sentences:  After a relatively low phase, she started appearing in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema.She played her first international film role in Deepa Mehta's Canadian drama "Heaven on Earth" (2008, titled "Videsh" in India).Her portrayal in the film won her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the Chicago International Film Festival, and she was a Best Actress nominee at several award functions in Canada, including the Genie Awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.