Bollywood films of 1940
Encyclopedia
A list of films produced by the Bollywood
film industry based in Mumbai
in 1940:
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film industry based in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
in 1940:
Highest grossing
The top five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1940:| 1940 Rank |
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| 1. | Zindagi Zindagi (1940 film) Zindagi is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film directed by P.C. Barua. It was the highest grossing Indian film of 1940. The music, by Mullick, features songs such as 'So ja Rajkumari' and 'Jeevan asha hai'. The film has been described as one of Barua's most beautiful films, and his last for New... |
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| 2. | Bandhan Bandhan (1940 film) Bandhan is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film directed by N.R. Acharya. It stars Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar and Suresh. It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1940. It was produced by Bombay Talkies. -Cast:*Leela Chitnis as Beena... |
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| 3. | Achhut Achhut Achhut is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film. It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1940.... |
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| 4. | Pagal Pagal (film) Pagal is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1940.... |
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| 5. | Nartaki Nartaki Nartaki is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fifth grossing Indian film of 1940.... |
A-Z
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| Taj Mahal Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal... |
Nazir Ahmed Khan Nazir Ahmed Khan Nazir Ahmed Shah was a versatile and renowned Pakistani/Indian film actor, director and producer. He was the first successful film hero in Pre-Partition India and later in Pakistan.Nazir also married Swaran Lata and Sitara Devi... |
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| Naya Sansar Naya Sansar (1941 film) Naya Sansar is a 1941 Hindi film on radical journalism, directed by reporter turned director, N. R. Acharya , and written by a journalist himself, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, who started his film career with this film. It won him the Bengal Film Journalists Award for the best story and screenplay.It had... |
N. R. Acharya | Renuka Devi, Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema... , Mubarak |
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| Bhairavsingh - Ek Rashtra-sevak | ||||
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| Raj Nartaki | ||||
| Bandhan Bandhan (1940 film) Bandhan is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film directed by N.R. Acharya. It stars Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar and Suresh. It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1940. It was produced by Bombay Talkies. -Cast:*Leela Chitnis as Beena... |
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| Zindagi Zindagi (1940 film) Zindagi is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film directed by P.C. Barua. It was the highest grossing Indian film of 1940. The music, by Mullick, features songs such as 'So ja Rajkumari' and 'Jeevan asha hai'. The film has been described as one of Barua's most beautiful films, and his last for New... |
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External links
- Bollywood films of 1940 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Listen to songs from Bollywood films of 1940