Heaven on Earth (2008)

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Country: Canada
Genres: Drama
Release: 2008-10-24
Director: Deepa Mehta
Writers: Deepa Mehta
Language: Punjabi | English
Stars: Preity Zinta , Gick Grewal , Vansh Bhardwaj , Geetika Sharma , Orville Maciel , Ramanjit Kaur , Balinder Johal , Rajinder Singh Cheema , Gourrav Sihan , Ramona Khullar
Runtime: 106 min
Awards: 3 wins & 10 nominations
AKA: Yeryüzü cenneti (Turkey) , Heaven on Earth , Heaven on Earth (India) , Le Paradis sur terre (Canada) , Niebo na ziemi (Poland) , Heaven on Earth (Singapore) , Heaven on Earth (United Kingdom) , Videsh (India) , Heaven on Earth (Philippines) , Небеса на земле (Russian Federation) , Heaven on Earth (United States of America) , Heaven on Earth (Indonesia) , Heaven on Earth (Canada)
Plot: Ludiana-based Chand gets married to Brampton-based Rocky Singh Dhillon and re-locates to Canada, to live with him and his extended family, consisting of his mom and dad; brother Baldev and his wife, Aman, and two children, Kabir and Loveleen. From the honeymoon stage itself, Chand gets physically abused by Rocky, and despite of bringing in $20K in dowry, she is immediately hired as a laborer even though she is a graduate and her wages are paid to her husband, and is not even permitted to call back home. Tenants occupy the house during the daytime, and the entire Dhillon family usually stay put in a shopping mall. Things only get worse after Rocky brutally assaults her in everyone's presence after she gets into a physical altercation with her mother-in-law. She manages to call back home wanting to return back, only to face discouragement, as her family want Rocky to sponsor her brother, Gurpreet. Things change dramatically after she claims she spotted Sheshnaag in the backyard, while her husband prepares to accuse her of having an affair with another male.
IMDB:tt1146285