The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan, being a remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Tabu and Sushmita Sen in lead roles with Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan in a special appearance.
Meenakshi Seshadri is an Indian former actress, model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She worked primarily in Hindi films, with few films in Telugu and Tamil. She made her debut with the film Painter Babu (1983) produced by Manoj Kumar, and her second film Hero (1983) catapulted her to instant stardom. In a career spanning a decade, she established herself as one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time.
Aditya Pancholi is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema.
Vijay is a 1988 Indian Hindi language action drama film directed by Yash Chopra. It features an ensemble star cast consisting of Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sonam, Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Anupam Kher won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.
Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra, with Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, and Paresh Rawal in supporting. The film is thematically inspired by the 1966 film Pyar Kiye Jaa. It released on 25th June 1999 with positive critical reception and went on to become the fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1999. It is often regarded as being amongst Govinda's greatest performances and he won many awards for his role as Monu and Chachaji.
Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri, it marked Shroff's debut in a lead role. Its music directors were Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Upon release, it became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.
Wanted is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Boney Kapoor. It is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri. The film stars Salman Khan in the lead role with Prakash Raj, Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar and Inder Kumar while Prabhu Deva, Govinda and Anil Kapoor make special appearances.
Jurm (transl. Crime) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. It stars Vinod Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Sangeeta Bijlani. Salim Khan wrote the story and script. The film was a critical and commercial success and was declared a "Hit" at the box-office. It is based on the 1987 movie Someone to Watch Over Me. Meenakshi Sheshadri and Sangeeta Bijlani were both nominated at the Filmfare awards, in the Best Actress and the latter in the Best Supporting category.
Aag Se Khelenge is a 1989 Hindi-language action film, produced by Pravesh Sippy under the N. N. Sippy Productions banner and directed by Bhaskar Shetty. It starred Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles, with the music composed by R. D. Burman.
Khuddar is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan, is a remake of the Tamil film Walter Vetrivel, starring Sathyaraj. Other cast includes Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Navneet Nishaan and Anil Dhawan. The film includes the controversial number "Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole", which was censored to "Baby Baby Mujhe Log Bole". The song itself is inspired from Italian singer Sabrina Salerno 1987 hit, Boys. Dialogues of this movie became very popular, and therefore, audio cassettes of dialogues were released.
Jawani Diwani is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Manish Sharma starring Emraan Hashmi, Celina Jaitly, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Tiku Talsania and Mahesh Manjrekar.
Coolie No. 1 is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language comedy masala film, directed by David Dhawan, and written by Rumi Jaffery and Kader Khan. The film stars Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Harish Kumar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Mahesh Anand, with music by Anand–Milind.
The 36th Filmfare Awards were held in 1991.
Inteqam is an Indian action film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and released in 1988. It stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar in lead roles.
Teri Payal Mere Geet is a Hindi movie produced by Prem Lalwani, starring Govinda and Meenakshi Sheshadri. The movie was directed by Rehman Naushad and was released in 1993.
Ghar Ho To Aisa is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpataru and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It stars Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Seshadri in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Attintlo Adde Mogudu. The popular pairing of Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Sheshadri, which was featured in many films was much appreciated. Sheshadri's performance in particular as the feisty daughter-in-law who teaches her cruel in-laws a lesson was loved by audiences; providing a great contrast to Deepti Neval character; as the meek oppressed daughter-in-law. Bindu played her trade mark negative mother-in-law character with great conviction. The film was a box office success.
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi is 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Manmohan Desai, produced by S. Ramanathan and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Ganga, Meenakshi Sheshadri as Jamuna, Jaya Prada as Saraswati. Supporting cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Nirupa Roy, Amrish Puri.
Thikana is a 1987 Hindi crime drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Smita Patil, Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh in lead roles.
