Happy Birthday Paresh Rawal: Revisiting Top 5 Comic Performances Of The Actor In His Decade-Long Career

Happy Birthday Paresh Rawal

Bollywood icon Paresh Rawal turned 67 today. Many of the audience's hearts have been captivated by his great performances, whether it was as Baburao Apte in Hera Pheri or as Ghungroo in Welcome. On the occasion of his birthday, here are five of his most memorable performances that made us laugh out loud.

Mambo in Garam Masala: Paresh Rawal played Mambo, a house helper with his own unique comic timing and levity. Paresh Rawal stars as a perplexed chef who had to cope with the habits of Akshay Kumar and John Abraham in this 2005 comedy. He made us laugh with his temper outbursts and mood swings in the movie. (Image Source: YouTube)

Baburao in Hera Pheri: The character of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, played by Paresh Rawal in the 2000 Bollywood film ‘Hera Pheri’, has been glorified. The crowd loved Rawal's punches and his dialogues made this movie one of his greatest performances ever. (Image Source: Twitter)

Lambodar Chacha in Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge: In Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge, a film released in 2010, Paresh played the role of Lambodar Chacha, an uninvited guest. With his hilarious timing and silly actions, everyone giggled. We can’t forget Lambodar Chacha advising the maid on how to do her duties, calling his buddies over, gargling straight in the morning and whatnot. (Image Source: IMDb/Twitter)

Dr. Ghungroo in Welcome: Paresh Rawal played Akshay Kumar's eccentric uncle, Dr. Gh who causes all of the family's problems. The movie is a must-see because of Rawal's superb performance and his hilarious timing with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor. The crowd was captivated by his body language and speech delivery. (Image Source: IMDb)

Somnath in Golmaal: The Golmaal franchise's greatest film is unquestionably this one. Somnath, a blind guy, is played by Paresh Rawal in this film. His role in the film provided some of the film's funniest scenes. (Image Source: IMDb/Amazon)