THE BOLLYWOOD 100

By Genre

The Best Bollywood
Comedy Films

51 films in the canon are filed under Comedy, from 1958 to 2023.

51 films in this canon are filed under Comedy, running from 1958 to 2023. The highest-ranked is Dil Chahta Hai (2001) at #14 — Three friends, one Goa road trip, and the moment urban Indian youth started talking on screen the way they talked off it.

The genre is spread across the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, with Hrishikesh Mukherjee (4), Rajkumar Hirani (3), Kundan Shah (2), Dibakar Banerjee (2) doing the heaviest lifting. Hindi cinema rarely respects a single genre for a whole runtime, so most of these titles are cross-filed — follow the tags on any film page to find its neighbours.

Every entry links out to Wikipedia, IMDb, a trailer and a legal streaming search. See also the full ranked 100 and how we scored them.

RankFilmYearDirectorGenre
14 Dil Chahta Hai दिल चाहता है 2001Farhan AkhtarDrama, Comedy
16 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro जाने भी दो यारो 1983Kundan ShahComedy, Satire
17 Andaz Apna Apna अंदाज़ अपना अपना 1994Rajkumar SantoshiComedy
31 Chupke Chupke चुपके चुपके 1975Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy
32 Padosan पड़ोसन 1968Jyoti SwaroopComedy, Musical
33 Amar Akbar Anthony अमर अकबर एंथनी 1977Manmohan DesaiAction, Comedy
44 Khosla Ka Ghosla खोसला का घोसला 2006Dibakar BanerjeeComedy, Drama
45 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ओए लकी! लकी ओए! 2008Dibakar BanerjeeComedy, Crime
47 Queen क्वीन 2013Vikas BahlComedy, Drama
48 Andhadhun अंधाधुन 2018Sriram RaghavanThriller, Comedy
51 3 Idiots थ्री इडियट्स 2009Rajkumar HiraniComedy, Drama
52 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. मुन्ना भाई एम.बी.बी.एस. 2003Rajkumar HiraniComedy, Drama
57 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ज़िंदगी न मिलेगी दोबारा 2011Zoya AkhtarDrama, Comedy
59 Jab We Met जब वी मेट 2007Imtiaz AliRomance, Comedy
60 Barfi! बर्फी! 2012Anurag BasuRomance, Comedy
68 Ankhon Dekhi आँखों देखी 2013Rajat KapoorDrama, Comedy
69 Newton न्यूटन 2017Amit V. MasurkarComedy, Political
74 Peepli Live पीपली लाइव 2010Anusha RizviSatire, Comedy
75 Vicky Donor विक्की डोनर 2012Shoojit SircarComedy, Romance
76 Piku पीकू 2015Shoojit SircarComedy, Drama
77 Badhaai Ho बधाई हो 2018Amit Ravindernath SharmaComedy, Drama
78 Stree स्त्री 2018Amar KaushikHorror, Comedy
85 Laapataa Ladies लापता लेडीज़ 2023Kiran RaoComedy, Drama
– Hera Pheri हेरा फेरी 2000PriyadarshanComedy
– Golmaal गोलमाल 1979Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy
– Bawarchi बावर्ची 1972Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy, Drama
– Chashme Buddoor चश्मे बद्दूर 1981Sai ParanjpyeComedy, Romance
– Katha कथा 1983Sai ParanjpyeComedy, Drama
– Mimi मिमी 2021Laxman UtekarDrama, Comedy
– Karwaan कारवां 2018Akarsh KhuranaComedy, Road
– Sui Dhaaga सुई धागा 2018Sharat KatariyaDrama, Comedy
– Dum Laga Ke Haisha दम लगा के हईशा 2015Sharat KatariyaRomance, Comedy
– PK पीके 2014Rajkumar HiraniComedy, Sci-Fi
– Bhuvan Shome भुवन शोम 1969Mrinal SenComedy, Drama
– Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na जाने तू... या जाने ना 2008Abbas TyrewalaRomance, Comedy
– Ishqiya इश्क़िया 2010Abhishek ChaubeyCrime, Comedy
– Delhi Belly दिल्ली बेली 2011Abhinay DeoComedy, Crime
– Sulemani Keeda सुलेमानी कीड़ा 2014Amit MasurkarComedy
– Baton Baton Mein बातों बातों में 1979Basu ChatterjeeRomance, Comedy
– Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi रामप्रसाद की तेरहवीं 2019Seema PahwaDrama, Comedy
– English Vinglish इंग्लिश विंग्लिश 2012Gauri ShindeDrama, Comedy
– Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi चलती का नाम गाड़ी 1958Satyen BoseComedy, Musical
– Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa कभी हाँ कभी ना 1994Kundan ShahRomance, Comedy
– Angoor अंगूर 1982GulzarComedy
– Khubsoorat खूबसूरत 1980Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy, Family
– Ludo लूडो 2020Anurag BasuAnthology, Comedy
– Monica, O My Darling मोनिका, ओ माय डार्लिंग 2022Vasan BalaNeo-noir, Comedy
– Hindi Medium हिंदी मीडियम 2017Saket ChaudharyComedy, Drama
– Nil Battey Sannata निल बट्टे सन्नाटा 2015Ashwiny Iyer TiwariDrama, Comedy
– Chintu Ka Birthday चिंटू का बर्थडे 2019Devanshu Kumar, Satyanshu SinghDrama, Comedy
– Mukti Bhawan मुक्ति भवन 2016Shubhashish BhutianiDrama, Comedy

Other genres

Everything else in the canon

Drama 158Romance 36Thriller 30Crime 27Musical 18Biography 15Action 10Political 9Sports 7Satire 6Legal 5Historical 4Horror 4Family 4Mystery 4Neo-noir 4Coming-of-age 3Anthology 3Documentary 3Sci-Fi 2Fantasy 2Road 2Philosophy 1Heist 1Revenge 1Survival 1Adventure 1Surreal 1Avant-garde 1Dark comedy 1Children 1