by a truck driver Hooda. Ultimately she starts enjoying the liberating feel in bondages while travelling from one place to another. The sequences have been shot on the hills of Kashmir.
The song starts with the abduction of an actress, and wraps up with the actress falling in love with her kidnapper. The high pitched voice of the singer, simple and expressive lyrics narrates the whole story in just two and half minutes.