When it comes to the best comedy serials we have comedy epics like Friends, The Office, Arrested Development, The Bing Bang Theory, which are popular sitcoms internationally. Our Indian Comedy Serials do not lag anyway, if language wouldn’t have been the barrier these comedy serials could have been on the list with those Internationally popular comedy sitcoms.
Brilliance of Indian Comedy Sitcoms
We have some of the brilliant Hindi Indian comedy serials of all time that can surely brighten your dull days. Especially the ones from the ’90s had some kind of different magic to it. Those were the simple tales of every Indian household that tickle your nerve to laugh your heart out. The unadulterated Indian culture and emotions were beautifully reflected within the 20 minutes episodes. The best part was they are as simple and relatable to everyone watching. Picking up all the daily life simple issues solving them in a lighter way made our life a bit easier. After the long tiring day when you sit and watch these comedy serials is not less than any therapy.
Coming to the legendary artist that we had or still have in these Indian comedy serials like Reema Lagoo, Rakesh Bedi, Jatin Kanakia, Archana Puran Singh, Supriya Pilgaonkar, the list will just go on, any accolade any recognition will never be enough to repay their talent. The most difficult genre of acting is ‘Comedy’, its way easier to make a person cry than to make them laugh their heart out. The actors of the Indian comedy serials never made us think that way though. They were just so effortless and so natural and the most beautiful thing is when we watch them, they feel someone just like us.
Top 7 Best Indian Comedy Serials of all Time
These are the few most popular Hindi Indian comedy sitcoms, the list can go on but we have restricted it to just seven.
- Shrimaan Shrimati
This classic Indian comedy serial was the daily dose of laughter during the ’90s. Shrimaan Shrimati starring Reema Lagoo, Archana Puran Singh, Rakesh Bedi, and Jatin Kanakia were a treat to watch. This serial was based on ‘Love thy neighbor’ concept where the husbands were more interested and attracted towards their neighbor’s wife. The story was all about Keshav Kulkarni who was married to Kokila was flaming with infatuations towards Prema Ji who was again married to Dilruba. Dilruba on the other side was innocently in love with Kokila, wife of Keshav. These two flirty males were always in the race to win over their lady loves who were definitely not their wives but neighbors’ better half.
2. Dekh Bhai Dekh
Dekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most simple and relatable Indian comedy serials of the ’90s. The serial was starred by many popular actors like Sekhar Suman, Farida Jalal, Sushma Seth, Navin Nishcol, Deven Bhojani, Bhavan Balsavar, Urvashi Dholakia and many more. The story was all about three generations living together in a joint family and everyone has their own bit of problems in daily life. Their journey takes us to the regular day to day ups and downs of every Indian joint family. But the way they deal with them in a very light and fun-filled manner is sure to give joint family goals. It will make you wish for the old joint family days where each day was not less than a happy fair.
3. TuTu Main Main
This is another classic hit Indian comedy serial of all time. As per Indian tradition every girl after being married moves to her in-laws’ house to stay together with their in-laws. No matter how much a family looks perfect and happy there is always a subtle tussle ongoing between the ‘Saas‘ and ‘Bahu‘. This serial just brought out the lighter side of every day’s fight of Saas-Bahu, which is very common in every Indian household. The serial starring Reema Lagoo as the strict and disciplined Saas and Supriya Pilgaonkar as the casual and quirky Bahu took the serial to a level that can’t be matched. The chemistry between the duo was so entertaining where they just loved to hate each other, but emotionally they were so much bonded.
4. Hum Paanch
This was another popular comedy sitcom of the ’90s filled with fun and humor. Hum Paanch starred by Ashok Sharaf, Priya Tendulkar, Vidya Balan, Soma Anand, Rakhee Tandon and many more was a super hit comedy serial of that time. The story was about a pitiable father who was pranked by his five daughters all the time. Not just that, his first wife who was dead continued her interference on his life with her sarcastic comments, and his second wife never failed to insult him. The father played by Ashok Sharaf was pestered by his five mischievous daughters every day in a new way. Each of his daughters was unique in their kind and their actions are sure to make your stomach ache with laughter.
5. Khichdi
This sitcom is one of its kind which gained popularity overnight due to its extreme laughter moments in every scene. This popular series was starred by Anang Desai, Rajeev Mehta, Vandana Pathak, and Supriya Pathak in the leads and was based on a typical Gujrati joint family. Every member of this family is like a funny moron who is after selling their ancestral house and settling as a nuclear family. But, the head of the family Tulsi Das Parekh never approves of this and asked them to leave the house and live on their own. With the fear of losing the ancestral property, they decide to stay together with a hope to see Tulsi Das take his last breath and they can sell and divide the property among themselves. Living together with one another every day brings a new challenge for them and the way they deal with makes it the most entertaining one.
6. Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
This is undoubtedly one of the funniest and wittiest Indian comedy serials of all time. Sarabhai vs Sarabhai starring Ratna Pathak, Satish Shah, Rupali Ganguly, Sumeet Raghavan, and Rajesh Kumar are just brilliant in their parts. This story is about an affluent upper-class family living in Mumbai, where the elder son gets married to a middle-class girl named Monisha. She is never accepted by her high-class snobbish mother-in-law Maya, nevertheless, Monisha continues to irritate her with her middle-class habits. Whereas Maya with her wittiest insults tries to correct Monisha which is always a fail. Rosesh the youngest son and being the most pampered one is a terrible poet whose poems keep on haunting people except his Momma. Rosesh’s father never misses a chance to insult him in a humored. The family living together in their funniest and wittiest form is always a pleasure to watch.
7. Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chasma
This is one of the most popular and longest-running Indian comedy serials of all time. The story revolves around the Gokuldham Housing Society and the people living there. Each of the families of the society is bonded well with one another and always in a stand to help each other and stick together in all odds. This sitcom starring Dilip Joshi, Disha Vakani, Shailesh Lodha, and many others who are just spectacular in their performances. This brings out the day-to-day issues in a society building and how your neighbors become nothing less than your family in your needs and by your deeds.
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