MUMBAI: After getting worldwide acclaim for The Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle has decided to turn producer for Shekhar Kapur‘s next project Paani starring Hrithik Roshan.
Though the project was formally announced at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival in 2010, Kapur now confirmed that he will start shooting his ambitious film in April next year.
"Right now, I am doing the organisation-related work before I start actual filming in April next year," said Kapur in confirmation.
The film is broadly based on the global water crisis but Kapur has also woven an unusual love story into the narrative.
Kapur is the man behind films like Masoom, Mr India and Bandit Queen.