Laxmikant Berde Birth Anniversary: 'Zapatlela' to 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi'; FIVE must-watch comedy movies of the evergreen star

It's a legendary actor Laxmikant Berde's birth anniversary today. Laxmikanth was also known as the Comedy King and Comedy Superstar of Marathi cinema. Berde was one of those few actors in the Marathi industry who had a massive fan following and his films were commercially successful. Laxmikant has acted in many Bollywood films too.

Today, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, let's take a look at his five must-watch comedy movies of the evergreen star.

Mahesh Kothare's 'Zapatlela' is a Marathi horror comedy movie, which was released in 1993. This horror-comedy became a blockbuster because of Laxmikant Berde's stellar performance. Berde played Laxmikant Bolke and Mahesh Kothare essayed the role of CID inspector Mahesh Jadhav and Dilip Prabhavalkar as 'Tatya Vinchu'. This Marathi horror-comedy is thus, worth the watch.

Mahesh Kothare's directorial 'Pachadlela' revolves around three men working and living in a bank in a village in Maharashtra. It starred Bharat Jadhav, Shreyas Talpade Laxmikant Berde, Vandana Gupte and Dilip Prabhawalkar in key roles. Berde has done commendable work with his role.

Mahesh Kothare's 'Dhoom Dhadaka' was a remake of the Tamil comedy 'Kadhalikka Neramillai'. This film can be called a cult comedy classic of Marathi cinema. It was was critically acclaimed and it did phenomenal business at the box-office. It starred Ashok Saraf, Supriya Pilgaonkar Sachin Pilgoankar and Mahesh Kothare in key roles.

Laxmikant Berde and Sachin Pilgoankar starrer 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi' was iconic comedy Marathi film which was a remake of the 1966 Hindi film 'Biwi Aur Makan'. Laxmikant Berde and Sachin perform the drag queen comedy-drama to the fullest.

It also featured Ashok Saraf, Sushant Ray, Nivedita Saraf, Ashwini Bhave and Priya Arun in pivotal roles.

Sachin Pilgaonkar's 'Eka Peksha Ek' is a 1990 action, comedy, mystery adapted from Arthur Hiller's 1989 American comedy film 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil'. This film made people laugh their guts out and was a chartbuster back then.

It starred Sachin Pilgaonkar, Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde and Archana Joglekar in key roles.