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Inspired by Vonita Singh’s father’s battle with Parkinson’s, the play blends personal memory with kathak and storytelling

We spoke to Sanjeev Dixit, the writer and director of about how he wrote and directed a story that is based on Vonita Singh’s father’s battle with Parkinson’s.

How did you write this play?

A collection of voice notes from Vonita and her family, remembering Pa and those years when he was unwell, constitutes the framework of the play. I became the custodian of a family’s deepest emotions. To be allowed into their intimate world, joy, laughter, love and grief included, was a privilege and a solemn responsibility. And I remember hoping that I had done justice to this deeply personal story. Fortunately, the responses to our earlier shows dispelled my self-doubts.