On September 22 this year, Tejpal Hall was filled to capacity. And while the audience waited impatiently for the play to begin, there was one man who was feeling a bit nervous backstage. Actor, director and producer Neeraj Vora was making his return to theatre after nearly 20 years with Waah Guru, a Gujarati play written by Sai Barve, who’s his co-star as well. “I was as nervous as somebody performing the first play of his life,” he laughs, recalling that moment.

But when the audience broke into a loud applause after the play came to an end, all his doubts went flying out of the window. “Once the shows started on a regular basis and the play became successful, I felt the satisfaction of coming back and being accepted by the audience,” says Vora.