Highest Grossing Hindi Films By Year
The highest grossing Hindi films every year since 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 : 0.9cr
Verdict : Blockbuster - 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
Verdict : Blockbuster - 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
Verdict : Super Blockbuster - 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
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster - 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
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster - DirectorShaukat Hussain RizviStarsNoor JehanLala YaqoobKaran DewanA disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.Year : 1945
India Gross : 1.25cr
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
Verdict : Super Blockbuster - DirectorShaukat Hussain RizviStarsDilip KumarNoor JehanShashikala JawalkarSuraj and Jugnu's college romance is threatened by family obligations and financial struggles. Forced apart, they face devastating consequences. Their love is tested by societal expectations.Year : 1947
India Gross : 1cr
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 : 1.35cr
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 : 2cr
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRamesh SaigalStarsAshok KumarNalini JaywantKuldip KaurShekhar falls in love with Lilly D'Souza, a performer, only to discover she is a British spy. He hands over Lilly and her sister, Dolly, to the INA, which sentences both to death.Year : 1950
India Gross : 1.45cr
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 : 2.25cr
Verdict : Blockbuster - 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 : 2.75cr
Verdict : Super Hit - DirectorNandlal JaswantlalStarsBina RaiPradeep KumarKuldip KaurMisunderstandings arise between Akbar and his son Salim when he disapproves his son's love.Year : 1953
India Gross : 2.2cr
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorNandlal JaswantlalStarsVyjayanthimalaPradeep KumarJeevan DharLovers from two warring snake-charming tribes face life-threatening challenges.Year : 1954
India Gross : 2.65cr
Verdict : Super 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 : 3.75cr
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster - 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 : 2.5cr
Verdict : Super 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 : 8cr
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster - 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 : 4cr
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 : 3cr
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.Year : 1960
India Gross : 11cr
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster - 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 : 7cr
Verdict : Super 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 : 3cr
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 : 6cr
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 : 8cr
Verdict : Super Blockbuster