Highest-Rated Movies about 'Light-hearted Comedy'

Padosan (1968), Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), Micki & Maude (1984), Garam Masala (2005), Running Shaadi (2017), Baby Done (2020), John Tucker Must Die (2006), Paris Holiday (1958) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Light-hearted Comedy movies.

#1. Padosan (1968)

Storyline: Bhola (Sunil Dutt) is a simple minded young man who has taken a vow to act according to the book of shashtras, which dictate that a man must marry when he is of the right age. He meets with lovely Bindu (Saira Banu) and falls head in love with her. Coincidentally, Bindu moves in next to his house. Bhola is thrilled, but soon despairs when he learns that Bindu has given her heart to Master Pillai (Mehmood). Bhola's friends Vidyapathi (Kishore Kumar), Banarasi (Mukri), and others belonging to an acting troupe, assist in hoodwinking Bindu to get attracted to Bhola, and thereby getting his love life back, but there are unexpected twists and turns, and Bhola's lies are exposed, making Bindu return to her plans to marry Master Pillai. Songs include: "Me chali me chali dekho pyar ki gali mujhe rokhe na koi..."; "Bhai bathur ab jaienge kitni door, najook najook meri jawani chalne se majboor..."; "Ik chatur naar karke singhar mere man ke duar ye goosath jaat..."; "Sarm ahti hai magar aaj yeh kahena hoga ab hamey aap ke kadmon main rahena hoga..."; "Kahena hai kahena hai akhir aaj ye tumse pehli baar, tum hi to lai ho jeevan me mere pyar pyar pyar....".—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, romance, bollywood, classic, indian cinema, humor ...

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#2. Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018)

Storyline: We have always been told that "Marriage" is a marriage between two families. 'Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety' explores the new age version of the same belief where "Marriage" is a marriage between two friend circles. What happens when you decide to get married, but your best friend and your girlfriend can't see eye to eye. Sonu and Titu are childhood friends. Titu has always been a naïve lover, who falls in love easily and Sonu has always had to step in to save him. But Sweety is the perfect bride and Titu is head over heels in love with her. Sonu's instinct to protect Titu at whatever cost, makes him feel that she's too good to be true. What ensues is a war between the best friend and the bride to be. While Sweety is trying to impress Titu and the family alike, Sonu is out to sabotage the utopian romance.

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, friendship, love triangle, bollywood, bromance, marriage ...

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#4. Garam Masala (2005)

Storyline: Shyam and Makarand work as photographers in a commercial advertising agency. Both of them like to fool around with women, even though Makarand is engaged to be married to a doctor named Anjali. In order to outsmart each other, they two get into a competition of shooting a photograph, and Sam wins it, goes on a trip to the United States of America. Upon his return, he finds that Makarand is living a very enviable lifestyle with three of the most beautiful girls, who also work as air-hostesses. Sam meets them all, and finds out that the trio are unaware of each other, falls in love with Pooja; and begins several moves to upset Makarand lifestyle, and possibly get promoted as a Supervisor.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, bollywood, indian cinema, farce, humor, love triangle ...

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#7. John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Storyline: Kate (Brittany Snow) is the new girl in school. She catches John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) dating three different girls at once: Carrie - the smart girl, Heather - the cheerleader, and Beth - the activist slut; none of them are aware that they are not the only girl in John's heart. Kate, having been raised by a single mother, has seen the pain caused by playboys like John Tucker, and she won't stand idly by. Together with the three jilted ex-girlfriends, they hatch a plan to teach John a lesson. Things rarely go as planned, especially when Kate starts to think that she might be falling for John herself.

Plot Keywords: teen, comedy, romance, high school, revenge, love triangle, prank ...

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#8. Paris Holiday (1958)

Storyline: American comedian Bob Hunter, on a luxury liner to France with French counterpart Fernandel, takes an interest in blonde diplomat Ann McCall while pursued by an even shapelier blonde, the mysterious Zara, who seems to be after something in Bob's possession. But he's only going to France to obtain rights to a new play...so what are Zara and her sinister boss after? The pursuit, amorous and larcenous, continues in Paris and escalates into a full-fledged comedy thriller.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, musical, american film, 1950s, paris, bob hope ...

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#10. Bewakoofiyaan (2014)

Storyline: Mohit is a marketing whiz kid vying for a step up the career ladder. Mayera is a financial brain with a penchant for shoes. They're a young middle-class corporate couple that's ambitious and likes the good life too. They work hard, they party hard. They're also passionately in love with each other. Their belief: You can live on love and fresh air. Their obstacle: Mayera's willful bureaucratic father V.K Sehgal. The obstinate old man believes that only a rich man can bring Mayera happiness and a mid-level executive like Mohit simply isn't good enough! Exactly how fragile are relationships in these times where consumer lifestyles dictate their very nature and intensity? Who gets the last laugh when recession strikes and the lack of money tests love... credit-card-junkies private-sector Mohit-Mayera; or safe-playing sarkari, V.K. Sehgal?—Yash Raj Films

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, bollywood, contemporary, workplace, relationships, marriage ...

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#11. Mubarakan (2017)

Storyline: Karan and Charan are identical twin brothers but their personalities are polar opposites. Karan has grown up in London while Charan was raised in Punjab. Karan is street-smart, calculating and flamboyant while Charan is simple, idealistic and honest in his approach. Karan is in love with Sweety while Charan is in a relationship with Nafisa. Karan's family fixes Karan's wedding with Binkle, daughter of one of the wealthiest families in London. He convinces his family to fix the match with Charan instead. The respective families are happy with this development except Charan because he wants to marry Nafisa.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, family, bollywood, indian cinema, twins, misunderstanding ...

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#12. Behen Hogi Teri (2017)

Storyline: Gattu (Rajkummar Rao) has a problem, he loves Binny (Shruti Haasan) who lives in their neighborhood. But everyone says that the girls of the neighborhood should be treated as own sister or mother. So no one considers Gattu as a potential groom for Binny, rather gives him tasks which are usually done by a brother for his sister. Binny is also very mischievous, she is not committing to Gattu entirely. Now we have to watch how Gattu convinces both Binny and the neighborhood.—Niaz Islam Arif

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, bollywood, indian cinema, romantic comedy, family, pursuit ...

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#13. From Prada to Nada (2011)

Storyline: When their dad dies on his 55th birthday, Beverley Hills sisters, Mary and Nora, find themselves destitute, forced by a grasping sister-in-law to move in with their aunt in East L.A. Mary, the younger sister, is mortified: spoiled by her dad, ignorant of Spanish, scared of the vatos. Her sister convinces her to finish college, and she promptly decides that one of her T.A.s will be her ticket back to Rodeo Drive. Elder sister Nora, a law student, gets a job as a legal intern, and Edward, her supervisor, the brother of the grasping sister-in-law, promptly falls for her. Slowly, the sisters realize what a rich place the barrio is at the same time that they get bruised in the contact sport of love.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, latino culture, sisters, wealth, poverty ...

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#14. Tere Mere Phere (2011)

Storyline: Rahul Bhasin and his wife, Pooja, bicker and quarrel in an airplane bound from Gaggal to Shimla, resulting in a riot, forcing the pilot to take the plane back. In order to escape police scrutiny, the duo flee in their recreation vehicle, and are joined by an irate gun-toting male, Jai Dhumal, who blames them for the delay in getting to his wedding with Muskaan. They are compelled to take him and recollect events that led to love-at-first-sight, a quick marriage, and a honey-moon to Himachal Pradesh via plane and then by a recreation vehicle, gifted by Rahul's maternal uncle, that soon turns into a nightmare after they find they are incompatible. Things get worse after they get robbed by a hitch-hiking couple, Geetanjali and Arjun, which compels them to abandon the RV, and return home via plane. Jai also tells them that he is actually eloping with his future bride as her father and brother, Veeru, disapprove of him, and are in the process of forcing her to marry a male of their choice. Afraid of losing her, Jai convinces them to try and arrive on time. Little do they know that even if they do arrive in time - Murphy's Law will prevail - resulting in even more confusion and chaos for everyone.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, marriage, road movie, indian cinema, bollywood, love ...

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#15. Held Up (2000)

Storyline: While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, crime, hostage, misunderstanding, small town, police ...

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