"I'll be going to my farm near Toronto to write the script. The images are already in place. I want to take the whole of March off to write."

As for the Oscar, "We've done all we could for 'Water'. Now let's see what happens. This year the competition in the foreign film category is really very tough. I agree our product is damn good. And, even if we don't win the Oscar, it's been a long long time since somebody walked the red carpet at the Oscars night in a sari."