Hardik Shah, the founder of Five Senses Theatre, has been immersed in theatre since childhood. Professionally, his training began in 2007 at SRC for Performing Arts and later deepened with a degree from the National School of Drama. Over the years, he has grown into a writer, actor, and producer whose practice combines discipline with a deep curiosity about the human condition.

With Samsara, Hardik brings a devised performance that draws from the philosophy of the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth. For him, the concept is not abstract but deeply personal, shaped by his own journey as an artist navigating the challenges of new cities, constant compromise, and renewal. Using psychophysical methods and Lecoq techniques, the work blends body, mind, and performance to explore how every ending becomes the seed of a new beginning.

The play is important to Hardik because it mirrors his own artistic path, while acknowledging that every artist carries a unique journey worth sharing. For audiences, Samsara becomes an opportunity to look inward, to question, to analyse, and to reflect on their own cycles of struggle, change, and renewal.