I have found movies like Angoor, Chupke Chupke, Padosan, Golmaal, Hera Pheri, Ram Gopal Verma’s Daud to be genuine comedies; but there are other movies that have not exactly been termed as a comedy, which I find funnier because unintended humor always tends to spread more mirth around than intended funnies.
The movies that I have found as unintentional comedies are the following:
JUDAAI - This movie was very funny to me because I can’t even fathom anyone buying Anil Kapoor for 1, 000 Rs., let alone crores of rupees. It would have been more apt if this movie’s title was a word that rhymes with Judaai, because that’s what the whole movie is about. It’s about Anil Kapoor’s fantasy to have ch... er I mean have 2 beautiful women desiring him. In this movie, Sridevi is shown as a money-hungry nincompoop, Anil as a married middle-class man who goes around preaching his boring philosophies, Urmila as a rich brat who suddenly goes completely gaga over the Mr. Perfect/married man, so much so that she wastes her entire inheritance on him. Yeah right, now how believable is this crap? The holly movie - Indecent Proposal was far more believable than this ridiculous ’abba dabba jabba’ bolly version of drama/unintended comedy.
MAINE PYAAR KIYA - this insanely overhyped movie was insanely funny to me because of the following: Ms. goody-goody boring little girl Bhagyashree must have said the word ji atleast a million times in the movie - auntyji, uncleji, premji, kabootarji, thisji, thatji - Oh stop it jiseased Bhagyashree! I can only laugh so much at you ji before I puke ji. After a dizzyingly countless numbers of ji’s and other goody-goody words like hum, her meek lamb act becomes hilariously FAKE. Another great comedy victim er... I mean living thing in this movie was the legendary kabootar who laid a semi-nude, all-brawn, no-brain anda (egg) that goes by the name of Salman Khan, who (even when we tell this kabootar to ja ja ja) continues to torture us ever since the mysterious success of this movie.
The funniest scene of this movie that always cracks me up is after Bhagyashreeji gets hurt from the bicycle accident, anda ka funda Salman proceeds to put some medicine on Ms. Ji’s leg; but she is such a prude, virginal little thing that she uncontrollably blushes and flushes even when his hand merely brushes the hem of her skirt. Too funny Ms. Jiji!!! The greatest irony of this movie, however, goes by the name of Laxmikant Berde who was supposed to be the comedian of the movie, but ended up being ten times more annoying than the parrot of Mein Prem Ki Diwani Hoo.
- LAMHE - is another unintended comedy that had me roaring with laughter. The story goes something like this: Anil Kapoor falls in love with Sridevi, who is elder to him, and she loves someone else from whom she conceives a daughter. As the movie progresses, we see Sridevi dead and the care of her daughter becomes Anil’s responsibility.
This daughter grows up to be surprise surprise - it’s Sridevi again. This squealy, squeaky, pony-tailed, shorts-clad Sridevi waltzes in her care-taker’s life and steals him away from his fiancee of many years. This is really fantastically funny stuff Mr. Yash Chopra. Now pray tell us Mr. Chopra when will you ever have the guts to make a Lamhe in which a much older female care-taker hooks up with her male charge? Will the pseudo-modern public be able to swallow this and call it a movie ’ahead of its time’; or I wonder would they then, in all their broad-mindedness, be hypocrites and call it morally despicable?!
- YAADEIN - Throughout this movie I was patiently waiting and waiting and waiting for something to happen, or atleast for some significant message to materialize at the end, after I had restlessly squirmed, wriggled, and squiggled in my seat for what seemed like an eternity. But when end-of-the-movie credits started rolling, I couldn’t help but scream out - WHAT? Is this even a movie??? It soon dawned on me that Yaadein is NOT a movie.
It is a dabba (box), yes a DABBA that has been wrapped up with gold paper and decorated with a lot of glitter; but when you open this dabba, you will not find a single thing of significance in there. I realize now that Mr. Subash Ghai likes to play pranks on the public by making these attractive dabbas, and fooling them into the theater, where to their horror they find out what a grave mistake they have made. You really are a joker Mr. Ghai, and now I understand your refined, subtle sense of humor.
Yaadein is filled with his typical style of humour like when Tictic er... I mean Hrithik does a Jim Carrey, when Kareena does a... well a Kareeena, and the funniest was when out-of-nowhere Mr.Ghai decides to praghat (pop-up) on the screen providing the audience ample opportunity to laugh at the creator of this dabba. Chalo tora paisa-vasool ho gaya!
- BIWI #1 - Sigh! Oh David David David! What in hell’s name is this Mr. David Dhawan? Is this supposed to be a comedy? Is this a drama?? Or, Is this a horror flick??? Well whatever the fudge it is, I found the intended ’’funny’’ scenes in this movie unfunny, and the story itself to be a one big fat unintended comedy.
Look - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s SUUUUUUUUUUUPER BIWI #1!
Super Biwi #1 is a dog-catcher - watch this movie to see super biwi catch her super sleazy, disgusting dog of a husband from the clutches of the other woman and have a laugh attack.
Super Biwi #1 is a wild horse-tamer - watch this movie to see super biwi trying to tame the wild hormones of her husband.
Super Biwi #1 is unrealistically forgiving - watch this movie to see super biwi have a supreme heart, and at the end of the movie forgive her husband and continue to live with him merrily, as if nothing ever happened.
This movie will make you laugh to the point where you want to bang your head on the wall!
Maybe, the Dhakkan er... I mean Dhawan would want to entertain us again with a sequel to Biwi #1, where we will see super or stupid or super stupid (take your pick) biwi continue her comical adventures with her wild doggy.
There are so many other unintended comedies that will make all your bones shake, rattle, and roll with laughter such as, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Ayee, Aetbaar, and countless other movies which I can go on about; but I will stop here, right at this itsy bitsy teensie weensie.