Top Hindi Movies - Comedies

Here is my list of favorite Hindi Comedies . I am not a big fan of Mahmoods brand of humor and hence Padosan / Bombay to Goa dont find mention . I haven't seen Kishore Kumars classics as well (Chalti Ka Naam gadi,Half Ticket etc) so they are not included as yet. Movies like Hera Pheri, while hilarious are not entirely original so they don't find a mention as well.

1. Jane Bhi Do Yaron(1983)

A movie which has achieved cult status over the years. Kundan Shah has never managed to achieve what he did in this movie . Both Sudhir Mishra and Vidhu Vinod Chopra were assistants on this movie.

2. Gol Maal (1979)

Thanks to Doordarshan, i have seen it on TV . Utpal Dutt's character is probably the single most funniest character on screen . Hrishikesh Mukerjee is definitely one of the most versatile directors with his films ranging from Anand, Abhiman, Guddi, Namak haram to Classic comedies like Gol Maal & Chupke Chupke.

3. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

A casting coup and then getting the Khans to do such buffonnery . The movie though not a huge commercial success, is a must watch . Sample this for some tyical lines in the movie "When Salman Khan is asked whether he has seen the movie Sholay (1975), he says "Haan, pure tees baar (yes, thirty times)", Aamir Khan jokingly says "Iske baap ne likhi hai".

4. Munnabhai MBBS (2003)

A surprise inclusion. But the Circuit and MunnaBhai chemistry puts the movie right up there. Was successfully remade in three southern languages of Tamil,Telugu and Kannada within a year. Sharukh was originally cast to play the title role.He is however credited with consulting inputs.

5.Chupke Chupke(1975)

Dharam Paaji is probably the most under rated Hindi actor. A Hrishida classic. Was released in the same year as Sholay with Dharmji, Amitabh and Jaya in both the movies.