LAHORE: The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker has announced that his next film will be set in India. For this project, which is named ‘Gold Mine’, Majidi will again collaborate with Shareen Mantri Kedia and Kishor Arora, the producers of Beyond the Clouds, which was also set in India. The filmmaker said that he loved the general ambiance of India and the love for life present in the hearts of the people of India and was inspired by the different cultures that exist in the region. The ambience of India is magical and incomparable. There exists a wonderful relationship between humans and nature. The undying spirit of people and their hope for life, in spite of all hardships, is unbelievable. All these inspire me to shoot my next film in India as well and be the narrator of this effort of men, women and children whose love for life encourages them to stay strong and rise over and above any hurdles that come in their path,” Majidi said. The shooting of the film is expected to start in mid-2018.