Beyond the Clouds

Genre : Drama Duration : 120 Minutes

Ishaan Khatter : Much known as the younger brother of Shahid Kapoor, is fantastic as a debutant. He completely nails the character of Aamir. He deeply performs all the emotions that a talented actor could bring out. Malavika Mohanan : She plays Tara, who is Aamir's sister. Her screen presence is equally strong. She complemented Ishaan well.

Story : The plot is centered around a brother and sister relationship, however it also teaches us that whatever happens in life, we should always be humble and kind towards others. The story & direction by Majid Majidi is beautiful but felt slightly lengthy in the last half hour. It is indeed an eye opener for audiences wanting to see the real Mumbai.

Music : The tracks & Background sound by AR Rahman are of a different league. No Favorites.

Overall, Beyond The Clouds is one of those realistic flicks, which every cinema lover should definitely watch.

This film a treat for a human mind which always wants a square in life..! This film teaches us that Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans. Hats off to Ishaan Katter, Malvika and of course Director Majidi. Suggestion for viewers:- Watch it at night...watch it alone ! You will start apprenticing your life and will never curse the life for what you don't have. A must watch !!

When it comes to international cinema, we have all, at some point in our lives, heard about Majid Majidi.

I discovered this on YTS when I made the decision to watch one of his films.

I then realized that I had seen a commercial for this movie on &Prive, although I had no idea it was Majid Majidi's movie.

I immediately freaked out when I noticed Ishan Khattar and Goutam Ghose on the cast.

And made the decision to watch this movie as my first Majid Majidi movie.

There were some positive and negative aspects to Beyond the Clouds. (In my personal Opinion)

The good ones being..... >>> The movie was expertly filmed. I thought the establishment shot was fantastic.

>>> Also, the color had a light, neutral tone, which made it appear more natural.

>>> The film had very little background music, which Mr. AR Rehman very discreetly added when it was absolutely necessary.

The bad ones being..... >>> The story was not very motivating to watch. It seemed like a lot of effort was being put into having the audience care about the characters, but it lacked vision.

>>> The casting relied very heavily on the appearance of the characters. Which was not at all justified by the acting. Despite the actor Malavika Mohanan's good expression, the delivery of her dialogues was unsteady. That appeared to be quite rehearsed and robotic. Even Amir's friend's acting skills were lacking.

Ishan Khattar delivered everything he had, in my opinion, but even he occasionally lost his composure.

>>> The film's story felt lost somewhere in driving the plot. And became unpredictable in a bad way.

In a nutshell, Beyond the Clouds should not be the movie to enter Majid Majidi's cinematic adventure.

This is not among Majid's best works but it is still very watchable and heads and shoulders above most Bollywood films. It is a moving story of two families whose lives get entwined after a desperate girl injures an obsessed man whilst defending herself. Majid is a genius at weaving moments of hope and joy amidst a bleak backdrop. The acting is top notch and Ishaan emotes well - a solid start for a debutant. The movie fared poorly at the box office as is often the case for little gems with no 'face value'. Ishaan is a newcomer and Majid is not known outside the festival circuit in India. Thank goodness for Netflix though - it provides a platform for such movies to reach a much wider audience.

I really enjoyed watching and thinking about the story and content of this film. Kudos to the all the actors involved in this project. Each role was thoughtfully and convincingly portrayed. The lessons learned are that there are many kinds of families, some by birth, others through unavoidable circumstances of life, and forgiveness makes anything bearable.