I believe initially the film was meant to recount the lives of priests' wives who prostituted themselves to fulfull their needs. I'm not sure whether Mehta had already made the necessary changes in order to shoot in India or not, but in any case the sets were burned and thrown into the river. On top of that, the lives of those involved were threatened. From what I read, Mehta wasn't very forthcoming with the details at the premiere in Toronto, perhaps understandably so. It's funny that you mentioned Kabul Express because it was one of the Indian films that played at TIFF last year and didn't go over very well with the public and the critics alike. The latest from Santosh Sivan (The Terrorist) called Before the Rains is scheduled to play next month at the fest; I might check it out. Have you seen any worthy Indian films lately?