Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) It seems like the season of improbable collaborations. First, we had Ekta Kapoor and Sanjay Gupta getting together to produce films. Now it's Ravi Chopra, who will be co-producing Canada-based director Deepa Mehta's first Punjabi film "Heaven On Earth".Chopra, who's currently in London, will fly to Toronto in November to seal the deal.

"I really like Deepa and her partner David Hamilton. We share a certain creative and community affinity. We are both Punjabis. I distributed Deepa's Water in India. And now it looks like I'll be co-producing 'Heaven On Earth'. I hope there're many more films to come," Chopra told IANS.

Though she is not so comfortable in Bollywood, Mehta enjoys a comfortable rapport with Chopra.

Mehta said: "I'm still very much a stranger in the Mumbai film industry. Chopra is someone whom I can strangely gel with. That's still a rarity for me in Bollywood."

David Hamilton, her partner from Toronto, added: "Yes, Chopra and I are in negotiation. But right now it's too early to say anything about it. We're looking at not just an India-based collaboration but a far larger partnership stretching over several films."