Is comedy the new refuge of Bollywood's sex goddesses?

Is comedy the new refuge of the sex goddesses of B-town?

Rakhi Sawant: She made her debut in Angichakra and went on to do small item numbers and petty roles in a number of Bollywood films. While she was successful in her television stint (Swayamvar and Raakhi Ka Insaaf) her attempt at comedy in Buddha Mar Gaya failed miserably.

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Veena Malik: While Veena Malik has largely been appreciated for her comic timing, she definitely wanted to make it big as the female romantic lead, but perhaps the Indian audience loved her item numbers and controversies more than her acting skills and so she could never make it big here. In 2013 she made a last ditch attempt with comedy Daal Mein Kuch Kala Hai, which fell flat at the Box Office.

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Mallika Sherawat: After working in films like Murder and Khwahish, that established her as a bold actress, she went on to do comedy films like Maan Gaaye Mughle Azam and Double Dhamaal, and sadly her jokes were not funny!

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Poonam Pandey: Her debut film Nasha was a heart breaker for her, as despite her huge fan following on social media, no one is giving her decent work in Bollywood. However, she has established herself in South India with her item songs and a few offers and is not jobless right now. Still, she chose to show off her funny side by participating in Comedy Ka Baap. May be this gets her some light Bollywood films.

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Sunny Leone: Sunny Leone has no dearth of offers, but despite her hopeless efforts, she is not able to make a mark with her acting as the romantic female lead, so may be she wants to give comedy a try with Kuch Kuch Locha Hai where she plays the love interest of Ram Kapoor and Mastizaad whose promo looks anything but funny!

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Even though actresses like, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Madhuri, Raveena Tandon, Juhi Chawla, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor have managed to tickle the audience with their hilarious performances, they have pulled it along with emotion and drama.
But as the definition of 'funny'' changed from light hearted raillery to sex laced banters, the participants in this show business changed too. First it was subtle, suggestive jokes and then shamelessly explicit ribbing.
As fun centred around women and their bodies, how could they be missing from the show. No wonder when Sunny Leone failed as a sighing, panting sexy girl in Jism2, she decided to give comedy a chance in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai. Similarly other hot dames of Bollywood including Poonam Pandey and Veena Malik turned to comedy to salvage their careers.

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But women mostly steered clear from this acting genre, with the exceptions of Tuntun, Manorma and Preeti Ganguly who dared to defy what the society expected it's women to be-coy, innocent, intensely emotional, hugely talented (read skills like cooking, embroidery, knitting, singing and dancing) and soft spoken.

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Comedy in Bollywood has mostly been a prerogative of males. From as far back as the nineteen forties and fifties, every Indian film had a funny man, who was mostly the hero's friend. He would joke, laugh, make comic faces and was kind of similar to the circus joker, minus the red round nose and the colourful, motley clothes. He provided comic relief in cathartic situations and highlighted the intensity and sobriety of the hero's character.
Whether it was the uncomplicatedness of human emotions in those times or the sheer talent of these hard working mavericks, they actually made people laugh and never depended on cheap, double meaning words to make an impact. Johnny Walker, Mukri, Mehmood, Keshto Mukherjee, Rajendra Nath, Utpal Dutt, Om Prakash and Deven Verma raised the bar for Indian comedians with their funny antics and subtle repartee.

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