Best Comedy Movies in India

Sanjay Dutt's endearing gangster persona had a role in Raju Hirani's debut film, which also served as his breakout.

Whereas Vaastav's Dutt in Munnabhai was a more professional gangster, Hirani goes for the reverse effect, playing it for laughs.

Hirani also turns Vaastav's Mother India syndrome into daddy problems in Munnabhai and continues on this path in successive films, most recently in Sanju.

With Sanjay Dutt in comedy mode, you've already won half the battle as a director.

Dutt plays Munnabhai, a good-hearted goon who enrols in medical school to become a doctor and is helped through the good and bad times by the sidekick Circuit.

Govinda has a gift for humour that appeals to the masses rather than the upper crust. But who knows?

In Dulhe Raja, he portrays the titular character, a smooth-talking roadside Dhaba proprietor,

in the most David Dhawanesque comedy that David Dhawan did not produce.

The narrative sympathises with him in the same way that it does with Rajinikanth, Mithun Chakraborty, and

Other performers with undeniable audience appeal. The glib ruffian who falls for the rich man's daughter is a classic Govinda character. 

A Hindi adaptation of the Malayalam film from 1989. Ramji Rao's Hera Pheri is a cult masterpiece, to be sure.

The plot centres around a troubled trio who become entangled in a hazardous kidnapping case.

Priyadarshan injects enough turmoil and commotion into this multi-starrer to keep the audience on their toes.

Writers Neeraj Vora and Siddique-Lal increase the density of comedy potential by adding new characters regularly, with no end in sight.

It is commonly assumed that Priyadarshan directed Hera Pheri during the height of his career as a humorous filmmaker. 

Two loafers (Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) battle for an heiress's heart and end up protecting her from criminals.

While the picture received mixed reviews when it first came out, it is now considered a cult masterpiece.

This film's dialogue has been repeated, re-quoted, and incorporated into current discussion and society.

That is the brilliance of this oddball comedy. In terms of a chronological plot, summarising this Rajkumar Santoshi scam is like recounting-

How Aamir Khan scored that goal for Mohan Bagan with sherbet glasses. One of the drinks has been tainted, and he's only recently regained his memories. 

Govinda has a gift for humour that appeals to the masses rather than the upper crust.

But who knows? When Govinda is in peak form, he might appear to have been born to play that character.

Harmesh Malhotra, the director, gathers the other Govinda stalwarts for support.

They include Kadar Khan, Johnny Lever, and Asrani, who all contribute to making this laugh-out-loud comedy immensely pleasant – even unforgettable.

Aside from large doses of hilarity, one among the great attractions of a Govinda film is the music. 

Gopal, Lucky, Madhav, and Laxman are four friends united by their childish notoriety, aimlessness, and-

The small business of duping people for fun and money. Laxman is a bright student who is bullied by his nefarious buddies Gopal, Madhav, and-

The silent Lucky. This is due to the fact that all four of his buddies perform their activities in his hostel room.

He is persuaded by his peers to commit a series of scams in order to get money for himself and his buddies.

After being kicked out of college, the mischievous quartet takes sanctuary in the bungalow of a blind couple as their grandson. 

Kishore Kumar meets Tun Tun's mischievous child (called Bhopu) at a railway station and-

Entices him with a variety of Indian sweets ("Rasgulla khaoge, gulab jamun khaoge, imarti khaaoge, peda khaoge!").

Kishore, who portrays Seth Lalchand's son, steals Bhopu's clothing and hobbles off to Bombay as the man-child Munna.

He's on a half-ticket journey, avoiding his mill-owning family's wealthy fortunes.

Enter Pran (diamond thief Raja Babu, Munna's comedic foil), who spends the rest of the film attached to Munna through an umbilical cord.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee removed Rajesh Khanna from his dazzling gloss in 1972's Bawarchi and cast him as a chef.

But this is no average chef. He is a thinker. Three years later, Hrishida cast Dharmendra and

Amitabh Bachchan in Chupke Chupke, a classic comedy about misplaced and freshly assumed identities, practical pranks, and intricate charades and disguises.

Dharmendra portrays a renowned professor disguised as a driver in order to reduce Sulekha's hero-worshipping veneration for her brother-in-law.

The driver speaks impeccable chaste Hindi, just like Bawarchi's chef does. 

Two roommates fall in love with the same girl, but only one wins her heart.

Everything that happens between the other two trying to split them up and a joyful ending is met with laughs.

Chashme Buddoor was the quintessential collegiate comedy from the early 1980s.

Seema turns down six marriage proposals from her father and departs for Goa.

Jai and Omi scheme to separate the two after failing to impress her and discovering that their friend Sid is dating her.

3 Idiots, based on Chetan Bhagat's Five Point Someone, was the most grossing film of its time and a hit in China as well.

Two pals are searching for the third 'idiot,' who was the other one and has been missing since the last day of college.

To put it mildly, it's a roller-coaster ride. Keep an eye out for the bizarre monologue in which Omi Vaidya delivers a speech in Hindi.

Farhan and Raju build a strong relationship with Rancho in college because of his refreshing viewpoint.

Years later, a bet allows them to search for their long-lost buddy, whose existence appears to be elusive.

A tangled tale in which a father-in-law falls in love with his son-in-law dressed as a lady.

This is a wild ride. Although it was clearly influenced by Robin Williams' Mrs Doubfire, Kamal Hassan gave his all to this endearing comedy.

To spend more time with his kid, a divorcee disguises himself as an elderly lady and takes a job as her caretaker.

A witty and action-packed drama about two struggling housemates and a merciless criminal.

A donkey humping an autorickshaw was as amusing as Delhi Belly. Tashi, Nitin, and Arup,

Three struggling roommates, unintentionally become the target of a prominent mobster after misplacing his valuable gems.

Another super-duper film from Aamir Khan, a thought-provoking and fantastic producer and perfectionist in his own right.

Imran Khan has done an excellent job and kudos to all of the cast members.

A fertility specialist is looking for a healthy sperm donor. He meets Vicky and gets him to become a member.

Everything is fine until Vicky marries and his secret is discovered. In addition, his wife is infertile.

Consider this one of the greatest comedy/coming-of-age films released in recent years.

Dr Baldev, the proprietor of a fertility clinic and sperm bank, is looking for a healthy sperm donor. 

Dhamaal is an incredible and hilarious story of four average university dropouts and

unemployed guys who started their own organisation of con artists, stealing and engaging in other illicit actions to get money.

It's incredibly insane and hilarious. Although some parts of the film, including the plot, are based on Rat Race,

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and Mr Bean, Director Indra Kumar weaves in new characters,

Unexpected plots, and twists and turns, making it truly come ducal and putting a smile on the faces of the audience.

Shyam and Makarand work at a commercial advertising firm as photographers.

Despite the fact that Makarand is engaged to be married to a doctor called Anjali, they both like having fun with women.

To outwit each other, they enter a photography competition, and Sam wins, resulting in a vacation to the United States of America.

When he returns, he discovers Makarand has an incredible lifestyle with three of the most gorgeous females who also work as air hostesses.

Sam meets them all and discovers that the trio is oblivious of each other's existence, falls in love with Pooja, and begins a series of actions to disrupt Makarand's lifestyle and maybe get promoted to Supervisor.

When a matchmaker is humiliated by wealthy businessman Jeffrey Rozario, he vows vengeance.

As a result, he disguises a porter as a wealthy man and marries him off to Rozario's daughter.

Tanmay Joglekar and Ali Hyder, Arush Mehra's roommates, enjoy a pretty prosperous lifestyle in Sydney,

Australia. He works for a restaurant chain, while Tanmay entertains youngsters as 'Eddy Teddy', and Ali takes care of their flat.

All three are womanisers who typically sleep with roughly 30 different women each year.

Arush returns to Delhi to attend Arjun's wedding, and it is then that he meets Isha Sahni, who also lives in Australia.

He charms and wins her over, and they become intimate. However, Isha soon discovers him sleeping with Devika, and they break up. 

When Ranjeet invites Bharat, an aspiring singer, to his home, he invites disaster.

However, Bharat realises the devastation he has caused and attempts to make up for Ranjeet, but only causes more harm.

Ranjeet Thadani leads a luxurious lifestyle in Mumbai with his wife, Sheetal, a singer, and controls Soundtrack Industries.

He chooses to invite a singer and Libran, Bharat Bhushan, to his home for supper and to listen to him perform at the suggestion of his buddy, Jagdish Verma.

Ranjeet, who is suffering from back discomfort, is unaware that Bharat is also an Income-Tax Inspector

The film actually expands on its one-line plot. This is due to the characters and the performers' performances.

Nana Patekar has not contributed as much to comic films as he could have. His reactions and engagement as Uday Shetty, in his own unique manner, are a treat to see.

He performs something similar to what I believe Paresh Rawal performed in the all-time

Classic Hera Pheri (Though, he was not as hilarious as Babu Bhaiyya). But I adored his character.  Anil Kapoor, who provides his greatest performance in a comedy film, is also excellent.