Bollywood films of 1956
Encyclopedia
A list of films produced by the Bollywood
film industry based in Mumbai
in 1956:
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 1956:
Highest grossing
The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1956:| 1956 Rank |
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| 1. | C.I.D. | |
| 2. | Ek Hi Raasta | |
| 3. | Chori Chori Chori Chori Chori Chori is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Anant Thakur, with music by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The film is inspired by the Hollywood movie, It Happened One Night. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Bhagwan Dada, Pran, David, and Johnny Walker have... |
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| 4. | Basant Bahar Basant Bahar (film) Basant Bahar is an Indian romantic and melodramatic film from 1956. The songs lyrics were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.-Plot:... |
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| 5. | New Delhi New Delhi (1956 film) New Delhi is a 1956 Hindi Black-and-white romantic comedy film written by Radhakishen with Inder Raj Anand and directed by Mohan Segal. The film starred Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Jabeen Jalil, Nana Palsikar, Nasir Hussain, Prabhu Dayal, Dhumal, Brahm Bhardwaj, Radhakrishan,... |
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| 6. | Rajhath | |
| 7. | Bhai Bhai Bhai Bhai Bhai Bhai is a Ollywood / Oriya film directed by Nitai Palit-Cast:* Beena* Hemanta Das* Lila Dulali* Gaura Ghosh* Ashok Kumar* Kishore Kumar* Chapala Nayak* Nimmi* Om Prakash* Nirupa Roy* Sahu Samuel... |
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| 8. | Toofan Aur Diya | |
| 9. | Funtoosh Funtoosh Funtoosh is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani.-Cast:*Dev Anand ... Ram Lal Funtoosh*Sheila Ramani ... Nilu*K.N. Singh ... Karodi Lal*Leela Chitnis... |
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| 10. | Inspector |
1956
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| 1956 1956 in film The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by... |
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| Aabroo | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Kamini Kaushal Kamini Kaushal Kamini Kaushal is a Hindi film and television actress, most noted for her roles in films like Neecha Nagar which won the 1946 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1955.-Early life:Kaushal was born to a botanist and professor at... , Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... , Madan Puri Madan Puri Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur... , Achala Sachdev Achala Sachdev Achala Sachdev is an Indian film actress who started her career as a child. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films... , Joginder Singh Lal |
Romance | |
| Aan Baan Aan Baan Aan Baan is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Rakhee Gulzar.Raja Bahadur rules his region, although fully aware that his days as King are numbered. Nevertheless, he indulges in women, alcohol, and high-living - most of which is through borrowed money, with the... |
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| Aawaz | ||||
| Amarsinh Rathod | ||||
| Anjaan | ||||
| Anuraag | ||||
| Arab Ka Saudagar | ||||
| Ayodhyapati | ||||
| Badal Aur Bijli | ||||
| Bajrang Bali | ||||
| Bal Ramayan | ||||
| Bandhan | ||||
| Basant Bahar Basant Bahar (film) Basant Bahar is an Indian romantic and melodramatic film from 1956. The songs lyrics were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.-Plot:... |
Bharat Bhushan, | |||
| Basant Panchami | ||||
| Bhagambhag | Bhagwan, Kishore Kumar, | |||
| Bhai Bhai (1956 film) | Asok Kumar, Shyama, Kishore Kumar, | |||
| C.I.D. | Raj Khosla | Dev Anand, Shakeela, J. Walker, Intro: Waheed Rehman, | ||
| Caravan | ||||
| Char Dost | ||||
| Char Minar | ||||
| Chhoo Mantar | Johny Walker, | |||
| Chori Chori | Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Pran, J. Walker, Gope, | |||
| Dashera | ||||
| Dassehra | ||||
| Delhi Durbar Delhi Durbar The Delhi Durbar , meaning "Court of Delhi", was a mass assembly at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the coronation of a King and Queen of the United Kingdom. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911... |
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| Devta Devta Devta is a serialized fantasy story written in the Urdu language by Mohiuddin Nawab. It was published monthly for 33 years in the Pakistani magazine Suspense Digest, which is available in Pakistan, India and various parts of world where Urdu is spoken... |
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| Dhake Ki Malmal | ||||
| Dhola Maru Dhola Maru The Dhola Maru is a romantic tale of Dhola and Maru in Rajasthan like Romeo-Juliet saga. In Chhattisgarh folk-tale, this story is entirely different than Rajasthan one.-Literature:... |
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| Diwali Ki Raat | ||||
| Durgesh Nandini | ||||
| Ek Shola | ||||
| Ek-Hi-Rasta | B R Chopra | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt, | ||
| Fifty Fifty Fifty Fifty Fifty Fifty is a popular Pakistan television series which was aired on the national television PTV during the early 1980s, based loosely on US comedy show Saturday Night Live. The programme was a sketch comedy considered by many critics as one of the best television shows to be produced in Pakistan... |
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| Fighting Queen | ||||
| Funtoosh Funtoosh Funtoosh is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani.-Cast:*Dev Anand ... Ram Lal Funtoosh*Sheila Ramani ... Nilu*K.N. Singh ... Karodi Lal*Leela Chitnis... |
Dev Anand, | |||
| Gauri Puja | ||||
| Ghulam Begum Badshah | ||||
| Halaku | Ajit, Meena Kumari, Pran, | |||
| Ham Sab Chor Hain | Shammi Kapoor, I S Johar, Majnu, | |||
| Hamara Watan | ||||
| Hatimtai | Mahipal, | |||
| Heer Heer Heer is German for "army". Generally, its use as "army" is not restricted to any particular country, so "das britische Heer" would mean "the British army".However, more specifically it can refer to:*An army of Germany:... |
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| Inquilab | ||||
| Insaaf | ||||
| Inspector Inspector Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :... |
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| Jagte Raho | Rak Kapoor, Moti Lal, Sp. Nargis, | |||
| Jayshree | ||||
| Jungle Queen Jungle Queen Jungle Queen is a Pakistani film, directed by Syed Noor, and written by his wife Ruckhsana Noor.... |
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| Kar Bhala | ||||
| Kismet | ||||
| Kismet Ka Khel | ||||
| Lalkaar Lalkaar Lalkaar is a 1972 Bollywood action film directed by Ramanand Sagar.-Cast:*Dharmendra ... Major Ram Kapoor*Rajendra Kumar ... Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor*Mala Sinha ... Usha Choudhury*Dara Singh*Kumkum ... Rajkumari Toshi*Sujit Kumar... |
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| Lalten | ||||
| Makkhee Choos | ||||
| Malika | ||||
| Mem Sahib | ||||
| Mr. Chakram | ||||
| Mr. Lambu | ||||
| Naya Andaz | ||||
| New Delhi New Delhi (1956 film) New Delhi is a 1956 Hindi Black-and-white romantic comedy film written by Radhakishen with Inder Raj Anand and directed by Mohan Segal. The film starred Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Jabeen Jalil, Nana Palsikar, Nasir Hussain, Prabhu Dayal, Dhumal, Brahm Bhardwaj, Radhakrishan,... |
Kishore Kumar, Vijayantimala, Anwar Hussein, Dhumal, | |||
| Paisa Hi Paisa | ||||
| Parivar | ||||
| Passing Show | ||||
| Patrani Patrani Patrani is a 1958 Hindi Black-and-white Costume drama written by R. S. Choudhury and directed by Vijay Bhatt. The film starred Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar in the lead with Shashikala, Durga Khote, Om Prakash, Jeevan, David Abraham Cheulkar, Leela Mishra, Kanchanamala, Praveen Paul, Ramesh Sinha,... |
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| Pocket Maar | ||||
| Raj Hath | ||||
| Raj Rani Meera | ||||
| Rajdhani Rajdhani (film) Rajdhani is a 1956 Indian action film directed by Naresh Saigal. Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar were playback singers for the film.... |
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| Ram Navami | ||||
| Ramshastri Ka Nyay | ||||
| Rangin Raaten | ||||
| Sailaab Sailaab Sailaab is a Hindi movie directed by the famous Indian film director, Guru Dutt in 1956.Released in April 1956, it stars Geeta Bali, as Kanchan and Abhi Bhattacharya as Gautam.Smriti Biswas, Helen and Bipin Gupta also costar.... |
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| Sajani | ||||
| Samundari Daku | ||||
| Sati Ansuya | ||||
| Sati Naag Kanya | ||||
| Shatranj Shatranj Shatranj is an old form of chess, which came to the Western world from India. Modern chess has gradually developed from this game.-Etymology and origins:... |
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| Shirin Farhad | ||||
| Shoharat | ||||
| Shrimati 420 | ||||
| Sipahsalar | ||||
| Sudarshan Chakra | ||||
| Taj | ||||
| Taj Aur Talwar | ||||
| Taksaal | ||||
| Talwar Ka Dhani | ||||
| Toofan Aur Deeya Toofan Aur Deeya Toofan Aur Deeya is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Prabhat Kumar and starring Satish Vyas, Nanda, Rajendra Kumar, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date and Ulhas.-Plot:... |
Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, | |||
| Zindagi | ||||
| Zindagi Ke Mele | ||||
External links
- Bollywood films of 1956 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...
- Indian Film Songs from the Year 1956 - A look back at 1956 with a special focus on Hindi film songs
- Listen to songs from Bollywood films of 1956