While Deepa Mehta gets ready to launch her big period epic Exclusion with Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham and Terence Stamp, she has also decided to do a moderate-budgeted movie Heaven On Earth which deals with the life of a Punjabi bride in Toronto.
"And before you ask, it isn't a light film to counter the heaviness of Water. It is again going to be a very dark film like Water. The idea came to me while I have been touring the US with Water," Deepa said .
"I thought of a film on the life of a bride from Punjab and how it changes in the course of just seven days. It is also about the dynamics of a family change. I start shooting on July 1 and complete the film in seven weeks after which I go on to my big one Exclusion."
The leading lady for Heaven On Earth is on the verge of being finalised. "All I can tell you is it isn't a Bollywood actress," said Deepa.
"It will be in Punjabi with a smattering of English. I had to do something quickly while I am waiting for the big one to come together.
{{/usCountry}}"It will be in Punjabi with a smattering of English. I had to do something quickly while I am waiting for the big one to come together.
{{/usCountry}}"Water has acquired a life of its own. The kind of ovation I have seen it getting is unbelievable. No where in the world Water has been seen as a typical Bollywood film, though it's a Hindi film."