Imitations

 Some people have a knack for doing great imitations, or mimicry. Some of these that I remember.

Anil Lahoti, a friend, did a great imitation of extras dancing in Hindi films. Usually, in the sixties or seventies, this involved wiggling various parts of their body while being overshadowed by the heroine, vamp, or sometimes the hero. This was hilarious, and to use a now outdated term, ROFL.

We all tried at one time or another, imitating the villain Ajit, and his dialogues. His favourites Raabert, Mona and Tony, and sometimes Maikal (who took the saikal) figured prominently in these. His boasts like Saara shahar mujhe Loin ke naam se jaanta hai, was the most popular, and his torture orders- Ise Liquid Oxygen mein daal do, Liquid ise jeene nahi dega, aur Oxygen ise marne nahi dega - were actually legendary.

We had fun imitating some dear professors, among whom JD Singh, a much-loved marketing prof., was one. A famous question he used to ask us in a case discussion, " Is that the only kaas (cause)?" became the stuff of legend, as was his other dialogue, about the customer 'handling the product, and fondling the product.' 

Another colleague later used to threaten (not seriously) anyone who gave a wrong answer, 'Tereko donda leke marunga'  in typical Odiya accent.