Late
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
and
filmmaker
Shekhar
Kapur
were
to
team
up
for
an
ambitious
film
titled
Paani,
under
Aditya
Chopra's
Yash
Raj
Films
production.
Unfortunately,
the
film
got
shelved
owing
to
creative
differences
between
the
makers.
Recently,
Shekhar
Kapur
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
share
a
research
still
from
his
shelved
film
Paani.
The
filmmaker
also
revealed
the
plot
of
the
film.
He
tweeted,
"Shot
12
years
ago.
Part
of
huge
bank
of
#Paani
research
pics/illustrations.
The
film
script
is
about
a
future
city
where
the
wealthy
take
all
the
water.
And
then
use
water
as
a
weapon
of
political
and
social
control.
It's
a
cautionary
tale
of
what's
coming
if
we're
not
careful."
Speaking
about
the
film
in
2010
at
Cannes,
Kapur
had
revealed,
"It
is
the
story
of
young
love
caught
in
the
flurry
of
conflict
between
two
cities,
one
rich
and
waterful,
the
other
poor
and
waterless
where
water
rats
are
forced
to
steal
the
precious
liquid."
A
few
days
ago,
Shekhar
Kapur
had
announced
that
he
would
dedicate
Paani
to
late
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
if
the
film
ever
gets
made.
He
had
further
added
that
the
film
has
to
be
made
with
partners
that
walk
in
humility,
not
in
arrogance.
Earlier,
the
filmmaker
had
revealed
that
Sushant
had
cried
his
heart
out
when
Paani
got
shelved.
He
also
said
that
Sushant
was
fully
immersed
in
the
character
from
Paani,
Gora,
and
would
call
him
up
at
2
or
3
in
the
night
or
come
over
to
discuss
the
smallest
details.
The
film
had
become
an
'addiction'
for
him.
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
passed
away
on
June
14,
2020
and
the
police
confirmed
his
death
by
suicide.