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''Beyond the Clouds'' is a 2017 Indian
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-language
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written and directed by
Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...
, under the production banner
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. It stars debutante
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as Amir, a street hustler and drug dealer in the city of
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and
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as Tara, the sister of Amir. She works for a dour merchant Akshi (
Gautam Ghose Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy ...
). The film story is centred around bonding between the siblings, a take on human relationships in general. The sibling's bond is put to test when Tara lands in jail for a crime committed by Amir which forms the crux of the film. The film is a grown-up version of Majidi's previously directed ''
Children of Heaven ''Children of Heaven'' ( fa, بچه‌های آسمان, ''Bæccähâ-ye âsmân'') is a 1997 Iranian family drama film written and directed by Majid Majidi. It deals with a brother and sister, and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. It w ...
'' (1997). The casting for the project began in August 2016, with
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commencing from January 2017 in Mumbai, continued in Sambhar near
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and concluded in Mumbai on 6 May 2017. Prior to theatrical release, the film premiered at International Film Festivals between October 2017 to 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
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, after '' Muhammad: The Messenger of God'' (2015). The film released in India on 20 April 2018 to generally positive reviews. The film was praised for the performances of the lead characters and cinematography, but criticized for the direction, film score and a predictable story-line.


Plot

The film begins with Aamir (
Ishaan Khatter Ishaan Khatter (born 1 November 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actors Rajesh Khattar and Neelima Azeem, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2005 film ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'', which starred his ...
), a young man who lives under a road bridge where numerous impoverished families live, grabbing a bike and carrying out a series of drug deliveries all over the city. A police bust interrupts Aamir, who is chased into the laundry workplace of Aamir’s sister Taara (
Malavika Mohanan Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Pattam Pole'' (2013). She gained ...
). With the help of an older male colleague Akshi (
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), Taara conceals her brother and his stash of drugs. But in Akshi’s mind, his help means that Taara is now somehow beholden to him. He assaults her, but Taara defends herself by hitting his head with a rock. Taara finds herself facing life in prison, unless Akshi recovers and can be persuaded to admit his role in the incident. But although he regains consciousness, Akshi is unable to talk. Both Taara and Aamir find hope in their desperate situation through connections with other children. Taara befriends Chotu, the child of an ailing prisoner, while Aamir initially considers selling Akshi's eldest daughter to a local brothel. But Aamir grudgingly warms to Akshi’s mother and two daughters.


Cast

*
Ishaan Khatter Ishaan Khatter (born 1 November 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actors Rajesh Khattar and Neelima Azeem, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2005 film ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'', which starred his ...
as Amir Ahmed *
Malavika Mohanan Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Pattam Pole'' (2013). She gained ...
as Tara * G. V. Sharada as Jhumpa *
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as Akshi *
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. He met the casting director Honey Trehan, who stated that the film will be an Indian story to be shot in
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,
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, parts of
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,
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and Kashmir. Trehan was told to scout at least eight to ten of the principal characters drawn from across the country. A. R. Rahman's inclusion in the project was confirmed. In an interview with ''
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'', Majidi stated, "It is the story of a brother and sister, just like that of ''
Children of Heaven ''Children of Heaven'' ( fa, بچه‌های آسمان, ''Bæccähâ-ye âsmân'') is a 1997 Iranian family drama film written and directed by Majid Majidi. It deals with a brother and sister, and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. It w ...
'' (1997)'','' with the difference being that the siblings are grown-ups and tackle greater conflicts, with the bustling city of Mumbai serving as the backdrop." In November 2016, photographs of actress
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were published through
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where the she was seen participating in a day long shoot for
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's next untitled project that reported by the media by the titles ''Floating Gardens'' and ''Kashmir Afloat.'' A conference held in Mumbai on 23 January 2017, the film was officially titled "Beyond the Clouds". Majidi stated the film will be in
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language. Ishaan Khatter was confirmed to play the male lead. On departure of Padukone from the project, Majidi reasoned that Padukone wasn't fitting for this film and his team decided not to opt for a mixture of experienced and new faces but either of the two (experienced or new faces), thus, settling for an all new star cast.
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rejected the offered role citing it as submissive. Majidi stated: "''Beyond the Clouds'' could have been set anywhere in the world, but it also needed to be located in India. India gave me the proper feeling I had envisaged for the story.”
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was signed to play the role of the female lead in March 2017. Khatter and Mohanan share were reported to play the roles of siblings in the film. Mohanan plays the character Tara, a poor girl from a
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.


Filming

Principal photography commenced without a lead female on 23 January 2017. Filming continued in Mumbai in February 2017. In March 2017, the film began with its Jaipur schedule. A film set resembling slums of Mumbai was reconstructed at
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. It was in this scheduled when Malavika Mohanan joined to play the lead female role. In April, scenes were filmed at
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. The last shot of the film was canned at a street sequence at
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in Mumbai. Ninety percent of the film was shot on outdoor locations. The filming was completed on 6 May 2017. Talking about the filming, Majidi said: "Filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, whose work I adore, have represented India's culture, rich heritage and the lives of common people to a global audience. These visions and images have stayed in my mind for years and cajoled me to make a film in India. Finally, I'm in Mumbai with a lovely team to narrate a story woven around the lives of common people".


Soundtrack

The
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and
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album is written and composed by A. R. Rahman. The track "Ey Chhote Motor Chala" was the first single. The song portrays into the life of character Amir (played by
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).
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'' stated: "But persistent sentimentality — manifested most in the music score by A.R. Rahman — undercuts “''Beyond the Clouds''” at almost every turn." While reviewing the score for ''Variety'', the critic Guy Lodge noted that the score deserves its own directorial credit but it passes to push Rahman's ''
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'' vibes especially the sequence where the male protagonist is introduced in the process of a drug deal, lithely weaving, hitching and jay-running his way across a traffic-clogged Mumbai as he makes multiple drops and pickups. Second scene, where an ebullient interlude of car-top dancing (referring to 1993 track ''Muqabla'') is disrupted by a police bust and ensuing chase, before he finally finds shelter in the laundry where his estranged older sister Tara (played
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) works. Devarsi Ghosh of '' Scroll Magazine'' stated: "The AR Rahman-Majid Majidi combo fails to lift the spirits, to the extent that not a single tune from AR Rahman’s score for Majid Majidi’s ''Beyond The Clouds'' is likely to stay with the listener beyond five minutes, forget a day. " Debarati Sen of ''
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'' stated: "Rahman’s score for this film is replete with a tad bit overused orchestral compositions, that are invariably reminiscent of his earlier creations."
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stated: "A.R. Rahman’s music score is good but his background score is superb. M.C. Heam’s rap lyrics are fine."'' Filmfare'' based critic Devesh Sharma stated: "AR Rahman's background score isn't intrusive but subtly adds to the proceedings." Umesh Punwani of '' Koimoi'' noted: "A.R. Rahman juices up the situations to create a blend of music going with the narration. One special mention that highlights the greatness of this maestro is, in a chase sequence he decides to go with a fast-paced
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and
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; the combo takes the scene to another level." Critic
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mentioned: "A. R. Rahman’s soundtrack further underlines every note.  Subtlety is not this film’s strong point." Critic
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pointed that the score by A. R. Rahman is a very familiar one.


Track listing

Credits adapted from A. R. Rahman's official website.


Release

The first look poster of the film was released at the
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. The second poster was released in 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film premiered at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival. It was screened at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival, 14th Dubai International Film Festival, 5th International Bosphorous Film Festival, 29th Palm Springs International Film Festival and was the opening film at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on 20 November 2017. The theatrical release of the film was planned in two phases. In the first phase, the film was released in 34 territories by Zee Studios International. The countries covered in phase one are Iran as well as over 70 screens in the GCC region including Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. Towards west, USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Maldives, Luxembourg, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, East West & South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. The second phase of release includes the countries Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea and Russia. ''Beyond the Clouds'' was released in India on 20 April 2018.


Reception


Critical response


International

Simon Abrams of ''Roger Ebert'' stated: "Majidi and Kashani's shared vision feels incomplete, as if they were moments away from realizing how to temper their story's condescending, but well-meaning perspective, but never got around to doing it." Critic
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'' noted that Majidi has a terrific talent for staging and shooting. However, he added that his story instincts are more run of the mill. Critic Guy Lodge based at ''
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'', stated: "Majidi’s young leads lack finesse, but not emotive conviction, which suits the film’s purposes just fine; egged along by that score, it’s mostly all-caps protest cinema, getting its worthwhile message unambiguously across." Deborah Young who writes for ''
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'', noted: "''Beyond the Clouds'' is more openly dramatic, with its poor siblings caught between the implacable law which throws suspects into prison without trial and ferocious vice lords who control drugs and prostitution with impunity. In this toxic environment, children are collateral victims." For '' Screen Daily'', Wendy Ide reviewed: "Although at times a little overwrought in tone, and at others emphatically sentimental, the film doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to condemning a society which punishes its poor. It’s also an arresting visual experience: a potent recurring motif uses silhouettes; another a scattering flocks of birds." Shyam Krishna Kumar of '' Gulf News'' stated: "''Beyond the Clouds'' talks, with an extremely light touch, about the added pressure poverty puts on women and their safety. Majidi manages to tell this story in a country unlike his own — and tell it well — is a testament to its universal strength." J. Hurtado of ''
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'' stated: "A stranger in a strange land, Majidi's film attempts to use the rhythms of Bollywood without fully committing to the form, leaving this film as a bit of a half-baked effort that, while certainly worth watching, is far from a masterpiece". Anisha Jhaveri of ''
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'', graded the film B+ and noted: "Heartrending one minute and heavy-handed the next, "Beyond the Clouds" is in equal parts beautiful and frustrating."


India

Film critic
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reviewed: "''Beyond The Clouds'' is a beautifully shot and beautifully made human drama with some sterling performances. But it has limited appeal at the box-office because of the way in which it has been treated. Its difficult English title and lack of recognisable faces will further restrict its commercial chances." Devesh Sharma of '' Filmfare'' reviewed, "It's the duty of artist to familiarise the unfamiliar and that's what Majidi has done here." He assigned the film 3.5 stars out of 5. Umesh Punwani at '' Koimoi'' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated: "Majid Majidi, though not playing on his home ground, manages to hit the ball out of the park." Niel Soans of ''
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'' assigned 3.5 stars out of 5, noting the visual appeal and direction, he pointed: "Majidi's subject matter might seem to be repetitive, but the famed director's take on redemption is fleshed out by strong performances to make ''Beyond the Clouds'' another notable entry in his filmography." Critic
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who wrote the review for ''
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'' gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stated: "''Beyond the Clouds'' is a mixed bag.  It is likely to be a footnote in Majidi’s rich filmography. But the film is worth seeing as an intriguing experiment." Critic
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who wrote for ''
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'', reviewed by assigning 3 stars out of 5, "Ultimately the film offers comfort in the familiar…for those that seek it. It’s Majid Majidi-lite at best; a bittersweet, inoffensive drama that runs, but never flies". ''NDTV'''s Saibal Chatterjee gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, calling it "overheated and underwhelming". Reviewing the film for ''
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'', critic Rohit Vats assigned 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated: "Despite excellent symbols and good performances in patches, Beyond The Clouds remains something we have seen before." Shubhra Gupta of ''
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'' reviewed that the film is good-looking yet hollow, assigning it 2 stars out of 5.
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of ''
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'' pointed: "The film just doesn’t manage to throb with the authenticity of experience. It feels like an artificial world – virtuous but curiously inert."


References


External links

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