Indian
cinema, most popularly known as Bollywood is known for producing and releasing
numerous comedy movies each year. An
average of 75 movies is released out of a whopping 100 movies that falls under
the comedy genre. If you go online, you will find the best comedy movies of all times. Be it crime comedy, romantic
comedy, drama, comedy as well action comedy, comedy has always been a part of
movies.
In
earlier times, a single character in the movie was assigned the job of making
the audience laugh, but in the present evolving age, the standard of Bollywood
comedy movies has also escalated. Hence, in the present times, movies focus on
bringing in comedy situations rather than one single comedy character.
Following are a few classic comedies Hindi movies that are a must watch and
that you cannot afford to miss.
Gol Mal:
The comedy-drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee has left a mark in the
memories of people as among the funniest movies ever made. This is a love story
with complex comedy situations arising out of a life of a middle-class man.
Padosan:
Padosan is a story wherein Sunil Dutt and Saira Banu, who are neighbors, fall
in love with one another and is based on situational comedy. This movie was
directed by the very talented Jyoti Swaroop. This movie was a huge hit and it
also later went on it get remade in Tamil as well as Telugu. Ek chatur naar is
a song from the movie that is still loved by people.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro:
This movie starred a talented cast with Satish Kaushik, Satish Shah Bhakti
Barve, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri, Ravi Baswani and Naseeruddin Shah. The epic cast
itself indicated how epic the movie would be and remains to be among the best
comedy movies.
Andaz Apna:
This movie featured some madness, confusion, drama and a lot of comedies. Even
though the movie did not make a lot of money at the box office. It however did
not fail to make a place in the hearts of people. The confusion created between
Salman Khan, Amir Khan, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor is worth a watch.
Hera Pheri:
Priyadarshan's Hera Pheri starred Tabu, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Akshay
Kumar and were among the top comedy Hindi movies you can ever watch. The
much-acclaimed Paresh Rawal will take you on a laughing roller coaster ride
along with all the other actors who have performed equally well.
Welcome:
Welcome starred Paresh Rawal, Mallika Sherawat, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana
Patekar and Akshay Kumar. This hilarious movie was made by Anees Bazmee, and it
did not fail to make the audiences laugh in the theaters.
Chennai Express:
This Rohit Shetty movie was a laugh-riot, just like most of the Rohit Shetty
movies. The story is about a middle-aged man, who is played by Shahrukh Khan
falling in love with the daughter of the south Indian don who is played by
Deepika Padukone. The movie was a huge blockbuster hit.
