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= Highway Nights (2022 film) =

Highway Nights is a 2022 Indian drama short film directed by Shubham Singh. It is a the story of an overworked truck driver who gives lift to a young, chatty sex worker one night and how they form an unlikely bond. Highway Nights, which features director Prakash Jha as the lead in the film, has won the grand jury prize winner at the ShortsTV Best of India Short Film Festival.

The short bagged the grand jury prize at the LA-based Best of India Short Film Festival and won the best short film Dadasaheb Phalke Award. It is awaiting its theatrical release in the United States. It is also under consideration for the 2023 Oscars Awards conducted by The Academy Awards

Plot
With a crippling need to earn a living in a laborious world, an old truck driver (Seetaram) and a young sex worker (Manju) form an unusual bond as the sun goes down. The plot is fictitious but it is is inspired and based on director's research on sex workers operating on Indian highways at night.These highways are home to pimps, armed dacoits and drunk drivers.

Cast
Prakash Jha as Sitaram

Mazel Vyas as Manju

Accolades
The film has also made it to the eligibility for Shorts TV television broadcast. . “ It’s a moving story that people all over the world can relate to.” said director Shubham Singh.