First Look: Shahana Goswami in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who's working on her latest project -- a film adaptation of author Salman Rushdie's [ Images ] Midnight's Children -- shared a still of Shahana Goswami [ Images ] from the film.

"Breathtaking @ShahanaGoswami as Amina; the lover, wife and mother in #MidnightsChildren. She illuminates the film," the Water director wrote on the microblogging website Twitter.

A collaborative project with the author -- Rushdie has co-written the screenplay for the film with Mehta -- the film is set for a 2012 release and has an ensemble cast including Seema Biswas [ Images ], Anupam Kher [ Images ], Shabana Azmi [ Images ], Rajat Kapoor [ Images ], Soha Ali Khan [ Images ], Rahul Bose [ Images ], Siddharth, Shriya and Darsheel Safary [ Images ].

The novel, celebrated around the world for its exemplary storytelling, is about children born on the day of India's [ Images ] independence.

Goswami's earthy look definitely generates interest about the film and makes us wonder if the film adaptation will do justice to the book.