India, Nov. 2 -- Having dabbled in acting and advertising, it was not surprising for Kunal Kapoor, 66, to find his moorings in theatre. He became the trustee of Prithvi Theatre, built by his late father filmstar Shashi Kapoor to honour the performing arts, in 1984 upon the death of his late mother actor Jennifer Kendal Kapoor. His parents were co-trustees of the theatre.

On a buzzy afternoon earlier in the week, amid the steady hum of workers readying Prithvi for the annual festival (November 1-17), with members of production teams and actors flitting back and forth, an otherwise reticent Kapoor made the time for an impassioned chat at Prithvi Adda on a subject closest to his heart - the performing arts, and what Mumbai can learn from gl...