When Mahesh Dattani moved to Mumbai several years ago and started staying at Lokhandwala, he was intrigued by this locality at Andheri that was home to aspiring actors, television artistes and mid-career professionals. Their constant endeavour to achieve success as well as their rocky personal lives proved to be the fodder for The Big Fat City, Dattani’s latest play, which will premiere at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) on June 22.

Nasir Khan, who makes his stage debut with Achint Kaur who enacts an ageing diva in The Big Fat City