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.MovieYearIMDb
1Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi19588.0
2Padosan19688.1
3Bawarchi19728.1
4Bombay To Goa19726.7
5Chupke Chupke19758.3
6Khatta Meetha19785.8
7Pati, Patni Aur Woh19785.8
8Gol Maal19798.5
9Baton Baton Mein19797.5
10Khubsoorat19807.6
11Naram Garam19817.4
12Chashme Buddoor19817.9
13Angoor19828.3
14Satte Pe Satta19827.2
15Namak Halaal19827.2
16Kisi Se Na Kehna19837.3
17Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro19838.3
18Chamatkar19926.5
19Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke19937.3
20Aankhen19936.8
21Andaz Apna Apna19948.0
22Raja Babu19946.4
23Main Khiladi Tu Anari19946.5
24Coolie No.119954.2
25Chachi 42019977.4
26Deewana Mastana19976.7
27Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi19976.3
28Ishq19976.8
29Hero No. 119976.3
30Judwaa19976.1
31Duplicate19985.5
32Dulhe Raja19986.7
33Haseena Maan Jaayegi19996.3
34Hadh Kar Di Apne19995.3
35Baadshah19996.8
old Hindi comedy movies list

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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

Please note that all images are taken from IMDb unless specified otherwise.

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