Heaven on Earth (2008/I)

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writer:

Deepa Mehta (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Kitchen | Domestic Violence | Hotel | False Teeth | Face Slap

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Preity Zinta	...	Chand
Balinder Johal	...	Maji
Rajinder Singh Cheema	...	Papaji
Gourrav Sihan	...	Baldev
Vansh Bhardwaj	...	Rocky
Geetika Sharma	...	Loveleen
Orville Maciel	...	Kabir
Ramanjit Kaur	...	Aman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gick Grewal
Indiana Jagait	...	Supervisor
Yanna McIntosh

Runtime:

Canada:106 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

Punjabi | English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Worth Watching!

This definitely makes one wonder as to what a woman has to go through and in particular if she has to move from one country to another and live with people that she, at first, doesn't really know, she has to adjust as well as adopt to the way they live. A woman, who is married, leaves northern India, to live with her husband who she is meeting for the first time as well as her in laws, is a very good example of this setting, which captivates one from the beginning till the end.

Directed and written by Deepa Mehta, and known as "Videsh – Heaven on Earth," in other parts of the world, the movie stars, Preity Zinta, Balinder Johal, Rajinder Singh Cheema and Vansh Bhardwaj.

The theme of this also deals with domestic violence, which, in many parts of the world, is on the increase and how it really affects children and this is shown in its true colours in this film. Preity Zinta, what can be said about her performance? Absolutely spot on as is the performance by Vansh Bhardwaj. But what really captures the mood of this movie is the photographic technique used by the director – semiotics, where some scenery is filmed in black and white to make it a bit conspicuous from the others and in particular one of the Niagara Falls. There are certain aspects of the movie, which also make it a bit light and will probably make one laugh.

With films such as "Water," "Bollywood / Hollywood," "Earth" and "Fire," Director Deepa Mehta has gone on to add this one on a list of films that can be said, is worth watching.