Screen Award for Best Comedian
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Screen India | |
|---|---|
| First awarded | Kader Khan, Taqdeerwala (1996) |
| Currently held by | Yami Gautam, Bala (2020) |
The Screen Award for Best Comedian is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the
Bollywood film
industry and the winners are announced in January. The award was further extended when they included a separate female category for performance in a comedian role, although this was only given once in 1996.
Multiple wins
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2 | Paresh Rawal, Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kader Khan | Taqdeerwala |
| 1997 | Johnny Lever Sulabha Arya |
Raja Hindustani Masoom |
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | Archana Puran Singh | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 2000 | Anupam Kher | Haseena Maan Jayegi |
| 2001 | Paresh Rawal | Hera Pheri |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | Paresh Rawal | Awara Paagal Deewana |
| 2005 | Riteish Deshmukh | Masti |
| 2006 | Abhishek Bachchan | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2007 | Shreyas Talpade | Dor |
| 2008 | Irfan Khan |
Life in a... Metro |
| 2009 | Tusshar Kapoor | Golmaal Returns |
| 2010 | Omi Vaidya | 3 Idiots |
| 2011 | Sanjai Mishra |
Phas Gaye Re Obama |
| 2012 | Pitobash |
Shor in the City |
| 2013 | Abhishek Bachchan Annu Kapoor |
Bol Bachchan Vicky Donor |
| 2014 | Richa Chadda |
Fukrey |
| 2015 | Sharib Hashmi | Filmistaan |
| 2017 | Varun Dhawan | Dishoom |
| 2018 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | Yami Gautam | Bala |
See also
- Screen Awards
- Bollywood
- Cinema of India