Pankaj Kapur is one-man act in Dopehri

As the world around her goes about its business, Amma Bi, much like the Laal Haveli of Lucknow she dwells in, seems to have frozen in time. Once a bustling abode, where she invested her life in its residents - and surrendered her individuality to those relationships - the haveli now envelopes Amma Bi in haunting loneliness. Dopehri, a novella critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Kapur penned 20 years ago, is the journey of Amma Bi from solitude to self-discovery. Last year, the eponymous dramatic reading of the novella became the maiden production of Theatron, Kapur's theatre group he founded with his wife, Supriya Pathak.