Highest Grossing Hindi Films By Year
The highest grossing Hindi films every year from 1940 are listed here.
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- DirectorP.C. BaruaStarsK.L. SaigalPahadi SanyalAshalata WabgaonkarThe story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.Year : 1940
India Gross : 91.75 Lakhs (Nett : 55 Lakhs)
Verdict : Super Hit
• Industry Hit - DirectorMoti B. GidwaniStarsM. IsmailRamolaManoramaA cashier faces false allegations for killing an actress. So he need to prove his innocence.Year : 1941
India Gross : 1.15cr (Nett : 70 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorAmiya ChakrabartyStarsMumtaz ShantiUlhasMumtaz AliTwo poor homeless siblings have singing talent but are unable to find a job. When they meet the brother of a theatre owner, things start to change a lot.Year : 1942
India Gross : 1.35cr (Nett : 80 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorGyan MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarMumtaz ShantiShah NawazWhen Shekhar comes to know that Rani became disabled because of him, he decides to help her by hiding his real identity.Year : 1943
India Gross : 1.65cr (Nett : 1cr)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorM. SadiqStarsSwaran LataKaran DewanAmir BanuGovind and Gouri are childhood friends who love each other. But as they belong to different castes, they can't marry each other. When Gouri marries another person, things changes a lot.Year : 1944
India Gross : 1.65cr (Nett : 1cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorShaukat Hussain RizviStarsNoor JehanLala YaqoobKaran DewanA disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.Year : 1945
India Gross : 1.15cr (Nett : 70 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorMehboob KhanStarsSurendraSuraiyaNoor JehanChildhood lovers Chander and Lata gets separated when Lata moves to Mumbai with her family. So, will they get united again ?Year : 1946
India Gross : 1.65cr (Nett : 1cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorShaukat Hussain RizviStarsDilip KumarNoor JehanShashikala JawalkarSuraj (Dilip Kumar) and Jugnu (Noor Jehan) study in the same college and fall in love. Jugnu's parents died when she was young, and her father's friend, whom she calls Chachaji, looks after her college and other expenses. Suraj belongs to a rich family. Jugnu's childhood friend Dilip (her Chachji's son) wants to marry her. Suraj does not like this, and he and his friends keep playing pranks on Dilip. One such prank causes Dilip to get seriously ill. When Dilip's father (Jugnu's Chachaji) goes to visit him, his friends blame Jugnu for his condition. This makes Chachaji angry and he confronts Jugnu and disowns her. With Chachaji gone, Suraj offers to help Jugnu financially. He asks his father for a raise in his pocket money, to which his father reveals that they are not rich but under heavy debt that can only be paid off if Suraj marries a rich girl of his parents' choice who would brings lots of cash and jewelry in dowry. Suraj does not agree. Suraj's father threatens to commit suicide if he does not marry the girl he has picked for him. This scares Suraj's mother. She does not want her husband to die, so she has a secret meeting with Jugnu and pleads with her to forget Suraj and not see him again. Jugnu is heartbroken, but agrees. Jugnu pretends not to love Suraj anymore. Both are heartbroken, but Suraj responds by becoming wayward and emotionless, while Jugnu falls seriously ill.Year : 1947
India Gross : 83.25 Lakhs (Nett : 50 Lakhs)
Verdict : Hit - 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.Year : 1948
India Gross : 1.25cr (Nett : 75 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisRaj KapoorPremnath MalhotraPran and Gopal fall in love with village girls while on a holiday. After returning home, Gopal continues to flirt with other girls. But Pran realizes that he has truly fallen in love.Year : 1949
India Gross : 1.9cr (Nett : 1.15cr)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorRamesh SaigalStarsAshok KumarNalini JaywantKuldip KaurThe story is based on the true incident at INA. Shekhar (Ashok Kumar) falls in love with Lilly D'Souza (Nalini Jayawant). She cheats him and they break up. Freedom struggle is going on and so wars keep happening. She and her sister apologise for spying on Indian army and get death penalty. Subash Chandra Bose saves them and asks them to spy on British army. On the other hand, Ashok Kumar goes for a big war. Do they meet or they die is the biggest question?. Their love is true and does love win in the end?Year : 1950
India Gross : 1.25cr (Nett : 75 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorNargisPrithviraj KapoorA poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her.Year : 1951
India Gross : 2.1cr (Nett : 1.25cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorMehboob KhanStarsDilip KumarNimmiPremnath MalhotraAfter ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister.Year : 1952
India Gross : 2.5cr (Nett : 1.5cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorNandlal JaswantlalStarsBina RaiPradeep KumarKuldip KaurMisunderstandings arise between Akbar and his son Salim when he disapproves his son's love.Year : 1953
India Gross : 2.1cr (Nett : 1.25cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorNandlal JaswantlalStarsVyjayanthimalaPradeep KumarJeevan DharLovers from two warring snake-charming tribes face life-threatening challenges.Year : 1954
India Gross : 2.4cr (Nett : 1.45cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisRaj KapoorNadiraWhen a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.Year : 1955
India Gross : 3.35cr (Nett : 2cr)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsDev AnandShakilaJohnny WalkerA newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich person. So, a C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder case.Year : 1956
India Gross : 2.1cr (Nett : 1.25cr)
Verdict : Hit - DirectorMehboob KhanStarsNargisSunil DuttRajendra Kumar TuliIn this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.Year : 1957
India Gross : 7.5cr (Nett : 4.5cr)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorBimal RoyStarsDilip KumarVyjayanthimalaJohnny WalkerA young man takes shelter in a mansion when a landslide blocks his route to the railway station. Then, he finds the mansion familiar and soon learns about the story of his previous birth.Year : 1958
India Gross : 3.35cr (Nett : 2cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRaj KapoorNutanLalita PawarA poor young man gets employed by a rich man admiring his honesty. But when he gets suspected in a lady's murder case, he need to prove his innocence.Year : 1959
India Gross : 2.5cr (Nett : 1.5cr)
Verdict : Super Hit - DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.Year : 1960
India Gross : 9.25cr (Nett : 5.5cr)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorNitin BoseStarsDilip KumarVyjayanthimalaNasir KhanGungaram, a poor, indebted farmer, works hard to educate his younger brother Jumna and make him a police officer. Years later, circumstances force Gungaram to become an outlaw and now the brothers confront each other as enemies.Year : 1961
India Gross : 5.85cr (Nett : 3.5cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorBiren NagStarsBiswajeet ChatterjeeWaheeda RehmanManmohan KrishnaWhen a young man's family gets haunted by a spirit, he is warned not to return to his hometown, but he decides to investigate the issue.Year : 1962
India Gross : 2.5cr (Nett : 1.5cr)
Verdict : Hit - DirectorHarnam Singh RawailStarsAshok KumarRajendra Kumar TuliSadhana ShivdasaniThe impoverished brother of a lowly courtesan falls in love with the sister of a wealthy nobleman.Year : 1963
India Gross : 5cr (Nett : 3cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorRajendra Kumar TuliVyjayanthimalaReturning home from war after being assumed dead, a pilot weds the woman he has long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend.Year : 1964
India Gross : 6.75cr (Nett : 4cr)
Verdict : Blockbuster