Kadambari: Tracing Fragments of a Shattered Muse

Set during her final hours, the play imagines Death arriving to claim her. In this liminal space, Kadambari confronts Rabi with unresolved questions of love, freedom, and erasure. Their dialogue moves between the personal and the poetic, intertwining childhood memories, moments of intimacy, and echoes of Tagore’s fictional heroines who carry her shadow. Kadambari won the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) for Ipshita Chakraborty Singh at the 2026 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). Cast Kadambari: Ipshita Chakraborty Singh Charulata: Priyanka Choudhary Mrityu / Manda / Urmila: Mrunal Wankhede Rabi: Hrishabh Kanti Amal / Young Rabi: Aayush Thakar Mrityu / Bhupati / Jyotirindranath Tagore: Abhijeet Vikram Singh Crew Produced by: Paradigm Shift Arts Writer and Director : Meghna Roy Choudhury Producer: Aditya Santosh Dramaturg: Abhishek Majumdar Creative Producer: Siddhesh Purkar Set Design: Ravi Choudhary Light Design: Rahul Joglekar Music: Aabha Soumitra Costume Design and Makeup: Ashish Hemant Deshpande Music Operation: Manas Joglekar Lights Operation: Nimish Kanitkar Stage Managers : Harsh Bhosale, Mangesh Jahirao and Vishal Wangekar Visual Design: Aakriti Chandervanshi About the Artists Meghna Roy Choudhury Meghna Roy Choudhury is a theatre director, playwright and actor trained at Drama School Mumbai. She holds a Master’s degree in Physics and has trained extensively in Bharatanatyam. Her practice brings together performance, autobiography, history and scientific inquiry to create contemporary theatrical work. She has also received the Tendulkar Dubey Fellowship (2025), and the Niloufer Sagar Alumni Production Grant (2024, 2025). Her recent productions include The Apology, Kheyechish? and Kadambari, which received multiple nominations at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) 2026. She is also the Project Lead and Curator for Third Bell, The Drama Library at Bhasha Centre, where she works on developing and commissioning contemporary Indian-language theatre. She is currently directing the play Enough by Stef Smith. Ipshita Chakraborty Singh A National School of Drama alumna and recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, Ipshita has performed in over 35 plays and also in films, including Bhonsle, Chhapaak and Sacred Games. She won the 2026 META Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Kadambari. She is also the recipient of the 2026 Shankar Nag Theatre Award. Hrishabh Kanti A Drama School Mumbai graduate and Inlaks Merit Scholar, Hrishabh has worked across theatre and performance in productions including Greatest Show On Earth, Golden Jubilee, Tumhaare Baare Mein and Barricade. His performance as Rabi in Kadambari was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the META Awards. Priyanka Choudhary A theatre artist with a Master’s in Theatre from Pondicherry University, Priyanka has performed in Tumhare Baare Mein, It’s a Wonderful Life and Janpad Bijnor. She has also worked in production and sound, including on Sunil Shanbag’s Barricade. Mrunal Wankhede A highly trained theatre actor and creator, Mrunal is an alumna of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. Her practice focuses on physical storytelling and versatile stage performance, and she actively collaborates on independent productions an