List of Hindi films of 1956
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A list of films produced by the
Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai
in 1956:
Highest-grossing films
The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1956:[1]
| Rank | Title | Cast |
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| 1. | C.I.D. | Dev Anand, Shakeela, Waheeda Rehman |
| 2. | Ek Hi Raasta | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt |
| 3. | Chori Chori | Raj Kapoor, Nargis |
| 4. | Basant Bahar | Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi |
| 5. | New Delhi | Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 6. | Raj Hath | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Sohrab Modi |
| 7. | Bhai-Bhai | Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Nimmi, Shyama |
| 8. | Toofan Aur Diya | Rajendra Kumar, Nanda |
| 9. | Funtoosh | Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani |
| 10. | Inspector | Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali |
A-C
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 26 January | Ramesh Saigal | Sapru, Randhir, Cuckoo, Gajanan Jagirdar , Chaman Puri, Jagdish Sethi |
Fantasy Costume Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Aabroo | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Kamini Kaushal, Kishore Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Amir Bano, Madan Puri, Achala Sachdev, Roopmala, Tun Tun, Joginder Singh Lal | Romance | Music: |
| Aan Baan | D. D. Kashyap | Ajit, Nalini Jaywant, Usha Kiran, Pran, Mahipal, Manmohan Krishna, Ulhas, Niranjan Sharma | Drama Action | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Aankh Ka Nasha | Ved Madan | Anita Guha, M. Rajan, Shammi, Helen, W. M. Khan, Amar, Chaman Puri, Raj Mehra | Costume Action | Music: Dhani Ram Lyrics: Harsh |
| Aastik | S. P. Kalla | Shahu Modak, Paro Devi, Meenakshi, B. M. Vyas, Praveen Paul | Devotional | Music: Narayan Dutt Lyrics: S. P. Kalla |
| Alam Ara | Nanubhai Vakil | Minu Mumtaz, W. M. Khan, Heera Sawant, Maruti , Rajan Haksar |
Costume Action | Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi |
| Amarsingh Rathaur | Jaswant Zaveri | Historical | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Anjaan | M. Sadiq | Romance Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Anuraag | Madhusadan | Mukesh, Usha Kiran, Pratima Devi, Tun Tun, Shivraj, Mridula | Social | Music: Mukesh Lyrics: Indeevar, Kaif Irfani |
| Arab Ka Saudagar | S. D. Narang | Pradeep Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Shashikala, Sunder, Kathana, S. D. Narang | Costume Action | Music: S.H. Bihari , Ravi
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| Awara Shahzadi | Pyarelal | Meena Shorey, Daljeet, Sheila Ramani, Johnny Walker, Malika, Maqbul, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action Costume | Music: Nashad, Jimmy Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani, Khawar Zaman |
| Awaz | Zia Sarhadi | Sapru |
Social | Music: Salil Chowdhury Lyrics: Shailendra, Zia Sarhadi, Vishwamitra Adil, Prem Dhawan |
| Ayodhyapati | S. Fattelal | Sapru, Kanchanmala, Ratnamala, Manorama |
Mythology | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak
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| Badal Aur Bijli | Maurice | Manhar Desai, Ameeta, Yashodhara Katju, Kumar, Manorama, Anwar Hussain, Rajan Haksar, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri |
| Badshah Salamat | Prem Sinha | Costume Action | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan , Shafiq Kanpuri, Vinay Kumar, K. Razdan
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| Baghdad Ka Jadu a.k.a. Magic of Baghdad | John Cawas | John Cawas, Nadia, Krishna Kumari, Vijaya Chaudhary, Nazir Kashmiri, Ratan Kumar | Action Fantasy | Music: Shafi M. Nagri Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi |
| Bajrang Bali | Manibhai Vyas | Minu Mumtaz, Moni Chatterjee, Kammo, Kamal Kapoor |
Religious | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra |
| Bal Ramayan | Vijay Bhatt | Shobhana Samarth, Prem Adib |
Children Religious | |
| Bandhan | Hemchander Chander | Nana Palsikar , Kammo |
Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Basant Bahar | Raja Nawathe | Chand Burque, Leela Chitnis |
Romance Musical | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri
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| Basant Panchami | Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy, Anant Kumar, Kumkum, Jeevan, Radhakishan, S. N. Tripathi, Niranjan Sharma, Naazi | Devotional | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep
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| Bhagam Bhag | Bhagwan |
Bhagwan, Kishore Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Kumkum, Shashikala, Badri Prasad, Tiwari, Kanchanmala, Parshuram | Comedy | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Bhai-Bhai | M. V. Raman | David, Om Prakash, Daisy Irani , Shivraj |
Family Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
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| C.I.D. | Raj Khosla | , Sheela Vaz | Crime Suspense Romance | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Caravan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, Yashodra Katju, Hiralal | Action | Music: Mohinder Singh Sarna Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi |
| Char Dost | Nitin Bose | Vishwanath, Kamar, Bhola, Kammo | Children | Produced by Children's Film Society . Music: B. Balsara Lyrics: Uday Khanna
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| Char Minar | Ravindra Dave | , Naazi | Costume Drama | Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil
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| Chhoo Mantar | M. Sadiq | Johnny Walker, Karan Dewan, Shyama, Anita Guha, Gajanan Jagirdar, Amar, Raj Mehra, Nazir Kashmiri | Comedy | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| Chori Chori | Anant Thakur | Bhagwan, Rajasulochana |
Romantic Comedy | Music: Shankar Jaikishan won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Jagte Raho | Amit Maitra, Sombhu Mitra | Nana Palsikar |
Social | Music: Salil Choudhary Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Shailendra
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| Jayshree | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt, Bhalchandra Shukla | Pradeep Kumar, Nimmi, Jayant, Jeevan, Lalita Pawar, Radhakrishan, Daisy Irani, Chaman Puri, Vijay Kumar | Social Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Anjum Jaipuri
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| Jaldeep | Kidar Sharma | Ashok Sharma, Zeb Rehman, C. S. Dubey, Achala Sachdev |
Children | Best Children's Film- International Venice Film Festival, 1957. All India Certificate for Merit as the Best Children's Film- State Awards for Film, 1960. Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Kidar Sharma, Kaif Irfani, Himmat Rai Sharma |
| Jallad | Jay Bee | Veena, Nasir Khan, Munawar Sultana, Tiwari, Gope, Sheela Vaz, Heera Sawant | Action | Music: Nashad Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar, Sartaj Rahmani, Khumar Barabankvi, Shewan Rizvi |
| Jungle Queen | Nari Ghadiali | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Maqbul, Habib, Heera Sawant, Sheikh | Action | Music: Nisar Bazmi Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi |
| Kar Bhala | Bhagwan |
Minu Mumtaz |
Action | Music: Nisar Chik Choklet Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Karwan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, Yashodhara Katju, Gope, Cuckoo, Helen, Hiralal | Costume Drama | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi, Sarshar Sailani, Bhushan |
| Khul Ja Sim Sim | Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal, Shakila, Helen, Hiralal, Krishna Kumari, Niranjan Sharma | Fantasy | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali |
| Kismet | Nanabhai Bhatt | Nishi, Peace Kanwal, Ranjan, Tiwari, Helen, Gope, Malika, Maqbul, Cuckoo | Action | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Indeevar
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| Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Vyjayanthimala, Sunil Dutt, Begum Para, Yashodhara Katju, Kamaljeet, Kanchanmala, Mukri, Jagdeep, Bhudo Advani, Tun Tun, Moni Chatterjee | Social | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri
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| Lal-E-Yaman | Nanubhai Vakil | Costume Fantasy | Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Khumar Barabankvi | |
| Lalkaar | Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Kumkum, Krishna Kumari, Radhkrishan, W. M. Khan, Hiralal, Nalini Chonkar | Action Costume | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep, Bharat Vyas, Pandit Madhur |
| Lalten | Tara Harish | Motilal, Geeta Bali, Mukri, Harish, Bhudo Advani, Mohan Choti, Kanhaiyalal, Shammi, Indira Bansal | Social Romance Lost and Found | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Indeevar, Shewan Rizvi, Kaif Irfani |
| Makkhee Choos | Ramchandra Thakur | Comedy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Pandit Indra, Pyarelal Santoshi | |
| Malika | Majnu | Mahipal, Shakila, Chandrashekhar, Yashodhara Katju, Om Prakash, Kumkum, Sunder, Ram Avtar | Costume | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Tanveer Naqvi, Verma Malik |
| Mem Sahib | R. C. Talwar | Shammi Kapoor, Meena Kumari, Kishore Kumar, Kumkum, Mehmood, Pratima Devi. Randhir | Social | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
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| Mr. Chakram | S. P. Bakshi | Chandrashekhar, Shyama, Kumkum, Om Prakash, Sunder, Ranjana, Randhir | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Nakshab | |
| Mr. Lambu | N. A. Ansari | Minu Mumtaz Helen , N. A. Ansari |
Social Crime | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar, Harsh |
| Naqab POsh | Ram Pahwa | Manhar Desai, Chitra, Kumkum, Gope, Maya Dass, Anwar Hussain, Bhudo Advani | Costume Thriller | Music Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Munir Arzoo Kazmi, Mile Lakhnavi, |
| Naya Andaz | K. Amarnath | Sapru |
Social Romance | Music:O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| New Delhi | Mohan Sehgal | Nana Palsikar |
Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra
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| Paisa Hi Paisa | Mehrish | Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shakila, Radhakrishan, I. S. Johar, Leela Mishra, Amar, Murad, Mukri, Zul Vellani, Husn Banu | Comedy Family | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Parivar | Asit Sen | Kishore Kumar, P. Jairaj, Usha Kiran, Durga Khote, Sajjan, Agha, Hiralal, Dhumal | Family Drama | Music: Salil Chowdhary Lyrics: Shailendra
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| Passing Show | Bhagwan |
Chandrashekhar, Shakila, Purnima, Bhagwan, Daljeet | Action | Music: Manohar Lyrics: Prem Dhawan |
| Patrani | Vijay Bhatt | Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala, Durga Khote, Om Prakash, Jeevan, David Abraham Cheulkar, Leela Mishra, Kanchanmala, Praveen Paul, Ramesh Sinha, Krishnakant, Helen, Sheela Vaz | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra
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| Pocket Maar | H. S. Rawail | Minu Mumtaz, Tun Tun |
Social Crime | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Raj Hath | Sohrab Modi | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Sohrab Modi, Murad, Ulhas, Tun Tun, Jagdish Kanwal, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra
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| Raj Rani Meera | G. P. Pawar | Mahipal, Sapru, Tiwari, Roopmala, Moni Chatterjee |
Devotional | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra |
| Rajdhani | Naresh Saigal | Naaz , S. Nazir |
Action | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Ram Navami | Raman Desai | Shobha Khote, Jawahar Kaul, Ratnamala, Tiwari |
Devotional | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep
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| Ramshastri Ka Nyay | Vishram Bedekar | Biography | ||
| Rangeen Raten | Kedar Sharma | Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Geeta Bali, Chand Usmani, Shammi, Pesi Patel, Paro Devi | Romance Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Kedar Sharma |
| Roop Kumari | Manibhai Vyas | Mahipal, Chandrashekhar, Shakila, Krishna Kumari, Moni Chatterjee, Jankidas, Ratnamala, Tiwari | Costume | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra |
| Sailaab | Guru Dutt | Geeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya, Smriti Biswas, Johnny Walker, Tun Tun, Rashid Khan, Moni Chatterjee, Helen, Bipin Gupta, Ram Singh, Nazir Kashmiri | Romance Drama | Music: Mukul Roy Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Madhukar Rajasthani |
| Sajani | Vasant Painter | Sapru, Gope |
Music: Sudhir Phadke Lyrics: Nakhshab
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| Samundari Daku | A. R. Zamindar | Nasir Khan, Nadira, Kumkum, Iftekhar, Johnny Walker, Nazir Kashmiri | Action | Music: Jaidev Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil |
| Sati Ansuya | Dhirubhai Desai | Manhar Desai, Sumitra, Sulochana, Sunder, B. M. Vyas, Niranjan Sharma, Suryakant | Devotional | Music: Shivram Lyrics: Bharat Vyas |
| Sati Naag Kanya | Babubhai Mistri |
Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, S. N. Tripathi, Samar Roy, Malaya | Mythology | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, B. D. Mishra, Saraswati Kumar Deepak |
| Shatranj | Gyan Mukherjee | Nana Palsikar , Vijay Laxmi |
Social Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Shirin Farhad | Aspi Irani | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, P. Kailash, Ameeta, P Kailash, Ram Avtar, Jagdish Kanwal | Legend Romance | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi, Saba Afghani |
| Sheikh Chilli | Ramchandra Thakur | Bhagwan , Kammo |
Fantasy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Shrimati 420 | G. P. Sippy | Meena Shorey, Johnny Walker, Om Prakash, Helen, Uma Dutt, Manorama | Comedy Social | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| Sipahsalar | Mohammed Husain | Shammi Kapoor, Nadira, Kumkum, S Nasir, Kamal Mehra, Helen, Cuckoo, Jagdish Kanwal, Nazir Kashmiri | Costume Drama | Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser |
| Sudarshan Chakra | Datta Dharamadhikari | Nalini Jaywant, Mahipal, Shahu Modak, Sheela Nayak, Sarkar, Sulochana, Jagdish Kanwal | Mythology | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali |
| Sultan-E-Alam | Mohan Sinha | Chitra, Mahipal, Kuldip Kaur, Hiralal, Maruti, Uma Dutt | Costume | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Shyam Lal, Tanveer Naqvi, Butaram Sharma |
| Sultana Daku | Mohan Sinha | P. Jairaj, Sheila Ramani, Krishna Kumari, B. M. Vyas, Roopmala | Action | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Anjum Jaipuri, Tanveer Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi |
| Taj | Nandalal Jaswantlal | Pradeep Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Bipin Gupta, Jeevan, Helen, Ulhas, Shakuntala, Amar Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Taj Aur Talwar | Dwarka Khosla | Daljeet, Shashikala, Smriti Biswas, B. M. Vyas, Maruti, Heera Sawant | Action Costume | Music: Sudipt Lyrics: Uddhav Kumar, Indeevar, Satya Rai, Shyam Hindi, K Razdan, Ismail Azad Qawwal |
| Taksaal | Hemen Gupta | Nirupa Roy, Balraj Sahni, Smriti Biswas, Iftekhar, Radhakrishan, Hiralal, Helen, Tun Tun, Nazir Kashmiri | Social | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Prem Dhawan |
| Talwar Ka Dhani | Dwarka Khosla | Manhar Desai, Nadira, Anwar Hussain, Shammi, B. M. Vyas, Pakku, Anwar, Maruti | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri, Gopal Singh Nepali
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| Tankhah | Murtaza Changezi | Ajit, Nigar Sultana, Naina, Pran, Radhakrishan | Social | Music: Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi, Anjaan |
| Toofan Aur Deeya | Prabhat Kumar | Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date, Ulhas | Social Drama | Music: Vasant Desai, Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Zindagi | C. L. Dheer | Geeta Bali, Chandrashekhar, Vijayalaxmi, Jaswant, Gulab, Jagdish Sethi, Rashid Khan, Jagirdar, Dulari | Social | Music: Mohammed Shafi Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
| Zindagi Ke Mele | K. B. Lal | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi, Manohar Khanna
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References
- ^ Box Office India. "Top Earners 1956". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
External links
- Bollywood films of 1956 at the Internet Movie Database
- Indian Film Songs from the Year 1956 - A look back at 1956 with a special focus on Hindi film songs
- Listen to songs from Bollywood films of 1956