Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Kheyechish? Play Explores Hunger and Survival
Kheyechish?
is a play about a young theatre practitioner living in Mumbai.
She struggles with job insecurity, loneliness, and hunger while trying to make a better life for herself.
The play is set in a kitchen where she cooks two Bengali dishes and talks about her daily life.
She earns ₹18,000 a month but spends most of it on rent, leaving her with very little for food and other expenses.
The play is a letter to everyone who has ever been hungry, broke, or hopeful.
It also highlights the challenges faced by theatre practitioners and educators.
The food cooked on stage is shared with the audience, making the performance more immersive.
The play is inspired by Bertolt Brecht's works and has been supported by the Niloufer Sagar Alumni Production Grant.
Kheyechish? is a bilingual play in Hindi, English, and Bengali, set in Mumbai.
The play follows a theatre practitioner struggling with job insecurity, grief, urban loneliness, ambition, hope, and hunger.
The protagonist earns ₹18,000 a month, spending ₹11,500 on rent, leaving her with ₹6,500 for groceries and unpaid theatre rehearsals.
The play features live cooking of two Bengali dishes, aloo posto and phena bhaat, which originated during the Bengal famine.
The play is inspired by Bertolt Brecht's works and highlights the unseen labour of theatre practitioners and educators.
- Who
- Theatre practitioner and educator in her mid-twenties
- What
- A play about hunger, hope, and survival in Mumbai
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To explore the struggles of urban survival and the unseen labour of theatre practitioners
- Play Title
- Kheyechish?
- Language
- Hindi, English, Bengali
- Setting
- Mumbai
- Main Character
- Theatre practitioner and educator in her mid-twenties
- Monthly Income
- ₹18,000
- Monthly Rent
- ₹11,500
- Remaining Amount
- ₹6,500
- Dishes Cooked
- Aloo posto, Phena bhaat