Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)

Beyond The Clouds
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Majid Majidi
Screenplay by	Mehran Kashani Majid Majidi
Story by	Majid Majidi
Produced by	Shareen Mantri Kedia Kishor Arora
Starring	Ishaan Khatter Malavika Mohanan
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Edited by	Hassan Hassandoost
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production company	Namah Pictures
Distributed by	Zee Studios
Release dates	20 November 2017 (2017-11-20) (IFFI) 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) (India)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Beyond the Clouds is a 2017 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 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.