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“Shakuntala – Quest for Identity or Shakuntala – Astitva Ki Khoj” is based on the great scholar Kalidasa’s Abhijnanashakuntalam. Dushyanta and Shakuntala’s story has been an integral part of the Mahabharata. However, the story is never enacted from Shakuntala’s point of view. We never really get to know the psychology behind the decision to reunite with her lover. It leaves us astonished to think about how her decision could have been different and how it could have changed the course of Indian history. It is in this context that the J.P. Pant Cultural Trust is making an attempt to portray Shakuntala in a different way that represents a modern generation’s ideologies and views. The musical is a typical libretto where the entire story is told through songs based on the Indian mythological story of Shakuntala with a twist at the end that depicts the thinking of a modern 21st-century woman. It is a fusion theatre where the lyrics are in Hindi/Hindustani and the music is a mix of Indian melodies, rock and jazz with orchestral style arrangements.