Heaven on Earth (film)
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| Heaven on Earth | |
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| Directed by | Deepa Mehta |
| Produced by | Deepa Mehta |
| Written by | Deepa Mehta |
| Starring | Preity Zinta Seema Biswas |
| Release date(s) |  2008 |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Heaven on Earth is a forthcoming English language film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Preity Zinta will play the leading role of Chand, a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian man. Seema Biswas will also be part of the cast.
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[edit] Production
Deepa Mehta penned the screenplay in 2007.[1] She met Preity Zinta at the 2007 International Indian Film Academy Awards and offered her the role of a Punjabi houswife. Initially, Zinta couldn't commit to the project because of dates problems but they have been worked out and Zinta signed the film.[1] Seema Biswas, who was part of Mehta's previous project Water was also chosen to be part of the cast.[2] Mehta, who saw The Last Lear (2007) starring Zinta in the female lead role, said "I think Preity is perfect!". Yet she organized an acting workshop for Zinta in Toronto, which Zinta attended in September "to understand and come to grips with the character's milieu and body language. I think Preity can look very, very Punjabi." said Mehta.[1]
Zinta is currently shooting for the film in Toronto, Canada[3] and is later expected to continue shooting in India.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Preity Zinta ... Chand [2]
- Seema Biswas [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d K Jha, Subhash (September 26, 2007).Deepa Mehta signs Preity for Heaven On Earth. indiaFM.com. Accessed October 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c CBC news (September 7, 2007). Mehta set to shoot feature Heaven on Earth. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed October 1, 2007.
- ^ TNN (December 8, 2007). Preity cries for home. Times of India. Accessed December 13, 2007.
