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Funniest Film Characters

Tusshar Kapoor in Golmaal 3 is reason enough to look forward to the weekend. As the lovable but mute Lucky, he gets the laughs without delivering a single funny line.

Here are some of Bollywood's funniest movie characters...

  • Tusshar Kapoor in <i>Golmaal 3</i> is reason enough to look forward to the weekend. As the lovable but mute Lucky, he gets the laughs without delivering a single funny line.<br><br> Here are some of Bollywood's funniest movie characters...
    Tusshar Kapoor in Golmaal 3 is reason enough to look forward to the weekend. As the lovable but mute Lucky, he gets the laughs without delivering a single funny line.

    Here are some of Bollywood's funniest movie characters...
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  • Funny Face: Ajay Devgn mastered the art of comic timing as Prem Chopra in last Diwali's <i>All The Best</i>.
    Funny Face: Ajay Devgn mastered the art of comic timing as Prem Chopra in last Diwali's All The Best.
  • Chatur's speech for posterity was only of the many things to laugh at in <i>3 Idiots</i>.
    Chatur's speech for posterity was only of the many things to laugh at in 3 Idiots.
  • Arjun Singh could talk English, walk English and laugh English but the language wasn't the only ?phunny? thing in <i>Namak Halal</i>.
    Arjun Singh could talk English, walk English and laugh English but the language wasn't the only “phunny” thing in Namak Halal.
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  • Could one possibly forget Javed Jaffrey as Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee in <i>Salaam Namaste</i>? Egjacktly!
    Could one possibly forget Javed Jaffrey as Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee in Salaam Namaste? Egjacktly!
  • Chuckles galore with Boman Irani as unscrupulous Kishan Khurana in <i>Khosla Ka Ghosla</i>.
    Chuckles galore with Boman Irani as unscrupulous Kishan Khurana in Khosla Ka Ghosla.
  • Shakti Kapoor is a barrel of laughs Mogambo's bhatija Crimemaster Gogo in <i>Andaz Apna Apna</i>.
    Shakti Kapoor is a barrel of laughs Mogambo's bhatija Crimemaster Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna.
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  • <i>Sholay</i> had a good dose of the funnies with Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram Nai.
    Sholay had a good dose of the funnies with Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram Nai.
  • Asrani was <i>Sholay</i> Funny #2 as the ?angrezon ka zamaane ke jailor?.
    Asrani was Sholay Funny #2 as the “angrezon ka zamaane ke jailor”.
  • And Jagjeet makes it <i>Sholay</i> Funny #3 as Surma Bhopali. Even Amitabh could barely keep a straight face on screen ? despite heavy editing you can just about see him about to crack up.
    And Jagjeet makes it Sholay Funny #3 as Surma Bhopali. Even Amitabh could barely keep a straight face on screen – despite heavy editing you can just about see him about to crack up.
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  • Aamir and Salman's non-stop laughathon as Amar-Prem makes <i>Andaz Apna Apna</i> the stuff of legend.
    Aamir and Salman's non-stop laughathon as Amar-Prem makes Andaz Apna Apna the stuff of legend.
  • Guru was funny, Bhola was funnier but Mehmood, as Master Pillai, was the funniest in <i>Padosan</i>.
    Guru was funny, Bhola was funnier but Mehmood, as Master Pillai, was the funniest in Padosan.
  • All dolled up, Paintal had to go way beyond the call of friendship in <i>Rafoo Chakkar</i>.
    All dolled up, Paintal had to go way beyond the call of friendship in Rafoo Chakkar.
  • Paresh Rawal as cross-eyed, dhoti-dropping Baburao didn't need dialogue to deliver the laughs in <i>Hera Pheri</i>.
    Paresh Rawal as cross-eyed, dhoti-dropping Baburao didn't need dialogue to deliver the laughs in Hera Pheri.
  • Arshad Warsi as Circuit was hotwired to our funny bone in <i>Munnabhai M.B.B.S</i>.
    Arshad Warsi as Circuit was hotwired to our funny bone in Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
  • Govinda is the King of Comedy as Rajesh/Raju in <i>Hero No.1</i>.
    Govinda is the King of Comedy as Rajesh/Raju in Hero No.1.
  • Sridevi's as naughty twin Manju switches it up in <i>Chaalbaaz</i>.
    Sridevi's as naughty twin Manju switches it up in Chaalbaaz.
  • Kishore Kumar is rib tickling as he tries to pass himself off as a child in <i>Half Ticket</i>.
    Kishore Kumar is rib tickling as he tries to pass himself off as a child in Half Ticket.
  • Om Puri may not be known as a funnyman, but give him a bottle and some dark glasses and what do you get ? Ahuja from <i>Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron</i>.
    Om Puri may not be known as a funnyman, but give him a bottle and some dark glasses and what do you get – Ahuja from Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.
  • Johnny Lever is frequently funny, but never more so than as the crooked Gafoor in <i>Deewana Mastana</i>.
    Johnny Lever is frequently funny, but never more so than as the crooked Gafoor in Deewana Mastana.
  • Professor Parimal Tripathi's shuddh Hindi was in a class of it's own in <i>Chupke Chupke</i>.
    Professor Parimal Tripathi's shuddh Hindi was in a class of it's own in Chupke Chupke.
  • Wah Wah: Mehmood could make horror funny as Atma from <i>Pyar Kiye Jaa</i>.
    Wah Wah: Mehmood could make horror funny as Atma from Pyar Kiye Jaa.
  • Utpal Dutt makes ?mooch? ado about nothing as Bhavani Shankar in <i>Golmaal</i>.
    Utpal Dutt makes “mooch” ado about nothing as Bhavani Shankar in Golmaal.
  • Juhi Chawla's infectious giggle and blonde moments have us giving her a thumbs-up in <i>Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke</i>.
    Juhi Chawla's infectious giggle and blonde moments have us giving her a thumbs-up in Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke.
  • Satish Shah plays dead for most of <i>Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron</i> but that only makes Commissioner D'Mello funnier.
    Satish Shah plays dead for most of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron but that only makes Commissioner D'Mello funnier.
  • Kader Khan was a hoot as the funny father of notorious sons in <i>Haseena Maan Jayegi</i>.
    Kader Khan was a hoot as the funny father of notorious sons in Haseena Maan Jayegi.
  • Aamir was a top tapori as Munna in <i>Rangeela</i>.
    Aamir was a top tapori as Munna in Rangeela.
  • Hema had us in splits, rollerskating and swinging from a fan, in <i>Seeta Aur Geeta</i>.
    Hema had us in splits, rollerskating and swinging from a fan, in Seeta Aur Geeta.
  • And it's double mazaa with Asrani and Paintal as the real and fake Champak Bhoomia in <i>Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar</i>.
    And it's double mazaa with Asrani and Paintal as the real and fake Champak Bhoomia in Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar.
  • <i>Angoor</i>'s double twin trouble spiraled out of control with Sanjeev Kumar as Ashok #2.
    Angoor's double twin trouble spiraled out of control with Sanjeev Kumar as Ashok #2.
  • Utpal Dutt as police inspector Dhurindhar Bhatawrekar needed nothing funnier than the name to make <i>Rang Birangi</i> a comedy classic.
    Utpal Dutt as police inspector Dhurindhar Bhatawrekar needed nothing funnier than the name to make Rang Birangi a comedy classic.