 Love, sex and desire become important elements of the plot in Sant Singh Sekhon's Punjabi play "Kalakar" (1945), which places the epic drama in the modern age.It depicts Ahalya as a free-spirited woman, who dares to be painted nude by Inder (Indra), a pupil of the art professor, Gautama, and defends her decision against her husband's criticisms.N.