Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1960
All the films in below list are classics. All the films from the beginning in the below list are hits. The list prepared is revenue wise.
The last 3 were flops.
The last 3 were flops.
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- DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
- DirectorP.L. SantoshiStarsMadhubalaBharat BhushanShyamaAmidst fierce Qawali competitions, a poor poet/singer, Aman Hyderabadi, falls in love with Shabnam, the daughter of Police Commissioner Khan Bahadur. After Aman is humiliated by Bahadur, Shabnam and Aman elope and travel to Lucknow, where Aman changes his name to Kamal Lucknowi and hopes to earn a living by singing. But his voice gives him away and soon he will be hunted by a friend-turned-foe, Inspector Shekhar, who is determined to arrest him.
- DirectorS.U. SunnyStarsDilip KumarMeena KumariAzimAfter the passing of Maharaj Dhiraj Rana Chandrabhan of Kailash Nagar, the Senapati, Veer Singh, crowns Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan as the next King. Veer's wife, who has brought up Dhivendra like her own son, Surinder, would like Dhivendra to get married to Rajkumari Chandramukhi of Rajgarh. The Maharaja of Rajgarh is pleased to hear of this, and asks his daughter to set forth to Kailash Nagar. On the way there, she is abducted by her very own Senapati and held captive until she gives her consent to marry him. Dhivendra rescues her, both fall in love, but are captured by Senapati's men. Dhivendra is gravelly injured but manages to escape and is looked after Rajgarh's Raj Nartaki, Rajlaxmi, who also falls in love with him. After Dhivendra recuperates, he finds out that Chandramukhi is being against her will at Senapati's castle, he sets forth to set her free, but is captured in the process. Held in chains, he is blinded by a vengeful Rajlaxmi, and Chandramukhi is given an ultimatum - either wed Senapati or witness the death of Dhivendra.
- DirectorM. SadiqStarsWaheeda RehmanGuru DuttRehman KhanThe setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have unknowingly fallen in love with the same woman, Jameela. Aslam and Nawab are the two friends caught in this love triangle.
- DirectorKishore SahuStarsRaaj KumarMeena KumariNadiraA dedicated surgeon is obligated to marry the daughter of a family friend, but his heart belongs to the nurse who works tirelessly by his side.
- DirectorR.K. NayyarStarsJoy MukherjeeSadhana ShivdasaniAzraAfter the untimely death of her father and step-mother, Sonia is orphaned and lives with her aunt and paternal uncle (Mrs. and General Rajpal Singh). Sonia is plain-looking as her real mother, and often invites unappreciative, taunts, and critical remarks from her aunt and cousin-sister, Sheela. Sheela has a boyfriend, Dev Kumar Mehra, and she plans to marry him. Fed-up of hearing frequent taunts and adverse remarks about her plain-looks, Sonia challenges Sheetal that she will make Dev fall in love with her.
- DirectorRamanand SagarStarsPradeep KumarBina RaiBharat BhushanRavi's parents asks him to marry someone else rather then is love Laxmi for the sake of his father.After the wedding they travel in a train which has newly married couples the train meets with a disastrous accident.Ravi sees an unconscious bride lying next to him and takes her home but finds that his wife died in the accident and the bride whom he bought home is Parvati.Ravi decides to find her husband Gopal but before that Parvati finds the truth and escapes from the house.Parvati falls into the river Jamuna and lands in house of Gopal where here brother Manohar to comes who has lost his eyesight after the accident.But Parvati cant disclose he identity to Gopal nor Manohar.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsRajendra Kumar TuliAshok KumarNanda KarnatakiA lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
- DirectorRadhu KarmakarStarsRaj KapoorPadminiPran SikandA simple-minded small-time singer joins a group of bandits and becomes the cause for their moral transformation and turnaround.
- DirectorBimal RoyStarsMotilalVasant ChoudhurySadhana ShivdasaniNiravan (Nazir Hussain), the village postmaster receives an envelope with a cheque for a very large amount, with the instructions that he is to turn this cheque over to the most honest man in the village. Honest Niravan calls a village meeting and informs them of this outcome. They mutually agree that there are five people in the village who can be called honest, however, since the stipulation states that the amount is to be turned to only one, they decide to hold elections in the village, so that everyone can decide who the most honest man is. The outcome is hilarious as all the five prominent people bend over backwards not only to be honest and caring, but also be seen to be honest and caring. The village doctor starts treating all patients regardless of their ability to pay him; the village money-lender starts forgiving loans; the wealthy zamindar allows everyone to drink water from his property; the village priest allows the untouchables to worship in the temple. Can these people be trusted with a large sum of money? Can Niravan be trusted with this money, as he has his own liabilities, a large sum he owes to money-lenders, as well as provide dowry for the forthcoming marriage of his daughter, Seema (Sadhana).
- DirectorI.S. JoharStarsKishore KumarMala SinhaI.S. JoharIn his quest for a heir, Rai Bahadur has an affair with a prostitute Meher. When Meher becomes pregnant he promises to take the child and educate him. But fate has other plans, for his wife Meena also becomes pregnant at the same time, and shortly thereafter both women give birth to two boys. Meher threatens to expose him if he does not take her son, and leave Meena's son in an orphanage. However, both children end up in his palatial home. He belittles Meher's son and finally accuses him of stealing. Fed up of these accusations, Meena leaves the house with Kishore, and ironically ends up with Meher. In the meantime, Rai's son has grown up to be an arrogant, and a champion boxer. And it is in the boxing ring that both half-brothers will meet again -- for a match of their lives -- as the trophy is none other than the beautiful Mala -- who both love and hope to marry.
- DirectorShakti SamantaStarsShammi KapoorPadminiMaria MenadoWhen his employee disappears in Singapore, Shyam travels from India to investigate the absence and becomes entangled in a deadly plot.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDev AnandWaheeda RehmanNanda KarnatakiA man sells movie tickets on the black market, but starts to have a change of heart after he falls in love.
- DirectorBibhuti MitraStarsNutanShammi KapoorMinoo MumtazA runaway spoiled rich girl is helped by a man she meets on the road, but their path to love is strewn with numerous misunderstandings, false accusations, a sudden tragedy and the pursing footsteps of a persistent pickpocket.
- DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsRaj KapoorNutanPran SikandThe tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life; and falls in love with a young woman named Shanti, only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband, Kewal, and adopted son, Anwar. He puts all he can in an effort to locate Kewal and re-unite the family.
- DirectorRam MukherjeeStarsSunil DuttJoy MukherjeeAsha ParekhSurendra Nath and Satyendra Nath are two brothers who live in an old palatial home with their dad, mom, and sister. The Nath family is undergoing hard times as their property is under dispute, and a unfavorable decision by the courts, causes the family to lose face in the community. To make matters worse, Satyendra is arrested by the police for theft of Rs.10,000/- from his workplace. Satyendra thinks his brother stole the money, and is covering up for him, while the rest of the family is shocked and dismayed at this turn of events. All eyes and ears are now on the decision of the Court, which will decide who is guilty in the eyes of the law.
- DirectorMandi BurmanStarsDev AnandNutanK.N. SinghAn embittered music composer, estranged from his family, self-destructs after learning his sweetheart has married another male.
- DirectorSatyen BoseStarsSarosh IraniAzizHoney Irani
- DirectorT. Prakash RaoStarsShammi KapoorOm PrakashRaj Mehra
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsDev AnandSuchitra SenJeevan DharBabu and Malik are two inseparable friends who live in a small town in India. One day they decide to play a prank and steal something. They get caught, while Malik's dad come to bail out and stand surety for him, Babu has no one to do so and ends up in the juvenile center. When the two grow up, Malik becomes a Police Inspector, while Babu takes to crime and ends up being sentenced in jail. When he gets discharged, he goes to meet with his partner-in-crime, Bali, and together they start planning the next heist. Malik meets with Babu and tells him to go straight, but Babu had already tried that and ended up being falsely accused of stealing a necklace belonging to his employer's wife. Nevertheless, Babu does inform Bali that he will not be taking part in any crime. Thereafter, Bali and his men are arrested, and blame Babu for ratting on them. Bali is released on bail, Babu meets with him, an argument ensues, leading to a physical fight, with Bali getting killed. A fearful Babu flees from Bombay straight to Jogendranagar in Northern India, where he meets with a man named Bhagat who asks him to masquerade as Kundan, the sole heir of a wealthy man named Shahji. When Babu refuses, Bhagat threatens to notify the Police. Babu becomes Kundan, makes his way into the hearts of Shahji, his wife, Rukmani, and daughter, Maya. Babu gets enough cash to pay off Bhagat in small installments, but Bhagat becomes more and more demanding and wants Babu to steal all the cash and jewelry and abscond. Babu is reluctant to steal from these kind people, and to make matters worse has fallen in love with Maya - his 'sister'. Caught between a rock and a hard place - no matter what move Babu makes - he will surely end up trapping himself - not only with Bhagat, his newfound family, as well as the police - who are now hot on his trail.
- DirectorVijay BhattStarsNimmiBharat BhushanAnita GuhaA scholar is compelled to live up to his astrological prophecy of being a brutal killer.
- DirectorHargobind DuggalSuraj PrakashStarsMala SinhaRajendra Kumar TuliUlhasRajan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Basantpur along with his mom; dad, Dindayal; a semi-senile paternal uncle, Bholey; and a widowed paternal aunt. During his childhood, while lighting Diwali fire-crackers, he accidentally set his friend's, Shanti, face afire, making her lose her vision. Full of remorse, he studies medicine, and decides to become an eye surgeon just to restore her vision. Years later he does qualify, becomes a surgeon in a Delhi hospital, while his dad is now the Municipal Chairman. Shanti, who lives a poor lifestyle, with her dad, Ramdas, the owner of a publication 'Praja Samachar', and her mom, travels to Delhi to have her eyes operated on. The operation takes place but she is still unable to see, and when they return home there is more bad news as Ramdas has been arrested for killing Dindayal's chauffeur, is found guilty, and sentenced to two years in prison. Questions that remain unanswered: Why did Ramdas commit this crime; will Shanti regain her sight; what impact will Ramdas' conviction have on Basantpur; and what will be the fate of Ramdas and his family after he completes his time in prison?
- DirectorBrijStarsPradeep KumarKumkumNishi Kohli
- DirectorR.K. RakhanStarsAshok KumarPadminiRaginiWidower Amar leads a middle-class lifestyle in Bombay with his widowed mom and his daughter Munni, whose mother died 3 days after her birth. Amar works as the Principal of Bharti Kala Kendra. When he goes on vacation to Kashmir with his butler D'Souza, he meets with and falls in love with a woman named Kalpana and includes her in his painting. Drawn to each other, they meet several times. The day that Amar goes to propose, he discovers that she has left for an unknown destination. When he returns home by train, he meets another young woman, Asha, and hires her as the Kendra's Dance Instructress. He takes her home to meet his mom and Munni; both approve of her and hope she'll marry Amar. Then Amar watches Kalpana dancing in the theater; he meets with her and they rekindle their romance. Asha notices this and steps away, heartbroken. Amar asks Kalpana to come meet his mother and Munni, which she does; during this meeting, they get an unexpected visitor: Kalpana's brother Johar. The truth about Kalpana, her mom, and their background is revealed, changing everyone's lives forever.
- DirectorMoni BhattacharjeeStarsSunil DuttNanda KarnatakiDurga KhoteNandu lives in a small town with his widowed mom, Paro. He is friendly with two young girls, Farida and Kamli. He is depressed when Kamli's dad becomes ill and she and her mom re-locate to Ambala. Years later, Farida and Nandu have grown up and continue to be friends. Then they get the news that Kamli's dad has passed away, and they are to return back. Initially they do not recognize each other, but when they do, both fall in love and want to marry. When Paro goes to meet with Kamli's maternal uncle, she is shunned, humiliated because they are poor and Nandu is unemployed, & considered a trouble-maker. When Nandu is told the bitter truth, he leaves the town, joins the army, with the hope that her uncle will consider him suitable enough to get Kamli married to him. After training, he gets 21 days leave and returns home triumphantly - only to find that Kamli has been married. Dejected, he returns back to the army to try and forget Kamli - only to find that his superior officer, Hav. Ram Singh is Kamli's husband. Now Nandu has to decide whether to quit the army and re-locate elsewhere in order to forget Kamli.
- DirectorBhappi SonieStarsSunil DuttWaheeda RehmanJohnny WalkerTo wed his sweetheart, a man must try and prove himself to her eccentric paternal uncles.
- DirectorJugal KishoreStarsPradeep KumarSabita ChatterjeeAgha
- DirectorShankar MukherjeeStarsDev AnandSuchitra SenRaginiFour people embroiled in complicated relationships look for closure.
- DirectorKhwaja Ahmad AbbasVasili ProninStarsPrithviraj KapoorBalraj SahniNargisThe film is based on travelogues of XV century Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin called "A journey beyond the three seas"