Naseeruddin Shah’s daughter Heeba to star in Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds

Naseeruddin Shah’s daughter Heeba Shah has worked in films like Missed Call, Mango Souffle and Ravi Goes to School. She has now bagged a role in Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds.

Naseeruddin Shah’s daughter and actor Heeba Shah has been roped in to essay a small role in Iranian film director Majid Majidi’s India-set movie Beyond the Clouds. Heeba has earlier featured in films like Missed Call, Mango Souffle and Ravi Goes to School.

Heeba Shah has worked in Mango Souffle and Missed Call.

“It’s a very small role but it’s very significant for me because I have been following Mr Majidi’s career and I think I have watched all his films. He is one of the best directors of the world and I love his work and him,” Heeba said in a statement.

“And since I’ve got to work with him, I respect and love him even more because I can see how passionate he is about his work and what a wonderful creative genius he is, plus he is the most wonderful loving person I have ever met,” she added.

Currently being filmed in Mumbai, Beyond the Clouds is the filmmaker’s first-ever movie in India and it also marks the debut of Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor’s younger brother Ishaan Khatter.

A.R. Rahman will be working on the score of the project, which will mark his second association with the director after Muhammad: The Messenger of God.

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