The two-act play has been written by veteran actor and playwright Dilip Prabhavalkar, and last year, Hasva Fasvi celebrated its silver jubilee. It has to its credit the completion of more than 1,000 shows so far, of which 750 have been helmed by Prabhavalkar. Says Prabhavalkar, “I had started to develop an inexplicable familiarity with all the six characters, in addition to a sense of ownership in my performances. So, despite the shows running a full house, I decided to step back and stop performing any further. I did not want any monotony or over-familiarity to destroy the surprise elements of the light-hearted comedy.” After Prabhavalkar withdrew as the performer in 2000, the performance came to a standstill and went into an indefinite hibernation, only to be resuscitated by Shrotri in October 2014, with the opening show at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Pune.