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  • Best Horror Comedy Movies You Need To See

    Some of the best Hindi horror comedy films

    The choice for horror comedy films has mounted post since 2022. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which was released in 2022 was a major commercial success. Whereas in 2024 horror films like Shaitaan, Munjya, and Stree 2 were major commercial hits at the box office, especially Stree 2 which is now the highest-grossing Hindi film ever by earning over 560+ crores. While the third sequel of Bhool Bhulaiyaa releases soon.

    Here we have listed some of the best horror comedy films you can watch with your family.

    Movies Release Year
    Stree 2018
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 2022
    Bhediya 2022
    Stree 2 2024
    Go Goa Gone 2013
    Golmaal Again 2017
    Munjya 2024
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2007

     

    Stree

    Released in 2018, Stree is highly regarded as the best Hindi horror comedy film ever. The film starred an ensemble cast of Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee. Stree was written by the popular director duo Raj & DK. The film is directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan.

    Upon its release, Stree was a major commercial success earning over 200 crores. The film received positive reviews as it came up with a new and diverse concept of revulsion. The film proved to be a breakthrough for Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurrana.

    Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

    Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was Bollywood’s first major commercial success in 2022. The horror comedy film came as a blessing for Indians to enjoy some time at the theaters. The film starred Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu in the lead roles. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 received mixed to positive reviews from critics. However, the film managed to earn over 250 crores globally.

    A sequel of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is set to release in November 2024. The film stars Kartik Aaryan with Tripti Dimri, Madhuri Dixit, and Vidya Balan among others.

    Bhediya

    Bhediya is one of the wittiest horror comedy films one can watch. The film stars an ensemble cast of Varun Dhawan, Abhishek Banerjee, and Kriti Sanon. The best thing about Bhediya is the comic timing of Varun Dhawan and Abhishek Banerjee. The VFX and graphics are wonderful too.

    Bhediya was released in 2022 to positive reviews but couldn’t perform well at the box office. However, the film found the acceptance of the audience on digital platforms. Its sequel is set to release in 2025 or 2026 and is expected to emerge as a major commercial success.

    Stree 2

    Stree 2 is a record-breaking success. Nobody in India would have imagined that a horror comedy film like Stree 2 would happen to be the highest-grossing Hindi film ever. The film was released on 15th August 2024 to highly positive reviews. Stree 2 was one of the most awaited sequels. The film has beaten the lifetime collection of films like Animal, Gadar 2, and Pathaan. Now, Stree 2 is eying to cross the lifetime collection of Jawan and emerge as the highest-grossing Hindi film ever.

    Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee reprise their role in the film. A third part of the film is planned and a standalone horror film Shraddha Kapoor is planned too.

    Go Goa Gone

    Go Goa Gone was directed by Raj & DK and was released in 2013 to mixed to positive reviews. The film achieved decent business at the box office but the film has received a cult status over the years.

    The film starred Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, and Puja Gupta. A sequel of Go Goa Gone is under production. In 2013.

    Golmaal Again

    Golmaal Again is more focused on comedy rather than horror. But you can surely watch and enjoy this epic film directed by Rohit Shetty. It is the fourth installment of the Golmaal film series. Golmaal is one of the biggest comedy movie franchises in India.

    The film stars an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Kunal Khemu, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Johnny Lever and Mukesh Tiwari among others.

    Golmaal Again received mixed to positive reviews from critics. But overall, the audience enjoyed the film as it was one of the biggest hits of 2017. Golmaal 5 is planned with all the actors reprising their roles.

    Munjya

    Munjya is nice and entertaining. It doesn’t have a big or popular star cast. Yet the film managed to emerge as a major commercial success because the audience wholeheartedly enjoyed the film.

    The film stars new and young actors Abhay Verma and Sharvari. Baahubali fame Sathyaraj who played the role of Kataapa appears in a key role in the film. The film also stars Mona Singh and Suhas Joshi.

    The film is directed and produced by the makers of Bhediya, Stree, and Stree 2. According to the makers, Munjya was made on a small budget but the VFX and graphics were extremely expensive.

    Bhool Bhulaiyaa

    The first part of Bhool Bhulaiyaa was released in 2007 and it was the beginning of the horror comedy genre. The film starred an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani, and Vikram Gokhale among others.

    Upon its release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2007. The film has received cult status and is one of the best horror comedy films. Fans were disappointed when Kartik Aaryan replaced Akshay Kumar in the second part of the film. But, Kartik Aaryan managed to impress everyone with his performance. He is once again playing the lead in the third part of Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

    Director of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Priyadarshan recently announced a new horror comedy film titled Bhooth Bangla. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, and Asrani. The film is set to release in 2025.

  • What’s Next for Varun Dhawan After The Success Of Bawaal

    Varun Dhawan is one of the most popular young actors in India

    Having made his Bollywood debut under Dharma Production’s and Karan Johar’s directional ‘Student of The Year’ in 2012, Varun Dhawan is now one of Bollywood’s most popular actors. The actor delivered 11 consecutive box office hits between 2012-2018. He is one of the most promising actors from the Bollywood film industry.

    Varun Dhawan’s first film ‘Student of the Year’ which also starred debutants Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra was a huge commercial success and the most popular movie of the year. He then starred in his father David Dhawan’s comedy romantic directional Main Tera Hero, which though opened to mixed reviews and somehow managed to perform well at the box office.

    Varun Dhawan successfully managed to display his acting skills in Sriram Raghavan’s directional drama stunt Badlapur. Badlapur also starred Nawazuddin Siddique, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Divya Dutta, Vinay Pathak, and Kumud Mishra among others. Post Badlapur, Varun Dhawan starred in many comedy and romantic movies such as Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Dishoom, Diwale, ABCD 2, Judwaa 2, Coolie No.1, Kalank and October.

    Varun Dhawan’s last release was a romantic drama film titled ‘Bawaal’ produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The film also starred Janhvi Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, and Anjuman Saxena. Nitesh Tiwari earlier directed Aamir Khan’s widespread critically acclaimed movie ‘Dangal’ and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput starred and the National Award Winning Film ‘Chhichhore’. Owning to Nitesh Tiwari’s glorious portfolio many had expected Bawaal to be a spectacular and diverse film. Though Bawaal opted to skip the theatrical release and took the OTT route to release their film digitally, the film still managed to become one of the most-watched movies of the year with critics praising the performance of Varun and Janhvi Kapoor.

    Varun Dhawan starred and released two of his most important films in 2022 and fortunately, both of his films managed to perform well at the box office and entertain the audience.

    His first release of 2022 was a comedy-drama film titled ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ directed by Raj Mehta and produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Jugjugg Jeeyo was released on 24 June 2022 with mixed to positive reviews with critics praising the story, direction, screenplay, and performance of the cast. Jugjugg Jeeyo performed amazingly well at the box office. The film starred an ensemble cast of Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Manish Paul, Tisca Chopra, and Prajakta Kohli.

    Varun’s second release of 2022 was a horror comedy movie titled ‘Bhediya’ produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films and directed by Amar Kaushik. Amar Kaushik earlier directed Stree (2018) for Dinesh Vijan’s production house Maddock Films. Bhediya is part of Maddock Film’s Maddock Supernational Universe, a film franchise with comedy and horror movies. Films under the Maddock Supernational Universe are Stree (2018), Roohi (2021), Bhediya (2022), Munjya (2024) and the upcoming Stree 2 (2024). Bhediya was released on 25 November 2022 to positive reviews and was highly hailed for the performance by Varun Dhawan, Deepak Dobriyal, Abhishek Banerjee, and Paalin Kabak. The film also starred Kriti Sanon as the female lead. The film was also praised for its VFX, screenplay, story, and graphics.

    Varun Dhawan’s next and upcoming release is an drama film titled ‘Baby John’. The film is an official adaption of Atlee’s 2016 Tamil blockbuster film Theri which starred Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Atlee is one of the co-producers of the film besides Jyoti Deshpande and Murad Khetani. Today, Atlee is the most demanded and popular director in the country post the mammoth success of his previous direction ‘Jawan’ which starred Shahrukh Khan in the lead. The expectations are sky high from Baby John and Varun Dhawan. The film also stars Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Malhotra, Rajpal Yadav, and Sheeba Chaddha. Baby John is a nonsense drama and massy film which is going to present Varun Dhawan in a never seen before avatar. The film is set for a theatrical release on 25 December 2024 during Christmas. Baby John is directed by Kalees.

    The actor and his wife Natasha Dalal were recently blessed with a baby girl on 3rd July 2024.

    Besides Boby John, Varun Dhawan has another big and one of the most important projects of his film career releasing in 2024. It’s a web series that is set to release on Amazon Prime Video. Varun Dhawan with Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead is all set to star in a spin-off of the American TV series Citadel (2023) which starred Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra and the Russo Brothers as the executive producers. Citadel: Honey Bunny (2024) Hindi is directed by the king of OTT’s brother duo Raj & DK. Raj & DK are the directors of some of the most amazing shows made in India such as The Family Man, Farzi, and G and Gulbaabs. Citadel (Hindi) is set to be out in 2024 or early 2025. Besides, Varun and Samnatha, the series also stars Sikander Kher, Kay Kay Menon, Saqib Saleem, and Emma Canning.

    Post Baby John and Citadel: Hunny Bunny, Varun Dhawan will begin the shooting for Karan Johar’s upcoming comedy romantic film titled ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’. Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is directed and written by Shashank Khaitan and also stars Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf besides Varun. The film is set to release in 2025. Shashank Khaitan earlier directed Varun Dhawan in Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Janhvi Kapoor in her Bollywood debut film ‘Dhadak’.

    Varun Dhawan is also shooting for another romantic comedy film directed by his father David Dhawan. The film is titled ‘Hai Jaawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. The film also stars Mrunal Thakur and Sreeleela as the female leads.

    Overall, Varun Dhawan is having a good time with quite a few big hits delivered in the past decade and a few promising releases ahead.