List of Hindi films of 1955 explained

This is a list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1955:

Highest-grossing films

The eleven highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1955 were:[1]

RankTitleNotes
1.Shree 420Raj Kapoor, Nargis
2.Azaad Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari
3.Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje Gopi Krishna, Sandhya
4.Uran KhatolaDilip Kumar, Nimmi
5.Mr. & Mrs. '55Madhubala, Guru Dutt
6.InsaniyatDilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Bina Rai
7.Munimji Dev Anand, Nalini Jaywant
8.SeemaBalraj Sahani, Nutan
9.BaradariAjit, Geeta Bali
10.DevdasDilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Aaj Ki BaatSocial Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Raj Baldev Raj, Kaif Irfani
Abe-HayatRamanlal Desai Costume Drama Music: Sardar Malik Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri
Adl-e-JehangirPradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari, Daljeet, Chitra, Sapru, Durga Khote, Kammo, Amir Bano, Darpan, Maruti Costume Fantasy Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi
Adivasiyon Ka Jeevan SrotDocumentary
AlbeliGeeta Bali, Pradeep Kumar, Johnny Walker, Om Prakash, Randhir, Tun Tun, Social Drama Music: Ravi Lyrics: Ravi
Alladin Ka Beta Rafiq Rizvi Fantasy Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi
AmanatAravind Sen Social Drama Produced by Bimal Roy. Music: Salil Chowdhary Lyrics: Shailendra
Amar SaigalPahari Sanyal, Tandon, G Mungeri, Akhtar Jahan, Padma DeviSaigal Documentary Music: Rai Chand Boral, Pankaj Mullick, Timir Baran, Apresh Lahiri. Singer: Main K. L. Saigal, songs used with scenes from his films.
Andher Nagari Chaupat RajaShamim Bhagat Costume Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
AzaadS. M. S. Naidu Action Drama Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Baap Re BaapComedy Drama Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar
Baghdad Ka ChorShriram Bohra Daljeet, Chitra, Krishna Kumari, Yashodara Katju, Ram Kumar, Maruti Fantasy Music: B. N. Bali Lyrics: Omar Khayyam Saharanpuri, Sartaj Rahmani, Khalish Lakhnavi, Harish Rana
BahuSocial Family Drama Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S. H. Bihari
BandishAshok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Daisy Irani, Nazir Hussain, Bhagwan, Shammi, Pratima Devi, Bipin Gupta, Mehmood, Indira Bansal Family Comedy Drama Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Jan Nissar Akhtar, Prem Dhawan, Ravi, S. H. Bihari
Bara-DariSocial Music: Shaukat Dehlvi Nashad Lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi
Bhagwat MahimaV. Panchotia Devotional Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S. H. Bihari, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Pandit Madhur
Bihar Ke Darshaniya SthanDocumentary
BindiyaShamim Bhagat Shekhar, Kumkum, Sulochana, Leela Mishra, Mukri, Tun Tun, Shakuntala Social Family Drama Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
Carnival QueenNoshir Engineer Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansur, Habib, Shanti Modak, Action Music: Shafi M. Nagri Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi
Char PaiseN. K. Ziri Kishore Kumar, Shyama, Nimmi, Jayant, Johnny Walker, Nishi, Agha, Anwar Hussain, Mukri, Roop Mala Social Comedy Music: B. D. Burman Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani
Chhora Chhori Social Music: Roshan Lyrics: Kedar Sharma
ChingariS. Srivastava Shekhar, Nalini Jaywant, Pran, Leela Mishra, Sunalini Devi Social Music: Manohar Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi, Shailendra, Anjum
Chirag-e-CheenC. M. Trivedi, G. P. Pawar Fantasy Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
DakuShammi Kapoor, Shashikala, Kuldip Kaur, Prem Adib, Anwar Hussain, W. M. Khan, Babu Raje, Azurie, Sheikh Costume Action Drama Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Manohar Khanna
Darbar Mahipal, Chitra, Tiwari, Sunder, Niranjan Sharma, Sunder Costume Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali
Deewar S. Khalil, Ameen Karan Dewan, Munnawar Sultana Sheikh Mukhtar, Murad, Bhagwan, Shammi, Sudhir, Sultan Social Music: Mohammed Shaikh
DevdasDilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal, Murad, PranTragedy Drama Romance Music: Sachin Dev Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Do DulheK J Mahadevan Social Music: B. S. Kalla Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Duniya Gol HaiKaran Dewan, Anita Guha, P. Jairaj, Kuldip Kaur, Shashikala, Madan Puri, Om Prakash, Indu Paul, Sunder Social Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
EkadashiGunjal Devotional Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: B. C. Madhur
Faraar a.k.a. Dev Anand in GoaDev Anand, Geeta Bali, Mehmood, Manmohan Krishan, Randhir, Krishna Kant Crime Social Drama Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
Ganga MaiyyaChandrakant Prem Adib, Sumitra, Trilok Kapoor, Asha Mathur, Jeevan, Sapru, S. N, Tripathi, Bipin Gupta, Moni Chatterjee, Shakuntala Paranjpye Devotional Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Ramesh Chandra Pandey
Garam CoatBalraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Jayant, Brahm Bhardwaj, Rashid Khan, Vijayalaxmi Social Drama Music: Amar Nath Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
GhamandDharam Kumar Shyama, Sheila Ramani, Kamal Mehra, Murad, Raj Kumar, Seeta Bose Social Drama Music: Gulshan Sufi Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri
Ghar Ghar Mein DiwaliShyama, Sajjan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Manorama, Eruch Tarapore Social Produced by Sohrab Modi. Music: Roshan Lyrics: Indeevar, Prem Dhawan
Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho HoComedy Music: Vinod Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi
HaseenaJ. P. Advani Costume Drama Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar
Hatimtai Ki Beti Mahipal, Chitra, Krishna Kumari, Kumkum, Helen, Maruti, Naaz, Hiralal Fantasy Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi, Kaifi Azmi
Hoor-E-ArabFantasy Music: Ghulam Mohammad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
House No. 44M. K. Burman Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, K. N. Singh, Prabhu Dayal, Kumkum, Bhagwan, Kammo, Rashid Khan, Sheela Vaz Thriller Romance Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Inam M. I. Dharamsey Suraiya, Nasir Khan, Yakub, Pratima Devi, Mukri, Bimla Kumari Social Music: S. N. Tripathi, Saraswati Devi
InsaniyatDilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Bina Rai, Jayant, P. Jairaj, Shobhna Samarth, Agha, Badri Prasad Costume Social Drama Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Jagadguru ShankaracharyaSheikh Fattelal Biography Portrait Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
Jalti NishaniTara Harish Social Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi
Jalwa Meena Shorey, Karan Dewan, Begum Para, Amarnath and Ratan Social Music: Vinod Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Kaif Irfani, Verma Malik, Aziz Kashmiri, Saraswati Kumar Deepak
JashanS. Shamsuddin Vyjayanthimala, Karan Dewan, Kuldip Kaur, Pran, Agha, Johnny Walker, Murad, Randhir Social Drama Music: Roshan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
JasoosR. D. Rajput Kumkum, Kamran, Neeru, Nazir Kashmiri, Habib Action Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser, Khawar Zaman, Aziz Jamali, Bahaar Ajmeri
Jawab Ismail Memon Geeta Bali, Balraj Sahni, Nasir Khan, Johnny Walker, Mukri, Achala Sachdev, Tun Tun, Ashraf Khan Social Drama Music: Nashad Lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi
Jhanak Jhanak Payal BaajeMusical Drama Filmfare Awards for Best Movie, Direction (V. Shantaram), Best Art Direction (Kanu Desai), and Sound Design (A. K. Parmar). National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Deewan Sharar, Meera Bai
Joru Ka BhaiBalraj Sahni, Sheila Ramani, Johnny Walker, Kumkum, Parveen Paul, Vijay Anand, Rashid Khan Social Drama Music: Jaidev Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil, Sahir Ludhianvi
Jungle Ka JadooNari Ghadiali John Cawas, Leela Gupta, Ashima Bannerjee, Manorama, Habib, Shanta Patel Fantasy Action Music: A. K. Prem Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi, Ratanlal Khanjar, Sheikh Adam

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Kanchan Brij Sharma Social Drama Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
KhandaanM. L. Anand Family Drama Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Ravi
KundanSohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Nimmi, Kumkum, Pran, Murad, Om Prakash, Manorama, Roopmala Social Drama Music: Ghulam Mohammad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
LaganNalini Jaywant, Sajjan, Om Prakash, Raj Mehra, Shammi, Randhir, Baby Naaz, David, Ram Avtar, Parshuram Social Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Lakhon Mein Ek Hira Singh P. Jairaj, Asha Mathur, Smriti Biswas, Madan Puri, David, Raj Kumar Comedy Music: Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: Hira Singh
LuteraNasir Khan, Jabeen, Begum Para, Om Prakash, Nazir Hussain, Noor Costume Action Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Jan Nisar Akhtar
Madhbhare NainHem Chander Bina Rai, Kishore Kumar, David, Nazir Hussain, Achala Sachdev, Yashodra Katju, Durga Khote, Badri Prasad, Misra SocialMusic:S. D. Burman Lyrics: Shailendra
Mahasati SavitriRamnik Vaidya Mythology Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali
Marine DriveMusic: N. Dutta Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Mast QalandarMahipal, Shakila, Kuldip Kaur, Tiwari, Johnny Walker, Maruti Costume Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Naqsh Lyallpuri
MastaniDhirubhai Desai Nigar Sultana, Manhar Desai, Shahu Modak, Jankidas, Agha, Ratnamala Costume Music: B. N. Bali Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Omar Khayyam Saharanpuri, B. D. Mishra
MilapSocial Music: N. Dutta Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Miss Coca ColaSocial Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Mr. & Mrs. '55Romantic Comedy O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
MunimjiThriller Romance Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi, Shailendra
Musafirkhana (film)Social Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
NaataMadhubala, Chanchal, Abhi Bhattacharya, Gope, Kanhaiyalal, Vijaylaxmi, Hiralal Social Produced by Madhubala. Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi, Kaif Irfani
NaqabLekhraj Bhakri Madhubala, Shammi Kapoor, Ajit, Hiralal, Yashodara Katju, Maruti, Asha Mathur Costume Music: Gobindram Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
NavratriRaman B. Desai Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Kumkum, Lalita Pawar, Sapru, S. N. Tripathi, Niranjan Sharma Mythology Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Bharat Vyas
Oonchi HaveliNirupa Roy, Karan Dewan, Lalita Pawar, Bhagwan, Yashodara Katju, B. M. Vyas, Jankidas, Niranjan Sharma, Kanchanmala Social Drama Music: Shivram Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
Oot Patang Social Music: Vinod Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Patit PawanVasant Painter Devotional Music: Jamal Sen Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
Pehli JhalakKishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Begum Para, Jawahar Kaul, Shammi, Tun Tun, Asha Parekh, Om Prakash, Dara Singh, Randhawa, Randhir Social Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
PostmasterUnreleased. Music: Ram Ganguly Lyrics: Verma Malik
Pyaara DushmanP. Jairaj, Nadira, Sulochana, Bhagwan, Kumkum, Leela Gupte, Baburao Pendharkar, Vasantrao Pahelwan Music: Nisar Bazmi Lyrics: Saba Afghani

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
RaftarTalat Mahmood, Nadira, Baby Naaz, Meenaxi, Chand Burque, Lotan, Social Music: Pandit Shivram Lyrics: Nakshab
Railway PlatformRamesh Saigal Social Drama Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Raj DurbarBalwant Bhatt Costume Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Shyam
RajkanyaNalini Jaywant
RajkumariT. R. Raghunath Costume Music: Ajit Merchant Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak,
Ratna ManjariG. P. Pawar Mahipal, Shakila, Rehana, Sapru, Maruti, Moni Chatterjee, Roopmala Costume Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra
RatnagharRaja Paranjpe, Shakuntala Paranjpe, Lalita Pawar, Suryakant Social Music: Sudhir Phadke Lyrics: Narendra Sharma
RiyasatMahipal, Mala Sinha, Hiralal, Sunder, Raj Kumar, Narmada Shanker Costume Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
RukhsanaCostume Drama Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri
Sabse Bada RupaiyaSunder, Shashikala, Agha, Alhad, and Achla Sachdev, Nana Palsikar, Krishnakant Social Music: O. P. Nayyar, Naushad Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Sakhi LuteraMohammed Hussain Kamran, Shashikala, Kamal Mehra, Habib, Nazir Kashmiri, Kammo Costume Action Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser
SardarAshok Kumar, Bina Rai, Nigar Sultana, Tiwari, Iftekhar, Mehmood, Samson, Jagdish Sethi, Sheela Vaz Social Crime Music: Jagmohan Sursagar Lyrics: Uddhav Kumar, Kaif Irfani
Sati MadalasaNirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Kumkum, Jeevan, Niranjan Sharma Devotional Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali
Sau Ka NoteYashwant Pethkar Social Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Anjaan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Surjit Sethi, Jeet
SeemaAmiya ChakravartyBalraj Sahani, Nutan, Shobha Khote, Jagdish Raj, Sunder, Pratima Devi Social Drama Filmfare Best Actress Award

Nutan. Filmfare Best Story Award: Amiya Chakrabarty. Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra

Shah Behram Mahipal, Asha Mathur, Tiwari, Sunder, Shanti Madhok, Helen, Hiralal, Kammo Costume Action Music: Hansraj Behl
Lyrics: Bedam Warsi, Asad Bhopali
Shahi MehmaanBalwant Bhatt Costume Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Hasrat Jaipuri
ShahzadaAjit, Sheila Ramani, Krishna Kumari, Begum Para, Johnny Walker, Achala Sachdev, Habib Costume Action Music: Naushad, S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi, Khumar Barabankvi
ShikarDouble role Drama Social Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Indeevar, Noor Devasi, Arshi Ajmeri
Shiv BhaktaShahu Modak, Padmini, Mishra, Pandari Bai, Anant Kumar, Kumari Devi, Sope, Rushendramani, Ramachandra Sastry, Ragini, Deshraj, Raju Mythological Drama Music: Chitrgupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali
Shree 420Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nadira, Lalita Pawar, Nemo, Rashid Khan, Iftekhar, Hari Shivdasani, Nana Palsikar, Ali Mirajkar, Tun Tun, Anwaribai, Sheela Vaz Social Romance Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra
Shri Krishna BhaktiBabubhai Mistri MahipalKrishna Kumari, Lalita Pawar, Anwar Hussain, Bimon Banerjee, Bipin Gupta, Hiralal DevotionalMusic: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali
Shri Ganesh VivahJaswant Jhaveri Religious Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Gopal Singh Nepali
Shri Nagad NarayanComedy Music: Vinod Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi, Pyarelal Santoshi, Verma Malik, Madhup Sharma
SitaraSocial Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
SocietyNasir Khan, Nimmi, Johnny Walker, Amar, Iftekhar, Kumkum, Radhika, Minu Mumtaz, Pratima DeviSocial Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhiyanvi
Son Of Alibaba Fantasy Action Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
Swami VivekanandaAmar Mullick Ajit Prakash, Bharati Devi, Anubha Gupta, Manoranjan Bhattacharya Biography Music: R. C. Boral, Salil Chowdhary Lyrics: Shankar Sen, Surdas, Tandon Jodhpuri
Tonga-waliSocial Family Drama Music: Salil Chowdhury Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
Teen BhaiHemchander Chunder Family Drama Music: Arun Kumar Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
TeerandazMadhubala, P. Jairaj, Chandrashekhar, Ajit, Kuldip Kaur, Yashodara Katju, Chanchal, Helen, Gope, Sunder, Kammo Costume Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Tismarkhan a. k. a. Tees Mar KhanH. S. Kwatra Shyama, Agha, Jeevan, Sunder, Madan Puri, Roopmala, Sheela Vaz Action Comedy Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Shailendra
Uran KhatolaDilip Kumar, Nimmi, Surya Kumari, Jeevan, Nawab, Agha, Roop Mala, Amar, Tun Tun, Roopmala Costume Drama Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Vachan Raj Rishi Geeta Bali, Balraj Sahni, Rajendra Kumar, Neelima, Radhakrishan, S. K. Prem, Alhad Family Drama Music: Ravi Lyrics: Prem Dhawan
Veer Rajputani Legend Drama Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali
Waman AvatarNirupa Roy, Trilok Kapoor, Jagdish Kanwal, Bipin Gupta, Sapru, Yashodara Katju, Jankidas, Roopmala, Maya Das Religious Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Kavi Pradeep
YasminVyjayantimala, Suresh, Jayant, Rashid Khan, Shyam Kumar, Rajan Haksar, Habib, Yasmeen Khan, Nawab Costume Drama Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Jan Nissar Akhtar

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box Office India. Top Earners 1955. boxofficeindia.com. 10 July 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130042736/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=161&catName=MTk1NQ. 30 January 2012.