• What makes us who we are? Often, it is the people we carry with us. 

• Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents Mere Apne, an intimate spoken-word performance by acclaimed actor and author Divya Dutta, drawn from her books Me and Ma and The Stars in My Sky. 

• Through stories of her mother, family, friends, mentors and the people she has met along the way, Dutta reflects on love, loss, gratitude, belonging and the relationships that shape our lives. 

• Bringing her writing to the stage through live storytelling, Mere Apne is an evening of memories that are deeply personal, yet familiar to us all. 

About the Artist 

• Divya Dutta is a National Award-winning actor and author who has worked across Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil and English cinema, with more than 100 film credits. Her notable performances include Veer-Zaara, Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh, Delhi-6, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Badlapur and Manto. 

• Her debut book, Me and Ma, published by Penguin, became a bestseller. She also writes regularly and has contributed columns to The Tribune. Alongside her work in cinema and literature, Dutta has been associated with initiatives concerning women and children.