Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
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The Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role is given by the producers of the film and television guild as part of its annual award ceremony
for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role. While the official awards ceremony started in 2004, this category was first introduced four years later.
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
An Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award is an accolade given by the Bollywood film industry to recognize outstanding performances by its members. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna, the Apsara Awards have been one of the major award events in Bollywood since 2004...
for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role. While the official awards ceremony started in 2004, this category was first introduced four years later.
Superlatives
| Superlative | Best Actor in a Comic Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | -- | -- |
| Actor with most nominations | Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak is an Indian actor and a theatre person born and raised in Bhojpur, Bihar. He is known for his great Comic timing and as a revolution in Indian Cinema along with Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapur, Abhay Deol, who are tagged as actors of a new genre... Ritesh Deshmukh Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a citizen of the United States who began performing after completing his studies at... |
2 |
| Actor with most nominations (without ever winning) |
Ritesh Deshmukh Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a citizen of the United States who began performing after completing his studies at... |
2 |
2000s
- 2004 – No award
- 2005 – No award
- 2006 – No award
- 2007 – No award
- 2008 Vinay PathakVinay PathakVinay Pathak is an Indian actor and a theatre person born and raised in Bhojpur, Bihar. He is known for his great Comic timing and as a revolution in Indian Cinema along with Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapur, Abhay Deol, who are tagged as actors of a new genre...
– Bheja Fry as Bharat Bhushan- Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
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as Dr. Aditya Shrivastav - Akshay Kumar
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as Manav Shrivastav
- 2009 Anil KapoorAnil KapoorAnil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
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2010s
- 2010 Ajay Devgn – All the Best: Fun Begins as Prem Chopra
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani-Track listing:-Reception:The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from critics. Samir Dave of Planet Bollywood gave it a rating of 7.5/10 and said, "If you are looking for an enjoyable potpourri of different musical styles, and melody, then you will love what Pritam has served up for,...
as Shiv Shankar Sharma - Darshan Jariwala
- Ritesh Deshmukh – Do Knot DisturbDo Knot DisturbThe soundtrack of the film is composed by Nadeem-Shravan while the lyrics are penned by Sameer....
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– Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi as Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla
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as Natha - Ritesh Deshmukh – Housefull as Baburao (Bob)
- Sanjay MishraSanjay MishraSanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a citizen of the United States who began performing after completing his studies at...
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as Bhai Saab
- Jamnadas Majethia – Khichdi: The Movie