Mohan Choti
Indian actor
Mohan Choti (1935 – 1 February 1992) was an Indian actor who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. The name Mohan Choti came from a fictional character of the same name from the 1957 film Musafir, in which he plays a tea shop delivery boy who sports a "choti" or traditional lock of hair on the top of his head.
Biography
Mohan Choti was born as Mohan Rakshakar to Constable Atmaram Rakshakar in 1935 at Amravati, Amravati District Maharashtra.
He produced and directed two films — "Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty" and "Hunterwali 77". He also opened a restaurant which was called "Sawal roti ka; Dhaba choti ka". He also started Atta distribution unit called "Choti Walla Atta".
He died on 1 February 1992 at the age of 57.
Filmography
Mohan Choti acted in nearly 280 films from 1954 to 1994.
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