Sandeep Lokhande prepares a script and introduces the actors in their voices

Before stand-up comedy entered India, creating a funnyman in every corner, mimicry artistes doubled up as comedians. They would prepare scripts revolving around film stars and at times, throw in a dialogue from a famous scene to earn their due. Sandeep Lokhande, a Mumbai-based mimicry artiste, has been practising the art since 1990, and can imitate 64 voices. Ahead of a performance, the self-taught artiste discusses how he has been doing his homework over the years.