This play explores the intricacies of everyday relationships – the things we say, the things we hide, and the things that never quite become words. Often, behind our laughter and jokes lies a pain that we neither fully understand nor know how to share. The play conveys serious emotions with a light touch – without heavy dialogues, many things are felt simply through their presence. It is a story about the complexities of relationships, unspoken pain, and the silence that exists, in some way or another, in every home, in every person’s life.

Writer

Chirag Khandelwal’s theatre journey began from Jaipur. Hedid his Masters in Theatre Arts (Design and Direction) from University of Hyderabad. He has worked with eminent theatre directors like Sabir Khan, Karen Libman, Dr. Anuradha Kapur, Rajiv Velicheti and Mohit Takalkar. He has written four full length plays namely Ek Khoon Sau Baatein, Ek Ansuni Baat, Ek Adhpaka sa Natak (Winner of Sanhita Manch 2023 Hindi Category) and Wo Chalta Hai for the play Hunkaro (META Winner for best Script 2023).

Director

Vibha Chhibber is an alumna of the National School of Drama.She has worked with renowned theatre directors like Dr. Anuradha Kapur, Robin Das, Kirti Jain, Ranjit Kapoor, Prasanna, late Shri B.V. Karanth, Barry John, Fritz Bennewitz, among others. As a founding member of the NSD Theatre in Education Co. (TIE), she contributed for 18 years and later serving as its director from 2003–2005. She has been actively involved in acting on stage and media, direction, and conducts theatre workshops and plays with children and adults.

Director’s Note

As an actor, whether it is in film or theatre, I am deeply drawn to stories that explore relationships and family dynamics. What always attracts me are unusual, layered relationships rather than stereotypes.In NSD T.I.E. Co., we once performed a play based on the life of Bhagat Singh. While most of us know what is written in books, during that process we discovered so many untold aspects of his life – things that are not documented but reveal so much more about who he was.Similarly, in relationships too, there are many unexplored emotions and nuances that often go unnoticed. With this thought, I discussed the idea with my writer Chirag, who then wrote a play that is very close to my heart.Just as relationships evolve over time, we too continue to grow with them.

Group

FunToosh Players established in the year 2005 in Mumbai has been performing a wide variety of plays throughout India ranging from Shakespeare and Chekhov to Premchand and Mohan Rakesh. The team comprises of NSD graduates and various theatre professionalsand regularly produce theatreproductions for bothchildren and adults.