New Delhi, Sep 14 2007 : Actress Preity Zinta will play the leading role in Toronto-based filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s next movie. The film, titled Heaven on Earth, will narrate the true story of a young battered housewife stuck in an abusive marriage. The film will not just portray the domestic violence that Preity who plays Chand goes through. It will also explore the fantasies of a battered woman.