5 Times When A Comedy Film Was The Highest Grossing Bollywood Film Of The Year

Comedies are like a breath of fresh air for the general Indian audiences who are often embroiled in their daily lives. The comedy films act as a therapy to their minds and often calms their nerves and help the audiences to escape into a joyful and happy world. Audiences are always on the lookout for a comedy film every Friday as most of the people simply want to be entertained.

For this reason, we see a lot of comedies being produced in Bollywood every year and even a big star not shying away from doing a comedy. In fact, if you'll see the filmography of any big star, chances are their highest grossing film or their top 5 highest grossing films will have a comedy film in them.

There are times when a comedy film was the highest grossing film of the year. Here are 6 such films (only years 2000-2017 are taken into account):

No Entry: The 2005 film featuring a multi-star cast and directed by Anees Bazmee became a super-hit and earned 45 Crores at the box-office. It was the highest grossing film of that year.

3 Idiots: The Aamir Khan led comedy film was the highest grossing film of 2009. It earned 202 Crores at the box-office and became an all-time blockbuster.

Bodyguard: The Salman Khan starrer action comedy earned 142 Crores in 2011 and was the highest grossing film of the year.

PK: The Rajkumar Hirani directed film earned 339.5 Crores in India and was an all-time blockbuster. It was the highest grossing film of 2014.

Golmaal Again: The Rohit Shetty directorial is the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2017 to date and has grossed 205 Crores in India.