Comedy, for a large population, is the most popular genre of movies. It is easy to make someone cry, make someone love you, make someone hate you, but it is very difficult to make someone laugh. Everyone has got a burden of problems over his/her shoulders. A moment of laughter may not solve a person, but atleast help in facing the problem with a cool head. A nice comedy can serve as a great stress reliever. One would not mind to keep the brains outside the theater for a 2-3 hour fun ride. So here I come with my top 10 comedies of all times:
1) Andaaz Apna Apna: This is the best comedy of all times. A 3 hour fun ride. There isn't a single moment in which you would not laugh. It's the story of 2 guys, Amar and Prem, trying to woo a billionaire's daughter, Raveena Baja, who comes to India with her friend Karishma. There is Raveena's uncle who plays the villain, trying to kidnap Raveena to rob her father's money and there is Crime Master Gogo, from whom the uncle had taken loan. All these characters get mixed up in a comedy of errors. Catch the famous dialogues:
"Gum ka saathi, Rum"
"Woh jo hai, woh mai hu, mai jo hu, woh woh hai"
"Tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh woh hai, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, woh tum ho, tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, mai jo hu, mai mai hu, ya mai bhi woh nahi hu jo mai hu, mai kaun hu?"
"Mark idhar hai, mai teja hu!!! Yeh teja teja kya hai, yeh teja teja?"
"jab dil tut-ta hai, toh uska sidha asar dimaag pe parta hai"
It's a pity that the movie could not score at the box office, but has maintianed a cult status so far.
The best scene:
The kahani mein twist!
2) Jaane bhi do Yaaron: This is another great comedy movie. It is the story of 2 journalists, who being job less get stuck in the war between a woman who owns a press and couples of corrupt builders. It is the story of how the 2 get access to the corpse of the municipal commissioner, who has been killed by the builders, and the comedy of errors that follows when they decide to hand over the corpse to the police. Catch the dialouges:
"Thora khao, thora pheko"
"Business ka ek hi usool hota hai, dusre ka nuksan aur apna fayeda"
P.S.: The Mahabharat scene at the climax is something that you would never want to miss
Om Puri as Bheem: "Hum sab barabari ke share holders hai" (concerning Draupadi)
"Draupadi jaisi sati naari ko dekhkar maine chir haran ka Idea Drop kar diya hai"
The best scene:
This one will surely make you laugh!
3) Dhamaal: This is another classic comedy. In an age when most of the comedy movies relied on cheap vulgar dialogues, this one came out as a genuine comedy. It is a story of 4 guys and a police officer racing against each other, to get a hidden treasure. Do not miss the scenes where an aiplane is flown by an amateur and is instructed by an air traffic controller in a voice of an all India radio RJ; or when a south Indian tells his name for more than an hour.
Best scenes:
Aeroplane scene
Iyer!!!
4) Padosan: This one is a hilarious story of a guy, Bhola, who loves her neighbor. But he has a competition. Her dance master! Bhola has the support of his friend and eventually manages to win her.
Catch the song:
O meri pyaari bindu, o meri bindu re bindu, meri prem ki naiya beech bhawar me gur gur gothe khaye, jhatpat paar kara de
Memorable scene:
o meri pyaari bindu!
Too good isn't it?
5) Chupke Chupke: I am not going to tell the story. I can't :)
A hillarious comedy of errors.
agar award nahi mila toh reward zaroor mil jayega
Catch a scene here:
hahahaha!!!!
6) Mujhse Shaadi Karogi: Okay, this is a David Dhavan movie. But certainly the best from him. Age old story, 2 guys wooing one girl, but shown in a very comic way. Don't miss Akki's performance. :)
7) Chameli Ki Shaadi: This story is about a guy's struggle to marry his lady love, along with the support of his lawyer friend. Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Amjad Khan at their comic best.
Catch this dialogue
Charan Das: aaj tum sach mein Chameli lag rahi ho!
Chameli: pehele kya lagti thi?
Charan Das: Churail!!!
Catch the scene:
pyaar kiya toh drna kya... :)
8) Dabangg: Okay, I agree it is not a full on comedy movie, but I classify it as a comedy movie. Every moment of this movie made me laugh. It is one of my favorite movies of all times.
Catch the dialogue:
Thappar se darr nahi lagta sahab, Pyaar se darr lagta hai
...itne chhed kar dunga ki conphuse ho jayoge ki saas kaha se le aur...
kamaal karte hai Pendey ji!!!
You have sen this recently, so no scenes to describe its greatness!
9) Dulhe Raja: Story of poor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by its owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in vain. Things get worse for the wealthy man, when his daughter Kiran wants to marry the poor hotelier. The wealthy man refuses, leading to a confrontation and a condition - which Raja fulfills, he becomes rich virtually overnight, and proposes for the hand of Kiran. The wealthy hotelier reluctantly accepts him as his son-in-law, only to have Kiran elope with a man named Rahul.
10) Pyaar ke Side Effects: Sid and Trisha fall in love, then something happens leading to their "break up". They decide to be "Just Friends". But Love helps Sid overcome his "Commitment Phobia" and they get together. Trisha runs away from her marriage with Sid, but Sid is still concerned about his 12 year old bag. :P
Catch the dialogues:
jaise loha lohe ko kaat-ta hai, ek ladki ka diya hua dard dusri ladki hi duur kar sakti hai!
Here is the best scene:
This one is just awesome :)
1) Andaaz Apna Apna: This is the best comedy of all times. A 3 hour fun ride. There isn't a single moment in which you would not laugh. It's the story of 2 guys, Amar and Prem, trying to woo a billionaire's daughter, Raveena Baja, who comes to India with her friend Karishma. There is Raveena's uncle who plays the villain, trying to kidnap Raveena to rob her father's money and there is Crime Master Gogo, from whom the uncle had taken loan. All these characters get mixed up in a comedy of errors. Catch the famous dialogues:
"Gum ka saathi, Rum"
"Woh jo hai, woh mai hu, mai jo hu, woh woh hai"
"Tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh woh hai, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, woh tum ho, tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, mai jo hu, mai mai hu, ya mai bhi woh nahi hu jo mai hu, mai kaun hu?"
"Mark idhar hai, mai teja hu!!! Yeh teja teja kya hai, yeh teja teja?"
"jab dil tut-ta hai, toh uska sidha asar dimaag pe parta hai"
It's a pity that the movie could not score at the box office, but has maintianed a cult status so far.
The best scene:
The kahani mein twist!
2) Jaane bhi do Yaaron: This is another great comedy movie. It is the story of 2 journalists, who being job less get stuck in the war between a woman who owns a press and couples of corrupt builders. It is the story of how the 2 get access to the corpse of the municipal commissioner, who has been killed by the builders, and the comedy of errors that follows when they decide to hand over the corpse to the police. Catch the dialouges:
"Thora khao, thora pheko"
"Business ka ek hi usool hota hai, dusre ka nuksan aur apna fayeda"
P.S.: The Mahabharat scene at the climax is something that you would never want to miss
Om Puri as Bheem: "Hum sab barabari ke share holders hai" (concerning Draupadi)
"Draupadi jaisi sati naari ko dekhkar maine chir haran ka Idea Drop kar diya hai"
The best scene:
This one will surely make you laugh!
3) Dhamaal: This is another classic comedy. In an age when most of the comedy movies relied on cheap vulgar dialogues, this one came out as a genuine comedy. It is a story of 4 guys and a police officer racing against each other, to get a hidden treasure. Do not miss the scenes where an aiplane is flown by an amateur and is instructed by an air traffic controller in a voice of an all India radio RJ; or when a south Indian tells his name for more than an hour.
Best scenes:
Aeroplane scene
Iyer!!!
4) Padosan: This one is a hilarious story of a guy, Bhola, who loves her neighbor. But he has a competition. Her dance master! Bhola has the support of his friend and eventually manages to win her.
Catch the song:
O meri pyaari bindu, o meri bindu re bindu, meri prem ki naiya beech bhawar me gur gur gothe khaye, jhatpat paar kara de
Memorable scene:
o meri pyaari bindu!
Too good isn't it?
5) Chupke Chupke: I am not going to tell the story. I can't :)
A hillarious comedy of errors.
agar award nahi mila toh reward zaroor mil jayega
Catch a scene here:
hahahaha!!!!
6) Mujhse Shaadi Karogi: Okay, this is a David Dhavan movie. But certainly the best from him. Age old story, 2 guys wooing one girl, but shown in a very comic way. Don't miss Akki's performance. :)
7) Chameli Ki Shaadi: This story is about a guy's struggle to marry his lady love, along with the support of his lawyer friend. Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Amjad Khan at their comic best.
Catch this dialogue
Charan Das: aaj tum sach mein Chameli lag rahi ho!
Chameli: pehele kya lagti thi?
Charan Das: Churail!!!
Catch the scene:
pyaar kiya toh drna kya... :)
8) Dabangg: Okay, I agree it is not a full on comedy movie, but I classify it as a comedy movie. Every moment of this movie made me laugh. It is one of my favorite movies of all times.
Catch the dialogue:
Thappar se darr nahi lagta sahab, Pyaar se darr lagta hai
...itne chhed kar dunga ki conphuse ho jayoge ki saas kaha se le aur...
kamaal karte hai Pendey ji!!!
You have sen this recently, so no scenes to describe its greatness!
9) Dulhe Raja: Story of poor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by its owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in vain. Things get worse for the wealthy man, when his daughter Kiran wants to marry the poor hotelier. The wealthy man refuses, leading to a confrontation and a condition - which Raja fulfills, he becomes rich virtually overnight, and proposes for the hand of Kiran. The wealthy hotelier reluctantly accepts him as his son-in-law, only to have Kiran elope with a man named Rahul.
10) Pyaar ke Side Effects: Sid and Trisha fall in love, then something happens leading to their "break up". They decide to be "Just Friends". But Love helps Sid overcome his "Commitment Phobia" and they get together. Trisha runs away from her marriage with Sid, but Sid is still concerned about his 12 year old bag. :P
Catch the dialogues:
jaise loha lohe ko kaat-ta hai, ek ladki ka diya hua dard dusri ladki hi duur kar sakti hai!
Here is the best scene:
This one is just awesome :)
