12 Bollywood Female Comedians Who Made Us Laugh To No End
Posted On: 05 Jun 2023 | Last Updated : 05 Jun 2023 | Views : 715
Ask an actor or actress what is the most difficult part of acting and the answer would be – ‘Make someone laugh’. Comedy is a genre that everyone likes to watch and get entertained. There have been numerous male comedians who have made us laugh with their sheer presence on screen while their comic timing and antics served as the icing on the cake. If one talks about Bollywood male comedians, we get a huge list of them who often overshadowed their female counterparts. Though comediennes have been around ever since Bollywood started producing films in the black-and-white era but unfortunately, never got the due they deserved. Today we are going to tell you about some of Bollywood's famous female comedian actresses, who immortalized their comedy-filled characters through their impeccable comic timing on the screen.
1. Tun Tun (Uma Devi Khatri)
One of the most marvelous Indian female comedians to break the stereotypes was none other than Tun Tun. Regarded as Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne, Tun Tun is rated among the top 10 best Bollywood comediennes of all time. She started her career as a playback singer giving hits like ‘Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon Dil-e-Beqarar Ka’, ‘Yeh Kaun Chala Meri Aankhon Mein Sama Kar’ and ‘Aaj Machi Hai Dhoom Jhoom Khushi Se Jhoom’, etc., and later shifted to doing comic roles in films like Babul, Aar Paar, Mr. & Mrs. 55, Pyaasa, Bluff Master, Phool Aur Patthar, Do Raaste, Hulchul, Namak Halaal, etc.
2. Manorama
The list of the 10 best comediennes of Bollywood would be incomplete without the name of Manorama. Manorama started her acting career as a child artist in Khazanchi (1941) and later went on to play lead roles in the early 1940s, and then settled down to villainous and comedian roles. Some of her memorable comic roles were in superhit films such as Half Ticket, Dus Lakh, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Mujhe Jeene Do, Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Caravan, Bombay to Goa and Laawaris.
3. Preeti Ganguly
Actor Ashok Kumar’s daughter Preeti Ganguly’s name too figures among the 10 best female comedy actors of Bollywood. Due to her obesity, she took up comic roles and amused audiences in her short decade-long career. She did several comic roles in Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s of which some of her memorable roles were in Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha, Balika Badhu, Khel Khel Mein, Dillagi, Damaad, Jhoota Kahin Ka and Thodisi Bewafai.
4. Bindu
Veteran actress Bindu started her acting with Santan in 1959 and then later appeared in family dramas like Ek Phool Char Kante, Anpadh and Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke before shifting to vamp roles in hits like Kati Patang, Do Raaste, Chhupa Rustam, Prem Nagar, Phandebaaz, Tyaag, Nafrat, Gehri Chaal and Dastaan. The 90s saw her stop playing the quintessential role of a mother-in-law and got to playing comic roles in super hit movies like Shola Aur Shabnam, Aankhen, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Judwaa, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.
5. Guddi Maruti
Daughter of comedian Marutirao Parab, Guddi Maruti started her acting career as a child artist at the age of 10 years in the film Jaan Haazir Hai (1975) and later made her adult debut in Sau Din Saas Ke in 1980. Due to her physical appearance, she started getting comic roles in popular movies including Naseeb, Kasam, Hum, Karz Chukana Hai, Khiladi, Shola Aur Shabnam, Aashik Aawara, Dulhe Raja and Biwi No. 1 making her one of the 10 best comediennes of Indian cinema.
6. Ketki Dave
Ketki Dave needs no introduction to Hindi and Gujarati film audiences. Be it TV or films she has crafted a niche for herself by playing the quintessential Gujarati lady who can bring an instant smile to everyone’s face with her flawless performances. Her role in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi made her a household name in the 2000s. She made her debut in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Kissi Se Na Kehna in 1983 before turning to Gujarati films. On her return to Bollywood, she played comic characters in films such as Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001), Kitne Door Kitne Paas (2002), Parwana (2003), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008).
7. Sulabha Arya
Sulabha Arya is another veteran Hindi and Marathi television and stage actress who is known for her supporting as well as comic roles. She started her acting career by appearing in Kundan Shah’s TV serial Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Wagle Ki Duniya, and Yes Boss and Maddam Sir. Some of her best roles as a comedienne have been in movies Tere Mere Sapne (1996), Masoom (1996), Hera Pheri (2000) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) to name a few.
8. Upasana Singh
Mention the top 10 best comediennes of Indian cinema and we have the vibrant Upasana Singh name in the list for sure. She started her acting career in 1989 with Paap Ki Saza and played the lead in many B-grade movies such as Main Hoon Geeta, Ramwati, Aaj Ki Taaqat, Khoon Ka Sindoor, etc. She got noticed for playing comic characters in biggies like Loafer, Judaai, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Aitraaz, Old Is Gold, My Friend Ganesha, Golmaal Returns, Hungama and Judwaa 2. As a stand-up comedian her character of ‘Buaa’ in the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil got her widespread critical acclaim.
9. Kirron Kher
Theatre, film and television actress Kirron Kher also joins the list of Bollywood’s top comediennes. Despite starting her acting career late in Bollywood in 1988 with Pestonjee, she has carved a niche for herself by portraying sensitive roles in Sardari Begum, Darmiyaan, Devdas and Main Hoon Na and comic roles in Hum Tum (2004), Om Shanti Om (2007), Dostana (2008), Ajab Gazabb Love (2012), Action Replayy (2010), Total Siyapaa (2014), and Khoobsurat (2014).
10. Jamie Lever
Currently, one of the top 10 best female comedy actors of Bollywood, Jamie Lever is not just a stand-up comedienne's but a fantastic mimicry artist too who can imitate many Bollywood female celebs at the drop of a hat. Daughter of veteran Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever, Jamie started her career by performing on Sony TV’s Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali in 2013 and later went on to host various shows. She made her Bollywood debut in Kapil Sharma’s Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015) and followed it up with Housefull 4 (2019) and Bhoot Police (2021).
11. Bharti Singh
One of Bollywood’s youngest and most talented female comedians and stand-up artists is Bharti Singh. She has already appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list in 2016 and has been a host to several award and reality shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012), Nach Baliye 8 (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9. She has done a handful of Punjabi and Hindi films like Khiladi 786, Yamle Jatt Yamle, Ek Noor, Jatt & Juliet 2 and Sanam Re but remains a force to reckon with as fans await to see her more in films.
12. Mallika Dua
The multi-talented Mallika Dua is a gifted actress who has donned the hat of a YouTuber, stand-up comedian, host, and mentor. After making her mark on the digital space she has appeared so far in a few popular movies like Hindi Medium (2017), Namaste England (2018), Zero (2018), and Indoo Ki Jawani (2020). With her comic timing and defying gender stereotypes, Mallika is bound to become one of the top female comedians in Bollywood in times to come.
