Aahana Kumra and Kunaal Roy Kapur are in the thick of rehearsals when we drop in on them at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). “I’m sitting down,” Kumra says as she lowers herself to the floor. “I’ve been on my feet for too long today.” Within minutes, Kapur and this writer, too, are comfortable on the floor like true blue desis and the interview is underway.

We ask about their rehearsals and they mention they’re in their third week. And that’s when it hits them—only one more week of rehearsals remaining. For one endearing moment, we see the filters drop as both actors exchange looks that speak of pre-event jitters.