Faezeh Jalali, actor and director, spent her early years living in a bungalow in Mazagaon. Somewhere along the way, a corporate housing came up next door. The society was vegetarian and was flanked by bungalows on either side that belonged to those with non-vegetarian food habits. While there may have been the occasional case of a bone being dropped by a bird, it did not lead to confrontation. It wasn't something Jalali thought about until she was reminded of it during a family conversation. It was a small incident, but she knew it could trigger a series of events. It's the premise for her new play, Bone of Contention in Cosmopolitan CHS.

Clever farce and humour are Jalali's chosen forms and it reflects in the name of the society, Cosmopolitan. It is also how she prefers to address issues of critical importance. "I want people to laugh, reflect, not be offended and get on the back foot," she says.