New Delhi, June 18 -- Gone are the days when the advent of summer meant a brief lull in the art calendar. Today, cultural spaces across the country are busy showcasing diverse artistic perspectives and vocabularies. This has resulted in a varied array of exhibitions-some that take you through the character behind the actor and others that offer personal takes on indigenous traditions, and some others that look at textile-making as a process of both healing and resistance.

In Atul Kasbekar's latest show, Honest, you get a glimpse of the person behind the on-screen persona. The exhibition, which lies at the intersection of portraiture, cinema and storytelling, casts actors such as Jim Sarbh, Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani, Pankaj Tripathi,...