I have tried to list the Hindi Cinema’s Best Comedy Movies in order but no matter what you try, you will miss some movies that deserve to be named or ranked highly over others.
I have not rated “Chupke Chupke” and “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron” in top 10 to which some may object as I personally thought others deserve better ranking than them. Any how below is the list and I think it may act as a reference point as well for comedy film fans.
PS: I have deliberately missed out few Amol Palekar’s, Shammi Kapoors, Mahmood’s and Raj Kapoor movies along with some old classical’s that i can’t remember or recall it.
Check out this funny scene from the cult comedy Hera Pheri. 
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I did not understand at first why you have movies both horizontally and vertically. I think I now get it. So movies in column 1-10 are movies you rank 1-10 , in column 11-20 are movies you rank 11-20 and so on?
Yup… Rank is given vertically but to have a quick reference i had to arrange it in a square box. Maybe the row that refers 10-20 or 20-30 should be put in the bottom for easy understanding? Made some changes in the list as well.
hmm not sure it will make a difference. May be you can explain with a line in bold how the ranking is.
Waise the row should be 11-20, 21-30 and so on instead of 10-20 and so on
Any particular reason why “Comical Productions” instead of just “Comedies”?
Common Sputnik, there are 100 films and I can’t keep on explaining for each film. If some one point out any particular thing like you did (instead of comedies or how i rank them), i can answer it..
I ranked first 25-50 films based on symptoms such as Stomach aches, sore throat and dry mouth that appeared immediately while watching these movies. After 30 – 40 films i ranked them based on amount of laughs or entertainment i had.
About Comical Productions – Ek Title dena tha, isliye Likh diya jo dimaag mein aaya…
I did not want you to explain it for each film with a line.
I meant you can just add a line in bold in your post explaining how to read the square box (1st column is movies 1-10 2nd column is movies 11-20) coz it might be confusing to some initially.
Will comment in detail later on movies mentioned in your list and which I have seen.
Love AAA, Hera Pheri, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Chasme Buddoor, Deewana Masthana, Angoor, All the Best, Chupke Chupke, Baawarchi, The Angrez, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Dhamaal (even thought lot of it is copied)
Like Pushpak too but don’t like parts of the movie involving the kidnapped guy now. Liked Dulhe Raja when I saw in 90s but have not seen it again. Same with Baadshah. Used to love JBDY in the 90s but when I watched it a few years back did not find it that funny. Loved Chameli Ki Shaadi when I saw it back in the 90s on TV but have not seen again.
Love the old Golmaal and like the new Golmaal 1 too. Like Munnabhai MBBS, HHRPK, No Entry, Hungama, Welcome, Hulchul, Dhol, WTS, Style. Liked Bhool Bhulaiyya but is not entirely comedy. Loved 3 Idiots when it released but don’t like it now. Liked Judaai but it was not entirely comedy.
Did not like the Telugu/Tamil version of Chachi 420 when I saw it back then but saw Chachi 420 recently and liked it.
Satta Pe Satta is not entirely comedy and the first half is totally copied from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Used to like Choti Si Baat but after watching the original recently and finding out that most of it is copied lost respect for it. Hated Partner when I first saw it because I had seen Hitch before and liked it. But now I find it ok when I see parts of it on TV.
Had liked Ishq Vishq back then but have not seen it again. Liked Haseena Maan Jayegi back then but have not seen it again. Liked Hero No 1 back then but it is a unofficial remake of Baawarchi and love Bawarchi more. Liked PKTDK back then but have not seen it again.
Mujhse Shaadi Karoge is ok. Hyderabadi Nawabs was ok not as good as The Angrez. Peepli Live was ok – wasn’t really a comedy. Delhi Belly was ok – last half hour was good. Namak Halaal is ok. Parts of it are very funny.
Did not like Aankhen (93) when I saw it back then. Did not like Amitabh’s Aankhein either. Did not like Padosan much. Did not like Judwaa much. Had seen the Telugu Hello Brother starring Nagarjuna earlier and liked that one more and even preferred Nagarjuna more. Did not like Ready. The original Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju was very good and Sunday was bad. The casting was ok in the remake and did not like Ajay and Irfan. Did not like Housefull 1 & 2.
Hated DDC, Sankat City, Bheja Fry, Hey Baby, Well Done Abba, PGRO. Had seen original of Biwi No 1 starring Kamal Haasan and hated it. Walked out of the theater during climax. So never bothered with the remake.
you loved 3 idiots when it released???
Yes I did.
Long list. Like all the movies till 15th. Many of the movies are not comedies imo.
Style at 99 and no mention of Run and bol bachchan (starring AB Jr)? Dushmani h kya
its one of the most underrated movie. The ‘kawa biryani man’ (as he call him in our frnd circle) is more than brilliant. Hez the same guy who was plane instructor(dnt knw what they are called as) in Dhamaal.
Some recent comedies u forgot to mentioned are Vicky Donor, Dabangg 1 and 2, kya super cool hai hum….
Good to see movies like chameli ki shaadi, Padoosan, angoor and half ticket mentioned. Some other Gems are Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, lok parlok Sadhu aur shaitan, Bawarchi, Guddi, Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar, Chhoti Si Baat.
BTW u can mention all the movies of Hrishikesh Da in the list
Ok – I changed few movies and request others not to go by my ranking. If anyone has any suggestion i would like to include such changes to the deserved ones.
reddemon – I have not watched run and hence not included in it.. many are praising its parallel story of vijay raaz and will try to check out some time…
Where is Chameli ki Shaadi? (i cant see the chart and rank now but remember AAA was on top)
Whole list is ridiculous btw…including AAA which is highly overrated comedy….it was so weak in “tongue in cheek” content ..and was more of haha-huhu kind. (No doubt it was damn good but definitely not the best )
“AAA which is highly overrated comedy….it was so weak in “tongue in cheek” content ..and was moreof haha-huhu kind. (No doubt it was damn good but definitely not the best )”
Finally! Someone who has similar views on AAA.
@Reddemon, Out of newer films..I would rate Awara Pagal Deewana as one of the best comedies ever made – it has excellent dialogues and performances…and it has all – tongue in cheek, straight faced humor, haha-huhu, slapstick etc. And it has perfect balance of it all.
Agree. APD is one of the most underrated Action-comedy.
I liked Hera pheri more than APD
Hera Pheri is classic no doubt. But APD has better dialogues….and its more pointless movie than Hera Pheri
I cant watch Hera Pheri now – have seen it repeatedly many times and it gets boring now…But Manilaal ; Chota Chatri , Yeda Anna, Guru gulab khatri never bore me somehow.