How to Act Out "Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid" (2012) in Dumb Charades
📅 2012
🎭 Lehar Khan, Krishang Trivedi, Parvin Dabas, Suhasini Mulay
Difficult
Acting Clues, Word by Word
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Jalpari: (3 syllables)
- Undulate both hands together like a fish tail swimming.
- Cup hands and mime pouring water over your head.
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The (1 syllable)
- Pinch thumb and finger together to signal a small connector word.
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Desert (2 syllables)
- Shield your eyes and wipe sweat from your brow, mimicking blazing heat.
- Trail fingers through the air in wavy lines to show sand dunes.
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Mermaid (2 syllables)
- Press both legs together and flap them like a fin.
- Comb fingers through imaginary long hair and mime holding a seashell to your chest.
💡 Bollywood Shortcut
- Mime a young girl digging through dry sand searching for a hidden pool of water.
- Press your legs together like a fin and flop forward as if beached in a desert.