If you need something funny to watch, this list brings together family chaos, romance, courtroom madness and plenty of misunderstandings. From the warm humour of Gullak Season 5 and village confusion in Dupahiya Season 2 to Akshay Kumar’s madcap Welcome to the Jungle, these comedies offer very different kinds of laughs.
12 Best Indian Comedy Movies And Shows Of 2026
1. Chumbak (Netflix)
Five families living close together in an old Mumbai row-house find it almost impossible to keep their problems private. Marriage, parenting, ageing and everyday misunderstandings keep bringing the neighbours into one another’s lives. Between arguments and emotional moments, the group slowly grows into a family of its own.
2. Welcome to the Jungle (JioHotstar)
A Bollywood film crew heads into a jungle for a shoot, only to become mixed up in a dangerous real-life operation. Criminals, mistaken identities and nonstop confusion turn the situation into complete madness as nobody seems to understand what is actually happening. Akshay Kumar leads the huge ensemble in this action-packed comedy of errors.
3. Gullak Season 5 (SonyLIV)
The Mishra household returns with a fresh set of very relatable problems. Annu is questioning his ambitions, Aman comes back to college carrying new secrets, Shanti unexpectedly becomes popular online, while Santosh decides their home needs a modern makeover. Their changing lives once again turn ordinary middle-class moments into warm family comedy.
4. Maamla Legal Hai Season 2 (Netflix)
Patparganj’s eccentric lawyers are back, and the courtroom is only one source of trouble this time. Strange cases mix with sting operations, secret relationships and political games, creating new problems inside and outside the court. The season continues the show’s funny take on lawyers, legal battles and everyday chaos.
5. With Love (Netflix)
Sathya agrees to a blind date arranged by his sister and is surprised to discover that Monisha went to the same school as him. Talking about old memories and childhood crushes gradually brings the two closer. Their simple meeting develops into a sweet romantic story built around familiarity, nostalgia and unexpected feelings.
6. Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video)
Dhadakpur falls into another round of confusion after Banwari’s land is chosen for a mobile tower and villagers begin blaming the project whenever something goes wrong. Elsewhere, Bhugol is enjoying internet fame, Roshni is busy with her exams and Inspector Mithlesh starts suspecting a scam. All these problems collide in another dose of small-town comedy and chaos.
7. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (Netflix)
Panchayat president Jeevarathnam is caught between two angry sides when a wedding and a neighbour’s funeral are scheduled for the same morning. A disagreement between the bride’s father and the grieving son grows worse as family grudges, bruised egos and local arguments keep adding fuel to the problem. Jeeva spends the night trying to stop an already absurd situation from becoming a complete disaster.
8. Bhooth Bangla (Netflix)
Arjun Acharya inherits his family’s old palace in Mangalpur and decides it will be the venue for his sister’s wedding. Locals warn him about Vadhusur, a demonic spirit believed to abduct brides, but he goes ahead with the celebration anyway. The wedding plans soon lead him towards supernatural trouble and secrets buried inside his own family history.
9. Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (Netflix)
Prajapati Pandey’s peaceful marriage starts falling apart after he helps his friend Chanchal run away with her boyfriend. Covering up that one favour forces him into more lies, fake romance and awkward situations involving his colleague Nilofer, who also knows his wife. The result is a chain of middle-class relationship problems where every attempt to fix things creates another misunderstanding.
10. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (JioHotstar)
An unexpected age-gap romance between characters played by Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju becomes everybody’s business in a close-knit community. Neighbours begin gossiping, opinions start flying and the relationship creates confusion far beyond the couple themselves. The romantic comedy finds its humour in a place where privacy is almost impossible.
11. The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 5 (Netflix)
Kapil Sharma returns with Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Archana Puran Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu for another round of comedy. Celebrity conversations are mixed with sketches, playful roasting and the festive theme “Hasi Ka Tyo-haha-har.” The familiar team keeps the format focused on light banter and easy laughs.
13. Anaganaga Oka Raju (Netflix)
Raju, a poor but entitled descendant of a zamindar family, pretends to be rich because he hopes marrying bankrupt Charulatha will somehow improve his finances. His schemes eventually take him into local politics, where a viral campaign against rival Erribabu turns him into a public figure. After accepting a bribe, Raju changes course and secretly helps villagers recover their mortgaged oil-rich land, slowly earning the respect he had never truly deserved before.
Whether you prefer family humour, romantic confusion, dark comedy or full-on chaos, these entertaining picks can easily brighten up your watchlist.
