In 2011 documentary film director Sumantra Ghosal was introduced, through common friends, to Bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkai. “I did not have any deep understanding of the dance form, but Malavika came across as an exciting subject. I found her to be articulate, thoughtful and supremely talented,” says Ghosal, who has recently finished editing the 98-minute documentary film The Unseen Sequence on the Bharatanatyam exponent.

The Unseen Sequence, based on Malavika Sarukkai, u00a0is a story of an artiste and her journey and choices