TheUK's Serotonin Films isworking with partners Hope & Glory Pictures and Spice Factory to producethe drama Bhopal.

Ravi Kumar is writing and directing his feature-lengthdebut, with Serotonin's Dominic Norris producing.

Thestory follows a young rickshaw puller who gets a menial job at a chemical plantamidst the 1984 Union Carbide industrial disaster in Bhopal, India.

The partners have set thebudget at $7.5m and are currently looking for pre-sales in major territories.

Confirmed cast membersinclude Julie Delpy, Heino Ferch and Rajpal Yadav with several US actors expressing interest in the role of UnionCarbide CEO Warren Anderson.

Cesar Charloneis in negotiations to serve as cinematographer.

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