Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1948
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- DirectorRamesh SaigalStarsDilip KumarKamini KaushalChandra MohanCirca 1940s India, a young freedom fighter faces opposition from his own father as well as an ambitious police officer, who is also his rival for affection of a mutual childhood sweetheart.
- DirectorS.S. VasanStarsRajkumariM.K. RadhaRanjanThe two brothers named Veerasimhan and Sasankan, who fight with each other over ruling their father's kingdom and for marrying the village dancer Chandralekha.
- DirectorO.P. DuttaStarsGopeRehman KhanManmohan
- DirectorS.U. SunnyStarsNargisDilip KumarJeevan DharA convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine--the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance of the figurine is the subject of this tale of star-crossed lovers whose destiny is molded by society's rigid rules and the villainy of a scoundrel.
- DirectorShaheed LatifStarsDev AnandKamini KaushalChandaRich guy Puran is not allowed to marry poor girl Asha. Will his Zid (stubbornness) win over the family forms the plot of this film
- DirectorKishore SahuStarsDilip KumarKamini KaushalDavid AbrahamTwo friends, Kunwar and Samer, fall for Phulwa and Chanchal, respectively. Kunwar's brother is against the relationship and fixes his marriage with Chanchal.
- DirectorD.D. KashyapStarsMotilalSuraiyaLala Yaqoob
- DirectorKidar Nath SharmaStarsBegum ParaBharat BhushanGeeta BaliWhen Lajjo is at her deathbed, she summons her stepson, Rahu, so that he can look after her son, Beli. Rahu does attend her residence, just before her death, assists with the funeral and offers to take Beli with him and look after him. Rahu hires a hit-man named Jaggu and instructs him to kill Beli. Jaggu is unable to kill Beli, angering Rahu to no end. Rahu then pushes Jaggu and Beli from a cliff and hopes that they have met their respective ends. Rahu then sets about to claim Lajjo's property, by hiring a man to pose as Beli. Months later, Rahu approaches a wealthy woman for her only daughter's (Parvati) hand in marriage. While Paro's mother approves of Rahu, Paro is in love with someone else. While her mother finds out that she is in love with a mere employee, she dismisses him, and make arrangements for her marriage with Rahu. Watch the suspense and the climax unfold as Rahu prepares to get married to Paro, with the assurance that no one can ever get in his way.
- DirectorS.M. YusufStarsSulochana ChatterjeeFaiziKuldip Kaur
- DirectorMahesh KaulLatikaStarsRaj KapoorTripti MitraLatikaMohan is fascinated by films and eventually meets a big movie star. The actress, in turn, is charmed by his simple ways. His increasing affection for her is merely a game for the actress.
- DirectorGirish TrivediStarsSuraiyaDev AnandMadan PuriBorn in a low-caste family of chamars (cobblers), Chandu alias Chandrashekhar (Dev Anand) helps his father repair shoes and other footware for a small pittance. One day a girl from a rich and wealthy family, Vidya (Suraiya) stops by to get her shoe repaired. She wants Chandu to stop doing this menial job, and go to school, study and become someone important. She offers help financially, and gets Chandu to school. Both grow up and are attracted to each other. Both intent to marry, but obstacles open up in the form of Harry alias Harilal (Madan Puri), and Vidya's alcoholic dad, who will not permit his daughter to mingle with a boy from a lower caste.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisKamini KaushalNigar SultanaFailing to move on from his loss of childhood love, a man turns to his passion for theater.
- DirectorDaud ChandStarsAshok KumarMumtaz ShantiA. Shah Shikarpuri
- DirectorPhani MajumdarStarsDev AnandRamolaAmir BanuStricken by poverty, Lakhia forces her young brother and sister to steal and beg in order to make ends meet. However, Vinayak, a kind man, decides to reform them.
- DirectorR.D. MathurStarsMotilalSuraiyaGeeta Nizami