“A day without laughter is a day wasted”… so be it laughter and happiness are closely connected. You should fill your life with joys and laughter and what better way to add zing to your life is watching hilarious comedy movies that will get you in splits.
Bollywood has a spate of comedy movies that will get you giggling like a small baby. The best comedy movies have a cult following and lift your mood from sad to tweak in seconds:
- Padosan
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A village boy falls in love with the city belle and tries to impress her with help from his friends. Directed by Jyoti Swaroop and starring Sunil Dutt, Mehmood, and Saira Banu.
- Chupke Chupke
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Another sidesplitting movie by Hrishikesh Mukherjee the movie starred Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan. The film is a fun tale of a husband playing a rather practical prank on his wife’s brother-in-law.
- Golmaal
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It is considered to be the best comedy movies of all time. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starring Utpal Dutt, Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami.
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
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A sleeper comedy directed by Kundan Shah, the movie is a satire on Indian politics. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve, Satish Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Kaushik, Neena Gupta in memorable roles.
- Namak Halal
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The movie saw Amitabh Bachchan talk English, walk English and laugh English. Directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan.
- Andaz Apna Apna
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An outrageous comedy movie about two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress, inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Starring Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor.
- Hera Pheri
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It is the story of 3 unemployed men who find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping ransom call. Directed by Priyadarshan and starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty.
- 3 Idiots
A comedy movie with a deep meaning. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, and starring Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi. - Vicky Donor
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The story revolves around a fertility expert who is on the lookout for a sperm donor and finds him in Vicky. Directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor.
Be it old or new, these Bollywood comedy movies are blockbusters and are still watchable with family and friends alike.