Tuesday, 2nd Sept 2014, 4:19 PM

According to sources, Shekhar Kapur’s ambitious film, ‘Paani’, will be going on the floors just around the turn of the year. Since it’s a big scale project, there is apparently still some pre-production work left and it turns out that the same is on in full swing.

 

A source says , “Shooting for ‘Paani’ was supposed to start towards the end of the year, but some more pre-production work is left. Since it is a massive project, the film requires a lot of preparation and research. Accordingly, shooting for the film will start early next year.”

 

When contacted, director Shekhar Kapur said, “Well, you have to check that with Yash Raj Films, because we are into production now.”

 

YRF’s spokesperson says, “Paani’s prep is on in full swing and it is scheduled to start shooting in December.” But the source maintains that the shoot will start early next year.

 

‘Paani’ narrates a story set in 2050 where water, a rare resource, is controlled by international corporations and thirst is used as weapon to control people.

 

Shekhar Kapur has been working on this project for around 13 years now, but it has been stuck due to many reasons, including numerous cast changes and an excessive budget.