With the right amount of humor and wit, desi comedy movies are quite different from any other genre. While most current comedies are full of ridiculousness, old ones had everything – from relatable plots to hilarious characters.
We have prepared a list of Bollywood comedy movies you must watch!
| Sr. No. | Movie | Year | IMDb |
| 1 | Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi | 1958 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Padosan | 1968 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Bawarchi | 1972 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Bombay To Goa | 1972 | 6.7 |
| 5 | Chupke Chupke | 1975 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Khatta Meetha | 1978 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Pati, Patni Aur Woh | 1978 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Gol Maal | 1979 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Baton Baton Mein | 1979 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Khubsoorat | 1980 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Naram Garam | 1981 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Chashme Buddoor | 1981 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Angoor | 1982 | 8.3 |
| 14 | Satte Pe Satta | 1982 | 7.2 |
| 15 | Namak Halaal | 1982 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Kisi Se Na Kehna | 1983 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro | 1983 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Chamatkar | 1992 | 6.5 |
| 19 | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | 1993 | 7.3 |
| 20 | Aankhen | 1993 | 6.8 |
| 21 | Andaz Apna Apna | 1994 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Raja Babu | 1994 | 6.4 |
| 23 | Main Khiladi Tu Anari | 1994 | 6.5 |
| 24 | Coolie No.1 | 1995 | 4.2 |
| 25 | Chachi 420 | 1997 | 7.4 |
| 26 | Deewana Mastana | 1997 | 6.7 |
| 27 | Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi | 1997 | 6.3 |
| 28 | Ishq | 1997 | 6.8 |
| 29 | Hero No. 1 | 1997 | 6.3 |
| 30 | Judwaa | 1997 | 6.1 |
| 31 | Duplicate | 1998 | 5.5 |
| 32 | Dulhe Raja | 1998 | 6.7 |
| 33 | Haseena Maan Jaayegi | 1999 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Hadh Kar Di Apne | 1999 | 5.3 |
| 35 | Baadshah | 1999 | 6.8 |
1. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.0
Revenue: 2.5 CR
Cast: Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar
The movie revolves around a middle-aged man who dislikes women and forbids his two brothers from getting married.
2. Padosan (1968)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.1
Revenue: 2.8 CR
Cast: Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu and Kishore Kumar
This hilarious movie centers around a simple man from a village who falls in love with his new neighbor and to win her over, he comes up with a musical plan.
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3. Bawarchi (1972)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.1
Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Badhuri, Asrani and AK Hangal
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, this musical comedy-drama was a remake of Tapan Sinha’s Galpo Holeo Satti (1966).
4. Bombay To Goa (1972)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.7
Revenue: 1 CR
Cast: Mehmood, Amitabh Bachchan and Aruna Irani
Remake of a 1966 movie Madras to Pondicherry, this road comedy was reportedly offered to politician Rajiv Gandhi but he turned the offer down.
5. Chupke Chupke (1975)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.3
Revenue: 2 CR
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and Jaya Bachchan
The plot of this one focuses on a newly-wedded husband who performs a practical joke on his in-laws with help of his wife and friends.
6. Khatta Meetha (1978)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 5.8
Cast: Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, Deven Verma, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar
The movie revolves around an old couple, who ties the knot and their children from their respective former marriages live together under the same roof.
7. Pati, Patni Aur Woh (1978)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 5.8
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ranjeeta Kaur, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Tina Munim and Parveen Babi
Directed by BR Chopra, the movie also features Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Tina Munim and Parveen Babi.
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8. Gol Maal (1979)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.5
Revenue: 7.2 CR
Cast: Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Deven Verma and Bindiya Goswami
This comedy movie focuses on a man and his harmless lie for bagging a job. Nevertheless, things take a turn when one lie escalates into a heap of lies when his orthodox boss starts suspecting him.
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9. Baton Baton Mein (1979)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.5
Cast: Amol Palekar and Tina Munim
Produced and directed by Basu Chatterjee, this rom-com centers on a man and a woman who meet regularly while going to work and eventually fall in love with each other.
10. Khubsoorat (1980)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.6
Revenue: 1.1 CR
Cast: Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan and Dina Pathak
The movie focuses on a strict woman, who runs her house with strictness. However, when her daughter-in-law’s younger sister pays a visit, things take a hilarious and chaotic turn.
11. Naram Garam (1981)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Cast: Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt
Produced by Subhash Gupta and Uday Narayan Singh, this Hrishikesh Mukherjee directorial reprises several actors from Gol Maal with the same character names.
12. Chashme Buddoor (1981)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.9
Cast: Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Leela Mishra
This movie revolves around three close friends who fall in love with the same woman. While two of the friends fail to woo her, they later discover that their roommate is dating her.
13. Angoor (1982)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.3
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushmi Chatterjee, Deepti Naval Deven Verma and Aruna Irani
The movie focuses on two pairs of identical twins, separated at birth, who meet in their adulthood and everything goes haywire.
14. Satte Pe Satta (1982)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.2
Revenue: 8.5 CR
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur and Sachin Pilgaonkar
Directed by Raj Sippy, the movie also stars Sudhir Luthria, Shakti Kapoor, Kanwarjit Paintal, Kanwaljit Singh and Vikram Sahu in supporting roles.
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15. Namak Halaal (1982)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.2
Revenue: 1.2 CR
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi and Waheeda Rehman
This comedy movie revolves around a man who moves to the city in search of a new job and lands at a luxurious hotel as a singer.
16. Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval and Utpal Dutt
This Hrishikesh Mukherjee directorial depicts the tale of a widower who is on a hunt to find a traditional bride from the village for his grown-up son. However, his son is already in love with a modern woman.
17. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.3
Revenue: 1.6 CR
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik and Neena Gupta
This movie, which is a dark satire on rampant corruption in the nation, revolves around two photographers who accidentally photograph a murder. This movie is one of the finest old Bollywood comedy movies, ever.
18. Chamatkar (1992)
Available On: Netflix
IMDb Rating: 6.5
Revenue: 2.75 CR
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Rukh Khan and Urmila Matondkar
Directed by Rajiv Mehra, the plot is loosely based on the movie Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) and was remade in Telugu, titled Sahasa Puthrudu.
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19. Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Revenue: 5 CR
Cast: Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Kunal Khemu
This rom-com focuses on a man who looks after three of his niece and nephews, who meet a woman at a fair and bring her home, without their uncle’s consent.
20. Aankhen (1993)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Revenue: 25 CR
Cast: Govinda and Chunky Pandey
Directed by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee, the movie has been inspired by the movie Kittu Puttu. Reportedly, the movie was the biggest desi hit of the year and ran in the theaters for 12 long weeks.
21. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.0
Revenue: 8.65 CR
Cast: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karishma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor
This cult classic is remembered for Amar and Prem’s laughable banters and other iconic characters like Crime Master Gogo and Teja.
22. Raja Babu (1994)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.4
Revenue: 15.26 CR
Cast: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover
This movie revolves around an illiterate son of a rich father from a village, who channels his inner king and intends to marry a city woman.
23. Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.5
Revenue: 13.84 CR
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari
This movie, which is remembered for Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan’s hilarious jodi, has to be the favourites of the 90s kids.
24. Coolie No.1 (1995)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 4.2
Revenue: 13.84 CR
Cast: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Harish Kumar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Mahesh Anand
The movie also featured Kader Khan and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The characters from the movie truly made us laugh out loud with their fun banters.
25. Chachi 420 (1997)
Available On: YouTube
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Revenue: 11.42 CR
Cast: Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Ayesha Jhulka and Fatima Sana Shaikh
Desperate to be with his child, a divorced man is forced to disguise himself as her nanny. What follows is a rollercoaster of drama and comedy.
26. Deewana Mastana (1997)
Available On: Zee5
IMDb Rating: 6.7
Revenue: 24.33 CR
Cast: Govinda, Anil Kapoor Juhi Chawla
The movie centers on two men who fall in love with the same woman and try to outsmart each other to win her heart.
27. Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997)
Available On: Zee5
IMDb Rating: 6.3
Revenue: 9.37 CR
Cast: Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla
Directed by David Dhawan, the movie is a remake of the 1992 Telugu movie, Aa Okkati Adakku.
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28. Ishq (1997)
Available On: Disney+Hotstar
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Revenue: 6 CR
Cast: Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Ajay Devgn and Kajol
The movie also features Dalip Tahil, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Johnny Lever and Mohan Joshi in supporting roles.
29. Hero No. 1 (1997)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.3
Revenue: ₹1.3 BN
Cast: Govinda and Karishma Kapoor
The movie revolves around a duo, who meet in a foreign land and plan to tie the knot. However, they need to prove their true love to their respective families.
30. Judwaa (1997)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.1
Revenue: 14 CR
Cast: Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor and Rambha
The movie is a remake of the Telugu movie, Hello Brother (1994), which itself is inspired by the movie, Twin Dragons (1992), featuring Jackie Chan.
31. Duplicate (1998)
Available On: Netflix
IMDb Rating: 5.5
Revenue: 21.49 CR
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre
In this movie, Shah Rukh Khan plays a double role, as an aspiring chef and an infamous gangster.
32. Dulhe Raja (1998)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 6.7
Revenue: 22.49 CR
Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra and Asrani
The movie is all about how a rich and successful hotelier gets into a cold war with a dhaba owner and fails almost every time until the latter falls in love with the former’s daughter.
33. Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999)
Available On: Zee5
IMDb Rating: 6.3
Revenue: 27.16 CR
Cast: Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra
This one focuses on two mischievous brothers who fall in love and do a bunch of things to impress the girl’s father.
34. Hadh Kar Di Aapne (1999)
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 5.3
Revenue: 11.31 CR
Cast: Govinda and Rani Mukerji
Directed by Manoj Agrawal, this movie revolves around a casanova who tries to win over a woman on a foreign tour.
35. Baadshah (1999)
Available On: YouTube
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Revenue: 31.6 CR
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan and Twinkle Khanna
Loosely based on the movie Nick of Time (1995), the movie revolves around a small-time detective who gets stuck in the middle of a complicated assassination project. This one is one of the best Hindi comedy classic movies, ever.
FAQs About Old Hindi Comedy Movies Of All Time:
#1: Which is the funniest Bollywood movie?
Andaz Apna Apna has to be one of the most hilarious movies, ever.
#2: Which three are popular comedy movies, according to IMDb?
It’s Gol Maal, Hera Pheri and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro.
#3: Who is the king of comedy in Bollywood?
Hrishikesh Mukherjee as he made up some excellent movies.
#4: Who was the sumo wrestler in Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi?
He was Los Angeles-based world title-holder wrestler, E. Manuel.
#5: Is Bawarchi a remake?
Yes, the movie is a remake of Tapan Sinha’s Bengali movie, Galpo Holeo Satti (1966).
Well, looks like your weekend is sorted with this list!
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