Modi Cohen wurde am 23 Juni 1941 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India geboren. Er war Schauspieler, bekannt für Sagina (1974) und Nawab Sirajuddaula (1967). Er starb am 16 Dezember 2015 in Indien.
He worked for Pakistan Television (now Bangladeh Television or as commonly known, BTV) from the day it started broadcasting in 1965 until he left for Kolkata in 1968. He was the first programme announcer for BTV.