Star Screen Award Best Comedian - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Star Screen Award Best Comedian is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry of India. 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.

Winners

Year	Actor/Actress	Film
1996	Kader Khan Kader Khan Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...	Taqdeerwala Taqdeerwala Taqdeerwala is a Bollywood movie released in 1995 starring South Indian star Venkatesh and Raveena Tandon. Although a film with good storyline, it performed below average at the Box office.-Plot:...
1997	Johnny Lever Johnny Lever John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films... & Sulabha Arya	Raja Hindustani Raja Hindustani The soundtrack was composed by Nadeem Shravan. It consisted of tracks like "Kinna Sona Tenu" which was based on a song with the same title by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and "Pardesi Pardesi" .- 1996 Filmfare Awards :Won* Filmfare... & Masoom Masoom Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were...
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1999	Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh is an Indian television presenter and film actress. She is most known for comedy roles, and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus.-Career:...	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...
2000	Anupam Kher Anupam Kher Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...	Haseena Maan Jayegi Haseena Maan Jayegi Haseena Maan Jayegi is a 1968 Hindi movie directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Babita, Ameeta, Yunus Parvez and Johnny Walker...
2001	Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...	Hera Pheri Hera Pheri Hera Pheri is a 2000 Hindi comedy film directed by Priyadarshan starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty and Tabu. The story of the film is based on the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking, which was also remade into Tamil as Arangetra Velai in the same year. The film spawned a sequel,...
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2004	Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...	Awara Paagal Deewana Awara Paagal Deewana Awara Paagal Deewana is a 2002 Bollywood action comedy directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It was a moderate success at the box office.-Plot:...
2005	Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh Ritesh Deshmukh is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.Deshmukh debuted with K...	Masti Masti Masti may refer to:Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, a Kannada writerMasti , a 2004 Bollywood movie starring Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi*Masti , a 2007 Kannada movie starring Upendra and Jennifer...
2006	Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....	Bunty Aur Babli Bunty Aur Babli Bunty Aur Babli , released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania...
2007	Shreyas Talpade Shreyas Talpade -Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...	Dor Dor (film) Dor is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and features Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag and Shreyas Talpade as the lead actors. The film, which is a remake of the Malayalam film, Perumazhakkalam , was well received by the critics after its release on 22 September 2006...
2008	Irfan Khan Irfan Khan (actor) Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, popularly known as Irrfan Khan , is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre. He received recognition for his roles in The Warrior , Maqbool , Haasil , The Namesake , A Mighty Heart , Life in a.....	Life in a... Metro Life in a... Metro Life in a... Metro is a 2007 Hindi film directed by Anurag Basu, set in Mumbai, and starring Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, Kangana Ranaut, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan in pivotal roles. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed...
2009	Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...	Golmaal Returns Golmaal Returns Golmaal Returns is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a sequel to the 2006 film, Golmaal Fun Unlimited with Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi reprising their roles and Shreyas Talpade taking on the role originally played by Sharman Joshi. Kareena Kapoor,...
2010	Omi Vaidya Omi Vaidya Omi Vaidya is an Indian American actor who is best known for his performance as Chatur Ramalingam or "The Silencer" in the 2009 Bollywood film, 3 Idiots. In addition, Vaidya has directed two short films and worked as an editor on others. He has also appeared in a number of television programs and...	3 Idiots
2011	Sanjai Mishra	Phas Gaye Re Obama Phas Gaye Re Obama Phas Gaye Re Obama is a 2010 Bollywood satire film directed by Subhash Kapoor and starring Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi and Amole Gupte in the lead roles. The music and the background score of the film is composed by Manish. J. Tipu and lyrics are penned by Shellee and...

Winners

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