In the 1990s, he often diversified to positive comic roles and performed them with equal finesse. He has been nominated for the Filmfare Award in the Best Comedian category and won once, for his performance as Nandu in David Dhawan's film, "Raja Babu". Some of his comic roles have been as Inspector Bhinde in "Insaaf", Prasad in "Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri", Crime Master Gogo in "Andaz Apna Apna", "Tohfa", as Batuknath in "ChaalBaaz" and as Goonga in "Bol Radha Bol".