British writer-producer David Farr still has faith in Shekhar Kapur and his dream to create Paani. He says the script for the ambitious project exists, and he hopes to see the Oscar-nominated filmmaker bring its world alive on the screen some day.
Kapur announced the movie with much fanfare at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. Based on a book by Maude Barlow and scripted by Farr along with Kapur, it was reported that the movie will tell a dark tale about the looming water crisis, showing how the water shortage will affect relationships between individuals, cities, states and nations.
But the film itself got submerged... err, shelved.
"I have met Shekhar many a times. He is a wonderful man. I would absolutely love to work with him again," Farr told Ians in an interview over phone from New York.
"I am a great fan of his movies. We were going...
Kapur announced the movie with much fanfare at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. Based on a book by Maude Barlow and scripted by Farr along with Kapur, it was reported that the movie will tell a dark tale about the looming water crisis, showing how the water shortage will affect relationships between individuals, cities, states and nations.
But the film itself got submerged... err, shelved.
"I have met Shekhar many a times. He is a wonderful man. I would absolutely love to work with him again," Farr told Ians in an interview over phone from New York.
"I am a great fan of his movies. We were going...
- 5/13/2019
- GlamSham
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