A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1940:
Highest grossing
The top five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1940:[1]
1940 Rank |
Title | Notes | |
1. | Zindagi | ||
2. | Bandhan | ||
3. | Achhut | ||
4. | Pagal | ||
5. | Nartaki |
A
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1940 | ||||||
Aaj Ka Hindustan | Jayant Desai | Rose, Prithviraj Kapoor, SitaraDevi, Ishwarlal, Yakub, Kalyani, Tarabai, Charubala, Charlie | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok | ||
Aaj Ki Duniya | G.P. Pawar | Trilok Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Gulab, Nazir Kashmiri, S. Nazir | Social | Music: Pratap Mukherji Lyrics: A. Karim | ||
Aandhi | Dinesh Ranjan Das | Pankaj Mullick, Khursheed, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey, Sulekha, Sham Laha, Nemo | Social | Music: K. C. Dey Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi | ||
Abla Ki Shakti | Munshi Dil Lucknowi | Jehanara Kajjan, Khalil, Premlata, Phool Kumari | Social | Music: C. Solanki Lyrics: Ustad Hussain Jan | ||
Achhut | Chandulal Shah | Gohar Mamajiwala, Motilal, Vasanti, Mazhar Khan, Sitara Devi, Trilok Kapoor, Charlie, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Ibrahim, Rajkumari | Social Drama | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi | ||
Aflatoon Aurat | Kikubhai Desai | Moti, Mallika Pukhraj, Sardar Mansur, Kanta Kumari, Vatsala Kumtekar, S. Vazre, Bose, Razak, Dhulia, Bashir, Mirajkar | Action | Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: Munshi Aziz | ||
Alakh Niranjan a.k.a. Gorakhnath | Bhalji Pendharkar | Nandrekar, Leela, Raja Paranjpe, Vimal Sardesai, Chandrakant | Devotional | Music: Koregaonkar Dutta Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar | ||
Ali Baba | Mehboob Khan | Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammed, Jagdish | Fantasy, Adventure | Music: Anil Biswa Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri | ||
Anarbala | A. M. Khan | Benjamin, Jani Babu, Shanta Kashmiri, N. A. Ansari, Usha Rani, M. Musa, Indira, Ameena, Rafiqe | Horror | Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: Munshi Nayab | ||
Anjaam | Kanjibhai Rathod | Anil Kumar, Mehar Sultana, Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Samson, Fazlu | Costume | Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari | ||
Anuradha | Mohan Sinha | Maya Banerjee, Trilok Kapoor, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Shyam Sunder, Anant Marathe, S, Nazir, Agha, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi Raza, Bibijan | Social | Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Lajpat Rai | ||
Apni Nagariya | Gunjal | Shobhana Samarth, Nazir, Jayant, K. N. Singh, Shanta Dutt, Madhavi, Bibijan, Keki Bawa | Social | Music: Rafiqe Ghaznavi Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri, Pandit Indra | ||
Aurat | Mehboob Khan | Sardar Akhtar, Surendra, Yakub, Jyoti, Kanhaiyalal, Arun Kumar, Harish, Brij Rani, Vatsala Kumtekar, Sunalini Devi | Social Family Drama | Music: Anil Biswa Lyrics: Safdar Aah | ||
Azad | N.R. Acharya | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar, Mumtaz Ali, Nazir Bedi, Rama Shukal, Nana Palsikar, D. V. Surve, Ramchandra Pal | Social | Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J S Kashyap | ||
Azadi-e-Watan | Dinshaw Billimoria | Mallika Pukhraj, D. Billimoria, W. M. Khan, Ashraf Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Abdul Qadir | Social | Music: Munshi Dil Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
B-D
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Bahurani a.k.a Daughter-in-Law | R.S. Junnarkar, Mubarak | Kishore Sahu, Rose, Anuradha, Mubarak, Madhurika, Pratima Devi, Masood, Nana Palsikar | Family | Music: Rafiq Ghaznavi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap, Azad |
Bandhan | N. R. Acharya | Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Arun Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, V. H. Desai, Shah Nawaz, Purnima Desai, Jagganath | Romantic Drama | Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
Bharosa | Sohrab Modi | Chandra Mohan, Sardar Akhtar, Mazhar Khan, Maya Devi, E. Tarapore, Sheela, Abu Bakar | Social | Music: G. P. Kapoor Lyrics: Lalchand Bismil |
Bholi Lutaran | A. M. Khan | Zohra Sehgal, Umakant, Ameena, Jani Babu, Shiraz, A. M. Khan, Ata Mohammed, Sadiq | Costume | Music: Haribhai Mistry, Master Mohammedd Lyrics: Munshi Nayab |
Captain Kishori | K. Amarnath | Nazir, Lalita Pawar, Yasmin, Agha | Action | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Aslam Noori |
Chalti Duniya | Gunjal, B. Marzban | Padma Devi, Rafiq Ghaznavi, . Lakshmi, Ghulam Rasool, Leelavati, | Action | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: |
Chingari | Sarvottam Badami | Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Keshavrao Date, E. Billimoria, Sunalini Devi, Khatoon, Bhagwandas, Mira, Tarabai | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
Civil Marriage | Ramchandra Thakur | Snehprabha Pradhan, Harish, Arun Kumar, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani, Putlibai | Social | Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal |
Deepak | Dwarka Khosla | Prithviraj Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Anant Marathe, S. Nazir, Vatsala Kumtekar, Nazir Kashmiri, Baby Suman | Social | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: Lajpat Rai |
Deepak Mahal | Nanubhai Vakil | Anil Kumar, Sarojini, Bibijan, Mirajkar, Indira, Khalil, Majid | Fantasy | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: B. R. Batish, Pandit Anuj |
Desh Bhakta | A. H. Essa | Wazir Mohammed Khan, Harishchandra, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Gope, Agha, Nissar, Shah Nawaz, Pir Mohamed | Social | Music: V. K. Naidu Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi, Shaifta |
Dharma Bandhan | Jagatrai Pesumal Advani | Khursheed, Yusuf Effendi, Shyam Sunder, Zebunissa, Kaushalya, Jani Babu | Social | Music: B. R. Devdhar Lyrics: |
Diamond Queen | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Radha Rani, Sayani Atish, Sardar Mansur, Dalpat, Boman Shroff | Adventure Action Comedy | Music: Madhaval Damodar Master Lyrics: Munshi Sham |
Diwali | Jayant Desai | Motilal, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Keshavrao Date, Dixit, Indubala, Suresh, Kesari, Vasanti, M. Bhagwandas | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok, and Pandit Sudarshan |
Dorangia Daku | Harnam Singh Rawail | Pushpa Rani, Sunder, Ghulam Mohammed, Baburao Pehalwan | Action | Music: G. K. Rampuri Lyrics: |
E-J
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Ek Hi Bhool | Vijay Bhatt | Mehtab, P. Jairaj, Umakant, Prahlad dutt, Munshi Khanjar, Baby Meena Kumari | Social Drama | Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: |
Geeta | Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar | Chandra Mohan, Durga Khote, Anant Marathe, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Vatsala Kumtekar, Keki Bawa, Suman | Social | Music: D. P. Koregaonkar Lyrics: |
Ghar Ki Rani | Master Vinayak | Master Vinayak, Meenakshi, Leela Chitnis, Baburao Pendharkar, Damuanna Malvankar, Kusuk Deshpande, Salvi | Family Drama | Music: Chandekar Lyrics: |
Golibar | Nanubhai Vakil | Moti, Navinchandra, Kanta Kumari, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Mirajkar, Sardar Mansur, Dhulia, Razaq, Bacha, S. L. Puri | Action | Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
Haar Jeet | Amar Mullick | Kanan Devi, Pahadi Sanyal, Meera Dutta, Chhaya Devi, Nawab, Madho Shukla, Nand Kishore, Nemo, Ghulam Hussain | Social | Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: |
Haiwan | A. M. Khan | Sitara Devi, Alaknanda, Bachchu, Tarabai | Action | Music: R. Pande Lyrics: |
Hatimtai Ki Beti | Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Anil Kumar, Indurani, Anwaribai, Sayid Ahmed, Bibijan | Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: | |
Hind Ka Lal | Homi Wadia, Ramji Arya | Radharani, Sardar Mansur, Boman Shroff, Mithu Miyan, Gulshan, Kasturi, Dilawar, Azurie | Action | Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: |
Hindustan Hamara | Ram Daryani | Jamuna, Padmadevi, Nandrekar, Ram Dulari, Devaskar, Hari Shivdasani, Badri Prasad | Social | Music: B. Chatterji Lyrics: |
Holi | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Motilal, Khursheed, Ishwarlal, Sitara Devi, Ghory, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Tarabai, Mirza Musharraf, Keshavrao Date, Bhagwandas | Social Drama | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
Jadu Kangan | Nanubhai Vakil | Master Vithal, Kokila, Rajkumari, Sunita Devi, Kamal, Nawaz, Sadique, Majid, Krishna Kumari, Haroon, Mohanlal Mishra | Fantasy | Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: |
Jadu Nagri | B. Apte | Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Shamim, Tarabai | Fantasy | Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: Kabil |
Jagat Mohini | Chunilal Parikh | Master Vithal, Kokila, Sunita Devi, Majid, Kamal, Krishna Kumari Sr., Mohanlal, Mishra, Haroon, Amritlal Nagar | Music: Madhavlal Master Lyrics: | |
Jai Swadesh | Aspi Irani | Radharani, Benjamin, Sayani Atish, Vatsala Kumtekar, Azurie, Abdul Haq | Action Social | Music: Madhavlal Master Lyrics: |
Jhuthi Sharm | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Trilok Kapoor, Bimla Kumari, Navin Yagnik, Nirmala Devi, Rajkumari, Nayampalli, Rai Mohan, Sharifa | Social | Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: |
K-N
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Kalyani | Premankur Atorthy | |||
Kumkum the Dancer | Modhu Bose | Sadhona Bose, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Preeti Majumdar | ||
Laxmi | Mohan Sinha | Kumar, Ishrat Sultana, Maya, Bibbo, Jeevan, Gope, Bibijan, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi Raja | Social | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: |
Main Hari | Gajanan Jagirdar | Navin Yagnik, Naseem, Maya Devi, Ghulam Hussain, Hari Shivdasani | Social | Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi |
Madari Mohan | Babu Rao Pokal, R, Varde | SAtyarani, Devaskar, Sunita Devi, Ramchandra Varde, Vasant Kanse, Kashinath, Tara | Fantasy | Music: B R Deodhar and K Narayan Rao. |
Matwali Mira | Prafulla Roy | Husn Banu, Nissar, Sultana Banu, Ranjit Kumari, Fakir Mohammed, Kamla, Fida Hussain | Devotional | Music: Brujlal Verma Lyrics: |
Mera Punjab | Krishna Dev Mehra | |||
Mohini | Madhukar Bavdekar, Annasaheb Rajopadhye | Master Vithal | ||
Musafir | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Noor Mohammad Charlie, Khurshid | ||
Narsi Bhagat | Vijay Bhatt | Vishnupant Pagnis, Durga Khote, Pande | ||
Nartaki | Debaki Bose | Leela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Jagdish Sethi, Bhanu Bannerjee, Sailen Choudhury | ||
Nirali Duniya | V.M. Vyas | Lalita Pawar |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Pagal | Madhuri, Prithviraj Kapoor, Noor Mohammad Charlie | |||
Pak Daman | Muzaffar Adeeb, Leela | |||
Pooja | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi, Zahur Raja | ||
Prem Nagar | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Gulzar | ||
Punar Milan | Najam Naqvi | |||
Pyaar | Dhirubhai Desai | Anwari, Ishwarlal | ||
Qaidi | S.F. Hasnain | Madhuri, Mehtab | ||
Rangila Jawan | S.M. Yusuf | Agha, Gangaram, Gangoobai | ||
Rani Sahiba | Dhirubhai Desai, Chunilal Parekh | Rajkumari | ||
Reshmi Sari | G.P. Pawar | Vasant |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Saint Dnyaneshwar | Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal | Shahu Modak, Datta Dharmadhikari, Pandit | ||
Sajani | Sarvottam Badami | Noor Jehan | ||
Sandesha | J. Sushila | |||
Sanskar | V.C. Desai | Rose | ||
Sardar | Dwarka Khosla | Jayant | ||
Saubhagya | Chimanlal Luhar | |||
Shamsherbaaz | Balwant Bhatt | E. Bilimoria | ||
Sneh Bandhan | Jagatrai Pesumal Advani | E. Bilimoria | ||
Sohag | Mazhar Khan |
T-Z
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Taj Mahal | Nazir Ahmed Khan | |||
Tatar Ka Chor | K. Amarnath | Yakub, Indurani, Vatsala Kumthekar | Action, Fantasy | |
Toofan | Bhim, Maruti Rao | |||
Usha Haran | Mubarak, Ulhas | |||
Vijay Kumar | Aspi Irani, Raja Yagnik | Sardar Mansur, Sarita Devi, Violet Cooper | Action, Musical, Drama | |
Wayda | Rafiq Rizvi | Violet Cooper, Mohammad Isaq, Khalil | ||
Yaad Rahe | J. Sushila | |||
Zindagi |
References
- ^ Box Office India. "Top Earners 1940". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
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