The Imitation Game: Lalu mimics Narendra Modi, does it better than the PM himself

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Lalu Prasad Yadav is a man of great talents. Apart from being a full time comedian, he can also give great speeches, ridicule his adversaries with the same excitement that he possesses while consuming a samosa, be dramatic while in jail, feign innocence about his wrong-doings so well that you almost want to believe him and last but not the least, works part-time as a politician, some days.

Yadav has proved time and again how greatly he values the country laughing (at him) rather than governing it and his latest attempt at a comedy sketch underlines this very mission- ‘Hasega India, tabhi toh badhega India.’

The comedy sketch video, written, directed and starring none other than Bihar’s superman, Lalu Prasad Yadav premiered yesterday on the internet, after which box-office hits, likes and views have made its success definite and if you listen in vigilantly, you can still hear the box-office registers ringing.

It’s that good.

What’s so great about this sketch, you ask? Let’s answer that.

The video shows our favourite funnyman Yadav, standing on a podium addressing an election rally in Patna and its comical factor is upped by not just his world-famous facial expressions or ever-growing ear hair, but by the subject he prepares to take potshots at.
His comedy sketch makes fun of the man who cannot be ridiculed, Lord Make Fun of Me Not, better known to the country as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

*a collective gasp spreads all over India like wildfire*

While you take moments or weeks to register that Yadav mimics Narendra Modi himself, we here at Business Insider, give you a quick review on why we think this video not only deserves the video of the year but an Oscar as well. Add a Filmfare award too, please!

The plot picks up from Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crores for the development and progress of Bihar, which has long been demanding a ‘special status’ for itself.

Yadav took on his chief opponent in the upcoming state assembly elections and started off by mocking Modi’s inefficient public speaking skills, which makes whatever he says unclear to the ears of the audience.

Not one to merely point out inadequacies, Yadav offered a piece of unsolicited life-changing advice to Modi as well.

“Arrey Modiji, theek se bolo, nahi toh nas fat jayega”
(Narendra Modi ji, please talk properly, otherwise the veins on your neck will break)

In order to make his point, Yadav advances to mimic the exact way Modi announced the package, replete with staccato bursts of speech accompanied with long pauses while making pompous promises. A perfectionist, he also keyed in Modi’s famed hand movements. Add to that, Yadav’s fitting comparison of Modi announcing the package to an auctioneer.

(A day earlier, Narendra Modi dramatically made the announcement of the package while interacting with cheering crowds and asked. “How much do you want? Rs.50,000 crores, 60,000, 70,000, 75,000, 80,000? I am announcing a package of Rs. 1.25 lakh crores.")



To say that he was absolutely accurate in his mimicry would be a great insult to his majesty’s skills. With this sketch, Yadav unknowingly set a standard in the world of slapstick comedy that even the best comedians will never be destined to attain.

AIB, you better watch out, because Lalu Prasad Yadav just won this round.

With this one sketch, Lalu has proved that he is not the politician India deserves, but the comedian it clearly wants.

We absolutely cannot wait for the blockbuster starring these two heavyweights which would take place during the Bihar assembly elections.

Can you?