Directors of Indian comic cinema have made films that have been laugh riots. Humour has been implanted skilfully in Indian films by these directors, whose work has made comedy one of the most important genres of Indian commercial cinema. Making people laugh is quite challenging and comic cinema directors in India have succeeded in achieving the same. Comic genre in Indian cinema has seen transformation and evolution since the time of its conception. Several Bollywood films, Bengali films, Telugu films, Marathi films and other regional films have been intellectually composed with comedy by some noteworthy directors.
Bollywood Directors of Comic Cinema
Hindi films comprise some of the biggest names in Indian comedy. Jyoti Swaroop`s `Padosan` falls among the most hilarious comedy films of Bollywood. Other directors who have specialized in this genre are Satyen Bose who made `Chalti Ka Naam Gadi`, Hrishikesh Mukherjee who directed movies like `Chupke Chukpe` and `Gol Maal` and Rajkumar Santoshi who made `Andaz Apna Apna` and "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani". Rajkumar Hirani is an acclaimed director who has successfully used comedy in a satirical way in his films like `Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.`, `Lage Raho Munna Bhai`, "3 Idiots and "PK". The legendary Kamal Haasan has directed `Chachi 420`, Prakash Mehra who made `Namak Halaal`, Priyadarshan who directed `Hera Pheri`, `Hungama`, "Hulchul", "Garam Masala", "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" and several others. David Dhawan is a noted director in Hindi comic cinema, with films like "Haseena Maan Jayegi", "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", "Judwaa", "Partner" and "Main Tera Hero".
Bengali Film Directors of Comic Cinema
Directors like Nirmal Dey who directed `Sare Chuattar`, Prafulla Chakraborty who directed `Jamalaye Jibanta Manush`, Agradoot who made the famous comedy film `Chhadmabeshi` and Manu Sen who received accolades for his directorial `Bhrantibilas`, have made significant contribution to the comedy genre in Bengali Cinema.
Telugu Directors of Comic Cinema
Telugu comedy films have significantly made up the successful commercial genre in Telugu Cinema. Directors like Harish Shankar who made the movie `Gabbar Singh`, Mohan Krishna Indraganti who directed `Ashta Chamma`, Bheemineni Srinivasa Rao who made `Sudigadu` and G. Nageshwara Reddy who directed `Denikaina Ready` are a few amongst the numerous noted comedy film directors of Telugu films.
Marathi Directors of Comic Cinema
Ankush Chaudhari who directed `No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey` and Avadhoot Gupte who made `Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda` among others are counted the influential comedy film directors in Marathi cinema.
