The first ever all-Indian theatre festival , Bharat Rang Mahotsav 1999 , opened on 18 March in New Delhi , with staging of Girish Karnad 's play '' Nagamandala '' , which she directed . She founded Dramatic Art and Design Academy ( DADA ) , situated at Khirkee Village , New Delhi , with her husband , Nissar Allana , a stage-set and lighting designer . Today she is Head of Acting there , while Nissar is the Director . In 2008 , DADA started organising a 10-day ' Delhi Ibsen Festival ' , which featured plays directed by Ratan Thiyam , Anuradha Kapur and Neelam Mansingh . In 2009 , the festival included four international productions , from China , Iran , Egypt and the Netherlands , apart from production of Henrik Ibsen 's plays by Shantanu Bose , Jyotish M.G. , Neeraj Kabi and Zulekha Chowdhury , while Amal Allana 's production , '' Metropolis '' brought together the female leads from three of Ibsen 's plays — '' A Doll 's House '' , '' Rosmersholm '' and '' Hedda Gabler '' in a modern mosaic set against the backdrop of present-day Mumbai and the 26/11 terrorist attacks
26/11 terrorist attacks
2008 Mumbai attacks
Amal Allana