Beyond the Clouds is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Majid Majidi, under the production banner Zee Studios. It stars debutante Ishaan Khatter as Amir, a street hustler and drug dealer in the city of Mumbai and Malavika Mohanan (in her Bollywood Debut as Leading Actress and also daughter of Cinematographer K. U. Mohanan) as Tara, the sister of Amir. She works for a dour merchant Akshi (Gautam Ghose). The film story is centred around the bonding between the siblings, a take on human relationships in general. The sibling's bond is tested when Tara lands in jail for a crime Amir committed, which forms the film's crux. The film is a grown-up version of Majidi's previously directed Children of Heaven (1997).
The casting for the project began in August 2016, with principal photography commencing from January 2017 in Mumbai, continued in Sambhar near Jaipur, and concluded in Mumbai on 6 May 2017. Before theatrical release, the film premiered at International Film Festivals between October 2017 and February 2018. It was screened at International Film Festival of India on 20 November 2017. Beyond the Clouds is the second collaboration between Majid Majidi and film score composer A. R. Rahman, after Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015).
The film was released in India on 20 April 2018 to generally positive reviews. It was praised for the performances of the lead characters and cinematography but criticized for the direction, film score, and predictable storyline.
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