Amitabh Bachchan's comic talents have been the secret ingredient to vast filmography. As a exercise in nostalgia, we recommend these fourteen funnies

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14 Amitabh Bachchan comedies that will instantly cheer you up

Team CE

Published:11th Oct, 2019 at 6:24 PM

Bombay to Goa (1972) | A bunch of oddballs takes a bus from Mumbai to Goa – all while a murder investigation is on. Amitabh appears as Ravi Kumar, a man who eventually nabs the killer.

Garam Masala (1972) | A gyspy woman dressed as a masked man exacts revenge against the despotic Captain Kishore, the ruler of Sabzbag. Amitabh cameos as ‘Ustaad’ Robert Tailor, a gunslinger.

Chupke Chupke (1975) | A Botany professor’s prank on his wife's family gets complicated when he gets his friend Sukumar (Bachchan) to impersonate him. In this manner, a classic was made.

Hera Pheri (1976) | From bluffing his way onto Saira Banu’s lap to conning Asrani at a casino table, Amitabh nailed some hilarious scenes in this superhit crime film.

Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) | “Daru mat pee… mat pee…” A drunk and bruised Anthony nursing himself in front of the mirror became a cult scenes for the ages. One of many in this Manmohan Desai classic

Gol Maal (1979): In the song ‘Sapne Mein Dekha’, in the line ‘... mein Amitabh ho gaya’, Amol Palekar sees himself as a big movie star while the real man slumps behind. The stuff of dreams, really.

Namak Halaal (1982): “I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English… because English is a very funny language.” And so is Amitabh Bachchan.

Satte Pe Satta (1982):As the oldest of seven bumpkins, Amitabh fails to bring order to his chaotic farmstead, but only until the arrival of Indu (Hema Malini). The comedy is being remade by Farah Khan

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) | Govinda + Amitabh Bachchan. David Dhawan’s comedy became Amitabh’s first hit after his hiatus in the mid-90s.

Bunty Aur Babli (2005) | Like son, like father. Big B sets out to catch Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerjee in this endearing caper directed by Shaad Ali.

Cheeni Kum (2007) | Amitabh corners Paresh Rawal in an empty mensroom. He has weird proposal: he wants to marry the man’s daughter. R Balki’s romcom packed big laughs under its un-syrupy title.

Bhoothnath (2008) | Amitabh plays a friendly ‘bhoot’ who teams up with a mischief-maker in a Goa mansion. The film was a riff on Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost.

Piku (2015) | As the cantankerous Bhashkor Banerjee, Big B drives Irrfan Khan up the wall with his poop talk and fussy behaviour. A film that’s flush with laughs.

102 Not Out (2018):A snazzy centenarian in no mood to clear the pitch, Amitabh brightened up Umesh Shukla’s generational comedy, even as he became a nuisance to his colorless, 76-year-old son.