Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala

In a tiny café in Mumbai, Asha Parekh—a failed actress from Surat—answers a ringing phone that belongs to a dead man, Max. This innocent act pulls her into the many lives he leaves behind: Leo, his naïve younger brother; Anna, his Goan wife holding fragile truths together; KGB, his formidable Russian mother; Razia, his lover from Hyderabad; and DD, a Bengali woman from his shadowy world.

As Asha continues answering Max’s calls, she begins to speak in his place—offering comfort, dodging questions, and often inventing stories. The phone takes her across Mumbai, from crowded temples to quiet seafronts, where each encounter is unexpected, awkward, and darkly comic.

Threading through the play is a narrator, accompanied by a live orchestra, shaping Asha’s journey through fragments, rhythms, and three recurring songs—a legacy of her father, a radio mechanic. Also present in every scene is Sab Kuchh, appearing in different forms and adding to the chaos.

Through borrowed conversations and misplaced identities, Asha slowly confronts her stalled life—and begins, unexpectedly, to move forward.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Event Navigator