The Maskhara is an actor who entertains the most, locals knows him as a Bhand. Ordinarily an imitator is called a Bhand who is a jester, a joker and like a clown. He entertains through his actions, mime, wit, by making fun, satirical speech, and narrative jokes. The Maskhara has been derived from Arabic while Bhand has its origin in Sanskrit. In fact, it is impossible to perform a Pather (Kashmiri folk play without a Bhand (Maskhara -actor).