PESHAWAR—In the bustling northern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a man in bow tie, bowler hat and carrying a cane flamboyantly weaves through busy traffic, narrowly avoiding rickshaws, motorcycles and buses in a scene reminiscent of a 1920s silent film.
Usman Khan, 28, used to sell children’s toys from a roadside stand, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, he has transformed himself into Charlie Chaplin, a century after the silent comedian was propelled to global fame with his slapstick antics.
“When the coronavirus was around, a lot of people were in real stress, some people gave up on life,” Khan told Reuters. “I was watching Charlie’s videos and thought, ‘Let me act like Charlie…
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