Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who made his Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt’s directorial debut Saaransh in 1984, has played a variety of roles in Hindi cinema for several decades. Although he does not like comic roles now, Anupam Kher’s comedy films are the highlight of his illustrious career in Hindi cinema.
Anupam Kher played negative roles in films like Karma and Tezaab. He also entertained the audience with his comic roles in films like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Haseena Maan Jaayegi.
So if you are a fan of comedy movies, then this movie is definitely for you.
We have listed 5 best comedy films of Anupam Kher which will make you laugh out loud. You can add these films to your watch list.
5 must-watch comedy movies of Anupam Kher
1. Khosla’s Nest
- Cast: Anupam Kher, Parvin Dabas, and Boman Irani
- IMDb Rating: 8.2
- Release Year: 2006
- Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, Khosla Ka Ghosla is a 2006 comedy film. The story revolves around Anupam Kher’s character Kamal Kishore Khosla, whose land is usurped by a property dealer Kishan Khurana, played by Boman Irani. Khosla gets his plot back when his sons plan a fraudulent deal with Khurana. Parvin Dabas played Anupam Kher’s elder son Chironji Lal Khosla, and Ranvir Shorey was cast as his younger son Balwant aka Bunty Khosla.
The 2006 film also featured late actor Navin Nischol in important roles, alongside Vinay Pathak and Tara Sharma in pivotal roles.
2. Make your dream money
- Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitly, Koena Mitra, Riya Sen and Anupam Kher
- IMDb rating: 5.4
- Release Year: 2006
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Apna Sapna Money Money, directed by Sangeeth Sivan, was also released in 2006. Anupam Kher played Satyabol Shastri, who disapproves of his daughter Shivani’s (Riya Sen) relationship with Shreyas Talpade’s character Arjun. Arjun takes the help of his cousin Kishan (played by Riteish Deshmukh) to get his girlfriend. Kishan introduces himself as Sunaina. Satyabol falls in love with her thinking that Sunaina is real.
The pairing of Anupam Kher and Ritesh Deshmukh in the film was amazing. Both of them made the audience laugh a lot in some scenes. They even danced together in the song Dil Mein Baji Guitar.
3. Haseena Maan Jayegi
- Cast: Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra
- IMDb rating: 6.3
- Release Year: 1999
- Where to watch: ZEE5
Directed by David Dhawan, Haseena Maan Jaayegi was released in 1999. Sonu and Monu, played by Sanjay Dutt and Govinda respectively, are two mischievous brothers who love to play pranks on Kader Khan, who played their on-screen rich father, Amirchand.
The siblings, Sonu and Monu, fall in love with Anupam Kher’s character Gulzarilal’s daughters, Pooja (Pooja Batra) and Ritu (Karisma Kapoor). Monu disguises himself as Sonu’s uncle to help his brother fix his marriage with Pooja. Meanwhile, Gulzarilal’s unmarried sister, Santho, falls in love with Monu’s fake character Chachaji, leading to hilarious situations.
Anupam Kher definitely gave us many light-hearted moments in the film.
4. We will take the bride
- Cast: Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan
- IMDb rating: 5.1
- Release Year: 2000
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge starring Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor was released in 2000. Salman Khan played the role of Raja and Karisma Kapoor played the role of Sapna. The story revolves around Sapna who has three uncles, Bhola Nath, Prabhu Nath and Vicky Nath. Anupam Kher played the role of Sapna’s uncle Vicky. Kher’s character Vicky is Sapna’s coolest uncle in the film. His acting was quite funny.
Released in 2000, the film also featured Kader Khan, Farida Jalal and Johnny Lever in key roles.
5. Kya Cool Hain Hum
- Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Isha Koppikar, Neha Dhupia and Anupam Kher
- IMDB Rating: 6.1
- Release Year: 2005
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video and Jio Cinema
Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, Kyaa Kool Hain Hum was released in 2005. The comedy film starred Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor as flatmates Rahul and Karan who dream of living a luxurious life in Mumbai. Anupam Kher played Dr. Screwvala in the film, who is a psychiatrist and psychologist. Kher shared a wonderful friendship with Isha Koppikar, who plays Urmila Martodkar, a sub-inspector.
Anupam Kher has also played comic roles in films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Chaalbaaz, Ram Lakhan, Daddy, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Shola Aur Shabnam, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! and others.
His drunken scene in the movie Hum Aapke Hain Koun was hilarious and is remembered even today.
So, please don’t wait. Choose your favorite Anupam Kher comedy movie and start watching it. Anupam Kher is indeed one of the best comedians whom the Hindi film industry will always be proud of.
