Updated October 15th, 2019 at 18:25 IST

Anil Kapoor: Here are some of his best films with Anees Bazmee

Anil Kapoor and Anees Bazmee have collaborated on many films in the last three decades. We take a look at the top three most amazing films made by the duo

Reported by: Sherwin D'Cunha
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Anil Kapoor and Anees Bazmee are one of the most celebrated writer-actor duos in Bollywood. The two have entertained audiences with films such as Laadla, No Problem, No Entry, Mubarakan, Andaz, Loafer among others. Now, Anil Kapoor and Anees Bazmee are collaborating for Anees' next directorial, the multistarrer Pagalpanti. We take a look at the top three films of the maverick jodi that are still popular with film lovers in India. 

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Best films of Anil Kapoor and Anees Bazmee

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1. Deewana Mastana (1997)

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Deewana Mastana is one of the most popular films of the 1990s. Directed by David Dhawan, the film saw Anil Kapoor as the suave thief Raj and Govinda in a scene-stealing turn as naive man-child Bunnu vying for the attention of Dr. Neha, played by Juhi Chawla. The film was written by Anees Bazmee and produced by Manmohan Desai's son, Ketan Desai. Film lovers still watch Deewana Mastana for its hilarious comedy and Anil and Govinda's interesting game of one-upmanship. 

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2. No Entry (2005)

No Entry

No Entry was a multi-starrer film that was written and directed by Anees Bazmee and released in 2005. The film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Charlie Chaplin and features Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan and Anil Kapoor as a trio of philandering husbands. Esha Deol, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta play the wives respectively and Bipasha Basu also features in the film. The film was a blockbuster at the box-office Anil Kapoor's comic performance was lauded by film lovers. 

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3. Welcome (2007)

Welcome

Welcome is one of the most popular films in recent years, and its popularity actually skyrocketed due to the memes made on some of the scenes in the film that went viral and the celebrated characters. The film featured an ensemble cast of actors such as Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and many others. Anil and Nana's bonhomie in the film is still popular with audiences to this day. Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Anil Kapoor and Anees Bazmee later collaborated on the sequel, Welcome Back, in 2015.

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Published October 15th, 2019 at 17:02 IST