Top ten comedians in Bollywood

Mehmood
Definitely, a class act. Very talented, and very funny. A lot of classic roles o
f the hero's buddy went to him, and he partnered almost all successful heroes, D
harmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Jeetendra etc. in his films. Padosan, the cult comedy
, was a landmark in Hindi movies, and his role in Gumnaam, and the song, Hum Kaa
le Hain to Kya Hua Dilwaale Hain, is unique. Bombay to Goa was one of Amitabh's
early breaks, produced by him. Some heroes were actually scared to have him beca
use he was a scene-stealer, it appears from a biography of his I read.
Asrani
Some of his acts were over-the-top, but some were classy. His jailer in Sholay w
as a classic, with almost all the lines becoming household words. He also played
some caricatures in Baawarchi and the like, as well as some mature, non-comic r
oles in films like Abhimaan, where he is a sympathetic friend of Amitabh through
his bad times.
Deven Varma
A relatively sophisticated comedian, who played a lot of funny characters, but h
is best remembered perhaps will be the 'Angoor' role because the situations in t
he film brought out his best.
Johny Walker
An old-timer, he played a side-kick to many yesteryear heroes, from Guru Dutt to
Dilip Kumar. Sang some famous songs too, like Jangal mein mor naacha... and Sar
jo tera Chakraye. He also played an important character in Anand, who fulfills
Rajesh Khanna's urge to act, and gives him the dialogue which forms a pivotal pa
rt of the film.
Johny Lever
Some good roles played by him were in Ishq, Baazigar and so on. His ability to c
ontort his face, unfortunately, was over-used, but he was also a good imitator o
f people, and he came out with audio tapes that did justice to his talent too.
Rajendranath
He had a few memorable roles, some of them with Rajesh Khanna in his heyday. His
look was at times enough to create laughter, but I remember him as a spy in an
unknown movie called Saboot, wearing glasses that had wipers on them!
Jagdeep
This guy was also very talented, and used well only half the time. Some memorabl
e roles were of Soorma Bhopali in Sholay, and Mithun Chakraborty's side-kick in
his Gunmaster films like Suraksha and Wardaat, where he kept uttering Khamba Ukh
aadke every now and then.
Kishore Kumar
He was a brilliant comic, apart from his many other talents. His films like Chal
ti Ka Naam Gaadi gave him ample scope to showcase his comic genius, and his role
of a music teacher/singer in Padosan was unforgettable.
Amitabh Bachchan
If you saw him in Chupke Chupke or delivering his solo drunken speech in Amar Ak
bar Anthony, you would never mistake him for an angry young man. He had a great
comic streak, mostly left to one or two directors to exploit. Namak Halal was al
so a great chance for him to use his comic timing, and he did that wonderfully.
Dharmendra
The he-man of the sixties and seventies is a great comedy actor too, as exemplif
ied by Sholay, and also Chupke Chupke. He was the soul of Chupke Chupke, and his
crackling battle of wits with Om Prakash made it an all-time great.
Sanjeev Kumar
He had a few good opportunities to show off the comic side, like in Manchali, an
d Manoranjan, which was supposedly inspired by Irma La Douce, a story of the Lad
ies of the night.
There were a few others like Mukri, and I.S. Johar, and the perpetually drunk Ke
shto Mukherjee, who also helped us enjoy Bollywood masala and brought smiles to
our faces.