Dohri Zindagi

Neha Singh is a theatre producer, director, playwright, actor, teacher and trainer. She runs Rahi Theatre Company and has created shows like Dohri Zindagi, Jhalkari, and Dharavi Dreams, to name a few. She has worked for three years with the NCPA with their Connections Theatre Festival for young audiences as a playwright and director. Neha is also an author and writes for young readers as well as adults. She has twenty published titles to her name, winning various awards and nominations.

Neha began the Why Loiter Campaign in 2014 to encourage women to reclaim public spaces by loitering.  She works as a theatre, storytelling and gender sensitization trainer with organisations like Point of View, Parcham, Guftagu, Men Against Violence and Abuse, CREA, The Y.P. Foundation, The GenderLab, The Dharavi Dream Project, Ektara Publications. She was chosen as one of the hundred most influential women in the world by BBC for her work at Why Loiter in 2016 and as one of forty Angels of Mumbai by the Free Press Journal of India in 2022.

Bharati Perwani is a Mumbai-based actor and theatre practitioner who has been actively working across theatre and cinema. Her journey as a performer began with stage work and intensive theatre training across different parts of India. She has trained at various theatre spaces and institutions including MPSD and Sopanam, working with directors and theatre practitioners from diverse cultural and performance backgrounds.

Over the years, she has been part of multiple productions ranging from contemporary plays to devised performances, exploring stories rooted in human emotions, social realities, and regional identities. Alongside theatre, Bharati has also been gradually expanding her work into film and digital storytelling. As a performer, she believes in constantly unlearning and rediscovering the craft through observation, collaboration, and lived experiences. Her work is deeply influenced by Indian theatre traditions, realism, and everyday human behaviour.

Samhita De is an artist, performer, writer and director exploring theatre, film and voice. Her work blends imagination, honesty, and emotional depth across stage, screen and collaborative storytelling practices.

Sanjeet Oberoi is a media professional with hands on experience in films, ads, theatre, and advertising. He has worked as assistant director, post production assistant, theatre practitioner and brand services executive across diverse storytelling formats.

Prithvi Venugopal is a director and theatre lighting designer with a deep passion for theatre. His journey began with summer theatre workshops for children, eventually leading him to pursue a formal education in cinematography. Prithvi has been an active member of Bengalurus theatre circuit, contributing to over 25 productions. His work has been instrumental in creating visually immersive experiences for audiences. He has successfully directed two plays Natyadevacharite – an adaptation of Molires Tartuffe, and Mounada Kathegalu – play adapted from two short stories of Anton Chekhov demonstrating his ability to bring stories to life both visually and theatrically.

Anindya is a theatre practitioner and an interdisciplinary visual artist, working with site specific designs, keeping ecology, sustainability and rituals at the centre of it all.