16 Bollywood Comedies Best To Avoid!

Every year, Bollywood produces a plethora of supposedly “laugh-out-loud” comedies. However, genuinely funny films like ‘Hera Pheri’ (2000), ‘Lagey Raho Munnabhai’ (2006) and ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ (1994) are becoming rarer as directors focus more on including comedic situations in His movies. The best we’ve gotten in terms of decent comedy in recent times is ‘Chashme Baddoor’ (2013), although the one starring Ali Zafar was nothing exceptional. Let’s take a look at some of the most pathetic attempts at making Hindi comedy movies in the post-2000 era:

1. Daddy Cool (2009) – With ‘Daddy Cool,’ K. Murli Mohan Rao accomplishes the almost impossible task of transforming 2007 sleeper hit ‘Death At A Funeral’ into an overly long and unfunny film. His stellar cast included actors past their expiration date, like Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani, or those whose careers never took off, like Aarti Chhabria, Ashish Chowdhury and Tulip Joshi. The whole farce about a dead body left a bad taste in the mouths of the handful of people who ventured out to see ‘Daddy Cool’ in a theater.

2. Rascals (2011) – Like Ram Gopal Verma, David Dhawan is another filmmaker who has lost his mojo many years ago. If you need any confirmation for that, try watching ‘Rascals’ on TV or DVD. It’s just irritating to see two older (age and appearance wise!) actors like Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn fighting for the attentions of a much younger Kangna Ranaut. A wooden Arjun Rampal played the role of the bad guy in ‘Rascals’, who, understandably, sank without a trace.

3. It’s Rocking… Dard-E-Disco (2012) – You may or may not be a Bappi Lahiri fan, but you have to admit that ‘India’s disco king’ deserved a better tribute than this monstrosity. Sneha Ullal, the Aishwarya Rai clone who made her debut in ‘Lucky: No Time For Love’ (2005) once again proves that he has no acting chops at all, while Akshay Kapoor engages in inexplicable antics in the film. Bappi Lahiri himself has an extended cameo in the film, though why he agreed to it will forever remain a mystery. Watch the man’s songs on TV, listen to them on mobile music streaming apps, but avoid this movie. Nothing rocks about it!

4. Chatur Singh Two Star (2011) – Don’t be fooled by the name: this sorry excuse for a comedy film doesn’t deserve two (or none, for that matter) stars. Sanjay Dutt, in a hideous wig, plays the title character, with Ameesha Patel (whose career had started to decline) as his love interest. A hot number and a couple of Suresh Menon gags couldn’t save this movie.

5. Kambakkht Ishq (2009) – Akshay Kumar landed four clean shots in 2007, but his magic began to falter soon after. Sabbir Khan’s much-touted ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ was expected to revive Akki’s career, but he did the complete opposite. With a central idea of ​​a wristwatch being accidentally planted in a patient’s stomach and having the chant ‘Om Mangalam’ set as its alarm tone, the film was panned by viewers and critics alike. Kareena Kapoor played her in the nonsense, while Denise Richards and Sylvester Stallone made friendly appearances. We’re almost sure the latter two had no idea how bad the movie was shaping up to be!

6. O Teri (2014) – Very recent and astonishingly bad. Salman Khan and his friend Atul Agnihotri produced this film (the former even appeared for a song during the end credits). Pulkit Samrat, who wowed everyone with 2013’s ‘Fukrey’, was paired with newcomer Bilal Amrohi, and the two played out one of the worst bromances in Hindi film history. Sarah Jane Dias was miscast as the head of a media house. Mandira ‘noodle strap’ Bedi had a role, but no one was interested in paying big bucks to see ‘O Teri’. There’s a good chance you won’t be able to catch a TV repeat of the movie either.

7. God Tussi Great Ho (2008) – If you are a fan of Jim Carrey’s ‘Bruce Almighty’, watch it again or try to find a Hindi dubbed version of the film. Don’t bother watching ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ – Rumi Jaffrey’s uniformly howling retelling of that iconic film. Those were the days when Salman Khan hadn’t started doing remakes of South Indian movies, and this was among the rather long list of flops from him. However, one feels sorry for Priyanka Chopra, the heroine of this slapstick. Oh, and Amitabh Bachhan had a small role as God. What ‘Players’ did to ‘The Italian Job’, ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ did to ‘Bruce Almighty’, long before that.

8. What is your Raashee? (2009) – This time, a Piggy Chops masterclass (he played 12 different roles!) wasn’t enough to prop up this boring Ashutosh Gowariker fest. Harman Baweja, who has already had a flop sci-fi movie (‘Love Story 2050’) and a sports movie (‘Victory’) delivered another flop with ‘What’s Your Raashee?’ His Gujarati boy act was sadly unconvincing, the script was all over the place and although there were a couple of good songs, it never quite lived up to its billing as a ‘social comedy’.

9. No Problem (2010) – If you think no director could mess up a movie that featured so many A-list actors (from Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna, to Sushmita Sen, Kangna Ranaut and Bipasha Basu), you’d be underestimating the powers. by Anees Bazmee. In order to make sure the many big stars in the film got enough screen time, Bazmee probably forgot the importance of having a cohesive story as well. A Suniel Shetty hamming didn’t help matters either.

10. Buddha Mar Gaya (2007) – The best comedic actors of the past and current generations starred in probably the worst movie on this list. Anupam Kher played the role of a corpse (if that makes any sense to you!), while reliable stars like Om Puri and Paresh Rawal strutted around the corpse in completely insane fashion. The idea that Kher’s character died while trying to have fun “under the covers” with Rakhi Sawant was just repulsive. If you have a deep-seated hatred towards someone, you might consider gifting them a DVD copy of ‘Buddha Mar Gaya’!

11. Shortkut: The Con Is On (2009) – Neeraj Vora got a taste of the blockbuster with ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ (2006), and that likely gave him the confidence to craft this bland fare three years later. Arshad Warsi and Akshaye Khanna’s attempts at humor were crude, and Amrita Rao’s much-hyped glamorous avatar went almost unappreciated. Silly dialogue added to the irritability of the already convoluted plot. The only interesting thing about the movie was the way the filmmakers played with the word ‘Shortcut’ in its title.

12. Pyar Impossible (2010) – For an actress of her caliber, Priyanka Chopra has delivered a staggering number of unwatchable flops. In ‘Pyar Impossible,’ she was paired with Uday Chopra, whose only claim to fame in the last decade and a half has been the sidekick role in the ‘Dhoom’ franchise. The film tried, and failed miserably, to capture the fresh romantic feel of ‘Notting Hill’ (1999). Director Jugal Hansraj had a miserable acting career and with ‘Pyar Impossible’ he proved that filmmaking skills weren’t his forte either.

13. Pyare Mohan (2006) – It came out just before ‘Tom Dick and Harry,’ and both films made fun of disabled people in the name of comedy. However, the latter at least had Himesh Reshammiya’s blockbusters, while Fardeen Khan’s leading man Viveik Oberoi also fell short in that regard. Laughs were scarce throughout the film, it rarely airs on TV, and the two leads (Amrita Rao and Esha Deol) have hit dead ends in their respective acting careers. We are not surprised!

14. Bin Bulaye Baraati (2011) – In his first couple of movies, Aftab Shivdasani looked cute. Then, he began to put on weight, his acting prowess deteriorated noticeably, and he fell out of favor with former mentor Ram Gopal Verma. ‘Bin Bulaye Baraati’ features Aftab in the most pathetic performance of his entire (albeit brief!) career. Giving him company in this completely rotten film were former RGV muse Priyanka/Nisha Kothari, Rajpal Yadav, Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapoor. Shweta Tiwari’s raunchy item number added a spoonful of vulgarity in this already doomed film.

15. Tees Maar Khan (2010) – Farah Khan fell out with his best friend Shah Rukh Khan when the latter (sensibly) opted out of this film, and Akshay Kumar was cast as his replacement. A fairly successful music album, with Katrina Kaif’s moves on the track ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’ as its highlight, gave the film its fair share of pre-release buzz. Then the movie came out and people found out how outrageous the plot was (robbing a trainload of treasure by fooling an entire town, in case you were wondering) and they unanimously gave it a thumbs down. Akshaye Khanna’s movie star act drew a couple of laughs, but that was about it. Farah fixed up with Shah Rukh later, and hopefully future movies of him will be nice again.

16. Housefull 2 ​​(2012) – If Sister Farah can be on this list, can Brother Sajid be left behind? Certainly not! The latter failed to win over the critics with ‘Heyy Baby’ and ‘Housefull’, and turned it into a hat-trick of poorly crafted comedies with ‘Housefull 2’. The film had a lot of star power, from Akshay Kumar and Asin, to Riteish Deshmukh, Mithun Chakraborty and Boman Irani. The story of mistaken identities, though: in ‘Housefull 2’, all three main actors posed as ‘Jolly’ and viewers were just as confused as everyone else on screen. Veterans Rishi and Randhir Kapoor contributed bad performances, and someone should have told Sajid not to cast John Abraham in a comedic role. However, the film was a huge success at the box office, but fate finally caught up with Sajid Khan with his next release.

Govinda, the king of Bollywood comedies in the late 90s, tried his luck with ‘Chal Chalein’ (2009) and ‘Do Knot Disturb’ (2009), both equally embarrassing. Recent remakes of South starring Salman Khan haven’t impressed critics, but ‘Ready’ (2011) can be called the most terribly bad attempt at making a funny movie. Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal’ series might not be National Award winning material, but it looks like an absolute masterpiece compared to these movies.

If you haven’t seen any of the above movies, you’re in luck!