The tinsel town of Bollywood witnessed the arrival and departure of many actors but very few of them managed to leave their impression as legends and Asrani is one of them. Govardhan Asrani is undoubtedly one of his kind. May it be a serious role of a father or a comic role of a jailor that gives you stomach ache, Asrani never fails to carve his niche in a movie. In a career spanning more than 5 decades, Asrani featured in more than 300 movies and not just gave us memorable acting performances but also clinched a number of awards. Today as an appreciation post for him, here we bring you the top 10 movies of comedy king aka Govardhan Asrani:
1. Anhonee: Helmed by Ravi Tandon, Anhonee captured the career-defining acting performance by Asrani. In the movie, he played the key comic role which maintained the balance of seriousness and laughter. This is one of the best performances of Asrani in his career he has won a ShamaSushama award for the best comedian for this film in 1973.
2. Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar: Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar is one of the most underrated movies in Bollywood from the comedy genre. In the movie, Asrani played the role of the lead hero’s best buddy, Amit. Asrani’s performance in this film made him win the Filmfare award for the best comedian in 1974.
3. Balika Badhu: Balika Vadhu is going to live in our memories for years. While all the actors gave tremendous acting performances, Asrani stole the show which his light dialogue and comic timing. Asrani won the best comedian Filmfare award for this film.
4. Sholay: If you have defined the acting of Asrani, his performance in Sholay can help you with that. While Sholay was all and all Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan’s movie, Asrani made space for himself with his role of a jailor who is quite inspired by Germany’s Hitler.
5. Chhoti Si Baat: Chhoti Si Baat directed by Basu, captured Asrani playing the role of Prabha’s collogues named Nagesh Shastri. His acting not just added a new touch to the movie but also helped him win a nominee in Filmfare for best comedian.
6. Pati Patni Aur Woh: Pati Patni Aur Woh is a comical take on extramarital affairs directed by Chopra.in this film Asrani played the character of Abdul Karim Durrani who is the friend of the main lead, Asrani did a very good job playing the supporting character in this film.
7. Sargam: Sargam one of the finest drama movies. The story of the movie revolves around a girl who is born with a disability of being able to talk but even after all this she manages to become one of the finest dancers in the industry. In the movie, Asrani played the role of a supporting character.
8. Rafoochakar: RafooChakkar is a movie directed by Narender Bedi. This movie was inspired by the American movie some like it hot. In this film, Asrani played as KanhaiyalalChaturvedi one of the supporting characters of this film.
9. Abhimaan: Abhimaan is a musical drama film directed by Mukherjee. In this movie, Asrani played the character of ChanderKirpalani who is the friend of the main lead. Asrani and Amitabh combo worked out very well in this film.
10. Namak Haram: NamakHaraam is a movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and the story focuses on two friends Somu and Vicky and how they both take down a union leader. Asrani played the character of Dhondu who is Shyamas’s brother in this film.
