Theatre artiste Akriti Singh has engaged with Mirza Ghalib's poetry for as long as she can remember. "Ten years, to be precise," she says. But, it was only earlier this year, when she felt the urge to bring alive his work on stage. Ghalib, a new play by Singh, will revisit the magic and romance of the 19th century poet's words, by re-imagining five significant events from his life.

"I have always been interested in Ghalib's poems, but since I am a playwright, I'm more involved in fiction," admits Singh. Hence, instead of taking the beaten path of reading his works on stage, Singh decided to weave stories around his poetry, which though not real, offers us a semblance of his life.