Veteran actor Asrani, who passed away at the age of 84 on Monday, appeared in more than 300 films and became one of Hindi cinema's most beloved comedians. His most famous movies included Sholay, Chupke Chupke, Namak Haraam, Hera Pheri, Malamaal Weekly, and Dhamaal among others.

Asrani on rising vulgarity in Hindi comedy films

Asrani once candidly spoke about the rising vulgarity in comedy movies in Bollywood. In a 2016 interview with PTI, Asrani said it was comedy icon Mehmood who introduced double-meaning dialogues but said the trend later took a crude turn later in Hindi cinema, including in films like Mastizaade, which he regretted doing. "Mehmood sahab had started using double meaning dialogues and some of them worked, so others tried to cash in on the formula. It was still double me

See Full Page