New York-based actors Samrat Chakrabarti and Purva Bedi during a rehearsal for Shakuntala Awaits in the Big Apple

Isheeta Ganguly’s fascination with the story of Shakuntala can be traced back to her childhood, to the many afternoons she spent with her grandmother, listening to her narrate it over and over again. That fascination has now metamorphosed into her next play, Shakuntala Awaits, which takes the character of Dushyant and Shakuntala, puts them in a metropolis where they live through the trials urban couples face.