Facts: - residence: mumbai , india - years active: 1945 -- 1994 - death cause: heart failure - birth name: muhammad umar mukri - death date: 4 september 2000 - birth date: 5 january 1922 - name: mukri - death place: mumbai , maharastra , india - birth place: alibag , raigad district , maharashtra , india - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mukri .
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mukri -lrb- 5 january 1922 -- 4 september 2000 -rrb- was an indian film actor , who worked as a comedian in hindi films .born as muhammad umar mukri in alibagh , he started his film career from film '' pratima '' along with noted film actor dilip kumar in 1945 .subsequently in career spanning 50 years , he acted in over 600 films .mukri with his toothless smile , diminutive stature and perfect humour timing amused the audiences in more than 600 films , over six decades in bollywood .his notable films are '' mother india '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- , '' sharabi '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- , '' amar akbar anthony '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , '' lawaris '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , '' bombay to goa '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- , '' gopi '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- , '' kohinoor '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- and many more .