Charlie Chaplin worked as a mime artiste in vaudeville theatres before leaving London for America, where his fortunes changed; The Tramp, a silent film he wrote and directed in 1915, made him a household name. His expressions resonated with everyone across the globe, and still continue to do so. And it was through Chaplin, that city-based mime artiste Kunal Motling discovered his love for mime.

"I knew of Chaplin's work during my childhood, but couldn't find any platform for mime. I got to know of it as a student at Ruia College. It was a section of the youth festival. I decided to participate and fortunately, won a gold medal," Motling recalls. With over a decade's worth of experience now, Motling, the founder and director of Mime Art and Culture, will share the fundamental techniques of mime at an online workshop this weekend.