theres something about indian weddings that brings out the bright side of everyone and ladies sangeet the third of five plays being staged under aditya birla groups aadyam banner in association with the times of india opens with a household that is buzzing with the joy and cheer of wedding preparations the oldest daughter of the house radha is about to wed siddharth a man from an affluent family radha is as nervous as she is excited because she has been dreaming of her wedding since she was 13 but apart from what she has read in books she has no idea of what it actually entails after the party is over ladies sangeet looks at the complexities of familial relationships gender roles and stereotypes within a typical indian family all against the backdrop of a wedding sangeet ceremony purva naresh who has written and directed the play says it is in this chaotic revelry that we find out characters examining themselves their relationships and the various stages they are in their lives the play is a series of conversations between people that serves to highlight gender issues and gender representation through these conversations we get a glimpse of how relationships evolve with time and the more they do theyre not all that far from the traditional understated and not high on drama purva sees a lot of herself in the play and confident that ladies sangeet is as contemporary as it is timeless a kathak dancer and pakhawaj player herself purva brings to the play a very unique sound contrary to the typical bollywood playlist one would expect at a sangeet her roots in traditional music forms lends a distinct sonic feel to the play purva also clarifies that unlike the wedding saga that a name like ladies sangeet suggests this is a drama about relationships not a comedy ladies sangeet will be staged across may 7 and 8 at the standrews auditorium in bandra followed by shows at jbt ncpa on may 14 and 15