Shekhar Kapur’s New Movie, Paani (“Water”), To Start Production
After being reported cancelled, it appears that director Shekhar Kapur’s new movie, Paani (“Water”) may be made. In a recent interview between Kapur and the Times of India, he said:
Your next film Paani is about water wars. What made you choose this particular topic?
I don’t think you’ll be living in India and not be aware of this issue. I grew up as a kid thinking that water would never run out. And now as a grownup I realise that water is running out. People keep saying that we are facing an environmental issue if we are not careful. But the problem right now with water is that 90 per cent of this world is already short of water and we are heading towards huge social unrest over water. The film is about the same issue.
After gestating for five years, it’s a topic that Kapur feels passionate about, both in interviews about the film and as noted on a Bollywood News site:
In a tweet on March 7, 2011, film helmer Shekhar Kapoor said:
“Paani is not just about Water, it is about Water as a weapon of war against people by those in Power.”