It was an intimate and discomforting situation, a family feud too close to escape from. Tension escalated, inching towards the classic incomplete slap after which the world must stand still for a moment. But the patriarch of the family hollered, pointing elsewhere though, upwards, towards the almighty but not really interacting with him, "Arre! You are not getting it. The light dims the moment she gets up."

Om Katare (in saffron kurta)  directs a scene during rehearsals for Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro; the play debuts at the Yatri Festival. Pic/Nimesh Dave