When Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novelist Krishna Sobti and renowned Hindi theatre company Ank come together, theatre aficionados can be rest assured that they have something thought-provoking to look forward to. Ank, founded by late theatre veteran Dinesh Thakur, is staging Sobti’s most famous work till date, 1966 novel Mitro Marjani, as part of the National Centre for Performing Arts’ (NCPA) third edition of Hindi theatre festival Ananda. The play, which will mark the end of the three-day festival, is an unapologetic portrayal of a married woman who is very vocal about her carnal desires.

The play doesn’t have any sets but its Punjabi ethos is portrayed through the characters’ costumes