India, Dec. 20 -- Actor Pratik Gandhi set the tone for the performing arts festival Repertwahr with his power-packed solo performance of the play Mohan Ka Masala.

Held at Janeshwar Misra Park in Lucknow, the play-directed by Manoj Shah and written by Ishan Doshi-kept the audience captivated for 90 minutes as the actor delivered a masterpiece, later earning a standing ovation from the packed audience.

The actor tells HT City, "Mohan Ka Masala is extremely close to my heart. I have been performing this play for 10 years now, and yet every single time I step on stage, it teaches me something new."

He adds, "What makes it special is that it doesn't try to glorify (Mahatma) Gandhi as a statue or an icon-it looks at him as a human being. A y...