When we stepped into a rehearsal hall on the fifth floor of Girgaum's The Drama School of Mumbai (DSM), we found a young Juliet, standing in a makeshift balcony and calling out to her Romeo. The dialogues that were mouthed in Hindi didn't seem odd, and both actors seemed absorbed in their characters.

Students at a rehearsal of the play at Drama School of Mumbai. Pics/Bipin Kokate

The students of DSM will be presenting a Hindi adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, Romeo and Juliet as part of their of their first semester presentation. The play, titled Juliet Aur Uska Romeo, has been directed by theatre personality Aniruddha Khutwad who is visiting faculty at FTII in Pune and had also taught at the DSM in 2013.