A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1956:
The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1956:[1]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Ramesh Saigal | Ajit, Nalini Jaywant, Nishi, Johnny Walker, B. M. Vyas, Leela Mishra, Sapru, Randhir, Cuckoo, Gajanan Jagirdar, Chaman Puri, Jagdish Sethi | Fantasy Costume Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Aabroo | Romance | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Gopal Singh Nepali, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |||
| Aan Baan | D. D. Kashyap | Ajit, Nalini Jaywant, Usha Kiran, Pran, Mahipal, Manmohan Krishna, Ulhas, Niranjan Sharma | Drama Action | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi | |
| Aankh Ka Nasha | Ved Madan | Costume Action | Music: Dhani Ram Lyrics: Harsh | ||
| Aastik | S. P. Kalla | Devotional | Music: Narayan Dutt Lyrics: S. P. Kalla | ||
| Alam Ara | Daljeet, Chitra, Tiwari, Niranjan Sharma, Minu Mumtaz, W. M. Khan, Heera Sawant, Maruti, Rajan Haksar | Costume Action | Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi | ||
| Amarsingh Rathaur | Jaswant Zaveri | Historical | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | ||
| Anjaan | Romance Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Anuraag | Madhusadan | Mukesh, Usha Kiran, Pratima Devi, Tun Tun, Shivraj, Mridula | Social | Music: Mukesh Lyrics: Indeevar, Kaif Irfani | |
| Arab Ka Saudagar | Pradeep Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Shashikala, Sunder, Kathana, S. D. Narang | Costume Action | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S.H. Bihari, Ravi | ||
| Awara Shahzadi | Pyarelal | Meena Shorey, Daljeet, Sheila Ramani, Johnny Walker, Malika, Maqbul, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action Costume | Music: Nashad, Jimmy Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani, Khawar Zaman | |
| Awaz | Social | ||||
| Ayodhyapati | S. Fattelal | Mythology | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak | ||
| Badal Aur Bijli | Maurice | Manhar Desai, Ameeta, Yashodhara Katju, Kumar, Manorama, Anwar Hussain, Rajan Haksar, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri | |
| Badshah Salamat | Prem Sinha | Costume Action | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Shafiq Kanpuri, Vinay Kumar, K. Razdan | ||
| Baghdad Ka Jadu a.k.a. Magic of Baghdad | John Cawas, Nadia, Krishna Kumari, Vijaya Chaudhary, Nazir Kashmiri, Ratan Kumar | Action Fantasy | Music: Shafi M. Nagri Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi | ||
| Bajrang Bali | Manibhai Vyas | Religious | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | ||
| Bal Ramayan | Children Religious | ||||
| Bandhan | Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Motilal, Shashikala, David, Achala Sachdev, Leela Mishra, Minu Mumtaz, Nana Palsikar, Kammo | Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Basant Bahar | Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Om Prakash, Manmohan Krishna, Chand Burque, Leela Chitnis | Romance Musical | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri | ||
| Basant Panchami | Nirupa Roy, Anant Kumar, Kumkum, Jeevan, Radhakishan, S. N. Tripathi, Niranjan Sharma, Naazi | Devotional | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | ||
| Bhagam Bhag | Bhagwan, Kishore Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Kumkum, Shashikala, Badri Prasad, Tiwari, Kanchanmala, Parshuram | Comedy | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Bhai-Bhai | Ashok Kumar, Shyama, Kishore Kumar, Nimmi, David, Om Prakash, Daisy Irani, Shivraj | Family Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| C.I.D. | Dev Anand, Shakila, Johnny Walker, Introducing: Waheeda Rehman, K. N. Singh, Minu Mumtaz, Mehmood, Jagdish Raj, Tun Tun, Sheela Vaz | Crime Suspense Romance | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Caravan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, Yashodra Katju, Hiralal | Action | Music: Mohinder Singh Sarna Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi | |
| Char Dost | Vishwanath, Kamar, Bhola, Kammo | Children | Produced by Children's Film Society. Music: B. Balsara Lyrics: Uday Khanna | ||
| Char Minar | Nasir Khan, Bhagwan, Jabeen, Anjali Devi, Rashid Khan, Helen, Naazi | Costume Drama | Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil | ||
| Chhoo Mantar | Comedy | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar | |||
| Chori Chori | Romantic Comedy | Music: Shankar Jaikishan won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashehra | Devotional | Music: Datta Naik Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | |||
| Dilli Durbar | Chandrakant Desai | Sumitra, Ulhas, Rehana, Sapru, Veena, S. N. Tripathi, Tun Tun, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Shailendra | |
| Devta | Pattanna | Vyjayanthimala, Anjali Devi, Gemini Ganesan, Krishna Kumari, M. N. Nambiar, Daisy Irani, Agha, Bipin Gupta, Indira Bansal | Fantasy Drama | Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Dhake Ki Malmal | Social | Music: O. P. Nayyar, Robin Chatterjee Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar, D. N. Madhok, Saroj Mohini Nayyar | |||
| Dhola Maru | N. R. Acharya | Pradeep Kumar, Rehana, Kumkum, Achala Sachdev, Sapru, Ulhas, Amar | Legend | Music: S. K. Pal Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Diwali Ki Raat | Dharam Kumar | Social | Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri, Pandit Phani, Madhukar Rajasthani | ||
| Durgesh Nandini | B. Mitra | Nalini Jaywant, Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Ajit, Nigar Sultana, I. S. Johar, Jeevan, Sapru, Jankidas, Murad, Sheela Vaz | Costume Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar, Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Ek Shola | Chander Saigal | Family Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Ek Hi Rasta | Social Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |||
| Fifty Fifty | R. L. Malhotra | Double role Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Fighting Queen | Nari Ghadiali | John Cawas, Nadia, Pramila, Habib, Sheikh | Action | Music: Nisar Lyrics: Saba Afghani | |
| Funtoosh | Romance Comedy Drama | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi | |||
| Gauri Puja | Vinod Desai | Devotional | Music: Manna Dey Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali | ||
| Ghulam Begum Badshah | Jugal Kishore | Daljeet, Sheila Ramani, Nishi, Johnny Walker, W. M. Khan, Malika | Action Drama | Music: Sudipt Lyrics: Indeevar, Shauqat Pardesi, Shyam Hindi | |
| Halaku | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | |||
| Hum Sab Chor Hain | Comedy Drama | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |||
| Hamara Watan | Jayant Desai | Social | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S. H. Bihari, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Ravi | ||
| Hatim Tai | P. Jairaj, Shakila, Krishna Kumari, W. M. Khan, S. N. Tripathi, B. M. Vyas, Meenakshi | Fantasy | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, B. D. Mishra, Akhtar Romani, Chand Pandit | ||
| Heer | Hameed Butt | Folklore Romance | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Hotel | Manmohan Sabir | Social | Music: Suresh Talwar, Shankar Dasgupta Lyrics: Khawar Zaman, Manmohan Sabir | ||
| Husn Banoo | Akkoo | Mahipal, Shakila, Hiralal, Tun Tun, Habib, Gulab, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Ramlal Heerapanna Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani, Pyarelal Santoshi, Sahir Chandpuri | |
| Inquilab | Action | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |||
| Insaaf | Costume Action Drama | Chitragupta Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anjum Jaipuri | |||
| Inspector | Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali, K. N. Singh, Pran, Nazir Hussain, Mukri, Achala Sachdev, Mehmood, Pratima Devi, Kammo | Crime Romance | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S. H. Bihari |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagte Raho | Raj Kapoor, Motilal, Sp. app. Nargis, Pradeep Kumar, Sumitra Devi, Smriti Biswas, Daisy Irani, Nana Palsikar | Social | |||
| Jayshree | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt, Bhalchandra Shukla | Pradeep Kumar, Nimmi, Jayant, Jeevan, Lalita Pawar, Radhakrishan, Daisy Irani, Chaman Puri, Vijay Kumar | Social Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Anjum Jaipuri | |
| Jaldeep | Children | Best Children's Film- International Venice Film Festival, 1957. All India Certificate for Merit as the Best Children's Film- State Awards for Film, 1960. Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Kidar Sharma, Kaif Irfani, Himmat Rai Sharma | |||
| Jallad | Jay Bee | Veena, Nasir Khan, Munawar Sultana, Tiwari, Gope, Sheela Vaz, Heera Sawant | Action | Music: Nashad Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar, Sartaj Rahmani, Khumar Barabankvi, Shewan Rizvi | |
| Jungle Queen | Nari Ghadiali | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Maqbul, Habib, Heera Sawant, Sheikh | Action | Music: Nisar Bazmi Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi | |
| Kar Bhala | Action | Music: Nisar Chik Choklet Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |||
| Karwan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, Yashodhara Katju, Gope, Cuckoo, Helen, Hiralal | Costume Drama | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi, Sarshar Sailani, Bhushan | |
| Khul Ja Sim Sim | Mahipal, Shakila, Helen, Hiralal, Krishna Kumari, Niranjan Sharma | Fantasy | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali | ||
| Kismet | Action | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Indeevar | |||
| Kismet Ka Khel | Vyjayanthimala, Sunil Dutt, Begum Para, Yashodhara Katju, Kamaljeet, Kanchanmala, Mukri, Jagdeep, Bhudo Advani, Tun Tun, Moni Chatterjee | Social | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | ||
| Lal-E-Yaman | Costume Fantasy | ||||
| Lalkaar | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Kumkum, Krishna Kumari, Radhkrishan, W. M. Khan, Hiralal, Nalini Chonkar | Action Costume | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep, Bharat Vyas, Pandit Madhur | ||
| Lalten | Tara Harish | Motilal, Geeta Bali, Mukri, Harish, Bhudo Advani, Mohan Choti, Kanhaiyalal, Shammi, Indira Bansal | Social Romance Lost and Found | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Indeevar, Shewan Rizvi, Kaif Irfani | |
| Makkhee Choos | Ramchandra Thakur | Comedy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Pandit Indra, Pyarelal Santoshi | ||
| Malika | Majnu | Costume | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Tanveer Naqvi, Verma Malik | ||
| Mem Sahib | Shammi Kapoor, Meena Kumari, Kishore Kumar, Kumkum, Mehmood, Pratima Devi. Randhir | Social | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Mr. Chakram | S. P. Bakshi | Chandrashekhar, Shyama, Kumkum, Om Prakash, Sunder, Ranjana, Randhir | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Nakshab | ||
| Mr. Lambu | Sheikh Mukhtar, Suraiya, Kamaljit Bhagwan, Vijay Laxmi, Minu Mumtaz Helen, N. A. Ansari | Social Crime | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar, Harsh | ||
| Naqab POsh | Ram Pahwa | Costume Thriller | Music Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Munir Arzoo Kazmi, Mile Lakhnavi, | ||
| Naya Andaz | Social Romance | Music:O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar | |||
| New Delhi | Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra | |||
| Paisa Hi Paisa | Mehrish | Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shakila, Radhakrishan, I. S. Johar, Leela Mishra, Amar, Murad, Mukri, Zul Vellani, Husn Banu | Comedy Family | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |
| Parivar | Family Drama | Music: Salil Chowdhary Lyrics: Shailendra | |||
| Passing Show | Chandrashekhar, Shakila, Purnima, Bhagwan, Daljeet | Action | Music: Manohar Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | ||
| Patrani | Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala, Durga Khote, Om Prakash, Jeevan, David Abraham Cheulkar, Leela Mishra, Kanchanmala, Praveen Paul, Ramesh Sinha, Krishnakant, Helen, Sheela Vaz | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra | ||
| Pocket Maar | Social Crime | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Hath | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Sohrab Modi, Murad, Ulhas, Tun Tun, Jagdish Kanwal, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra | ||
| Raj Rani Meera | G. P. Pawar | Devotional | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | ||
| Rajdhani | Naresh Saigal | Sunil Dutt, Nimmi, Durga Khote, Purnima, Johnny Walker, Tiwari, Naaz, S. Nazir | Action | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi | |
| Ram Navami | Raman Desai | Devotional | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | ||
| Ramshastri Ka Nyay | Vishram Bedekar | Biography | |||
| Rangeen Raten | Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Geeta Bali, Chand Usmani, Shammi, Pesi Patel, Paro Devi | Romance Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Kedar Sharma | ||
| Roop Kumari | Manibhai Vyas | Costume | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | ||
| Sailaab | Romance Drama | Music: Mukul Roy Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Madhukar Rajasthani | |||
| Sajani | Vasant Painter | Music: Sudhir Phadke Lyrics: Narendra Sharma, Nakhshab | |||
| Samundari Daku | A. R. Zamindar | Action | Music: Jaidev Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil | ||
| Sati Ansuya | Dhirubhai Desai | Manhar Desai, Sumitra, Sulochana, Sunder, B. M. Vyas, Niranjan Sharma, Suryakant | Devotional | Music: Shivram Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Sati Naag Kanya | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, S. N. Tripathi, Samar Roy, Malaya | Mythology | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, B. D. Mishra, Saraswati Kumar Deepak | ||
| Shatranj | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Yakub, Jagdish Sethi, Rajendra Nath, Nana Palsikar, Vijay Laxmi | Social Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Shirin Farhad | Aspi Irani | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, P. Kailash, Ameeta, P Kailash, Ram Avtar, Jagdish Kanwal | Legend Romance | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi, Saba Afghani | |
| Sheikh Chilli | Ramchandra Thakur | Shyama, Mahipal, Agha, B. M. Vyas, Bhagwan, Kammo | Fantasy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: Pandit Indra | |
| Shrimati 420 | Comedy Social | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar | |||
| Sipahsalar | Mohammed Husain | Costume Drama | Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser | ||
| Sudarshan Chakra | Datta Dharamadhikari | Nalini Jaywant, Mahipal, Shahu Modak, Sheela Nayak, Sarkar, Sulochana, Jagdish Kanwal | Mythology | ||
| Sultan-E-Alam | Mohan Sinha | Chitra, Mahipal, Kuldip Kaur, Hiralal, Maruti, Uma Dutt | Costume | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Shyam Lal, Tanveer Naqvi, Butaram Sharma | |
| Sultana Daku | Mohan Sinha | P. Jairaj, Sheila Ramani, Krishna Kumari, B. M. Vyas, Roopmala | Action | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Anjum Jaipuri, Tanveer Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi | |
| Taj | Nandalal Jaswantlal | Pradeep Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Bipin Gupta, Jeevan, Helen, Ulhas, Shakuntala, Amar Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Taj Aur Talwar | Dwarka Khosla | Daljeet, Shashikala, Smriti Biswas, B. M. Vyas, Maruti, Heera Sawant | Action Costume | Music: Sudipt Lyrics: Uddhav Kumar, Indeevar, Satya Rai, Shyam Hindi, K Razdan, Ismail Azad Qawwal | |
| Taksaal | Hemen Gupta | Social | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | ||
| Talwar Ka Dhani | Dwarka Khosla | Manhar Desai, Nadira, Anwar Hussain, Shammi, B. M. Vyas, Pakku, Anwar, Maruti | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri, Gopal Singh Nepali | ||
| Tankhah | Murtaza Changezi | Social | Music: Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi, Anjaan | ||
| Toofan Aur Deeya | Prabhat Kumar | Social Drama | Music: Vasant Desai, Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Hasrat Jaipuri | ||
| Zindagi | C. L. Dheer | Geeta Bali, Chandrashekhar, Vijayalaxmi, Jaswant, Gulab, Jagdish Sethi, Rashid Khan, Jagirdar, Dulari | Social | Music: Mohammed Shafi Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |
| Zindagi Ke Mele | K. B. Lal | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi, Manohar Khanna |