A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1959:
The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1959:[1]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aangan | Family Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Pandit Indra, Avinash | |||
| Amar Shaheed | Biographical Patriotic Drama | Music: Vinod Lyrics: Aziz Kashmiri | |||
| Anari | Social Romance | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra | |||
| Ardhangini | Ajit Chakrabarty | Family Drama | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Baap Bete | Family Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Baazigar | Action Costume Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | |||
| Bank Manager | Rakhan | Social Family | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Jalal Malihabadi, Anwar Farrukhabadi, Indeevar | ||
| Barkha | Social Family | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Bedard Zamana Kya Jaane | Family Social | Music: Kalyanji Virji Shah Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |||
| Bhagwan Aur Shaitaan | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Manmohan Sabir | ||||
| Bhai Bahen | Family Drama | Music: N. Dutta Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan for "Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara" | |||
| Black Cat | Thriller Drama | Music: N. Dutta Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar | |||
| Blackmailer | Sultan | Amarnath, Shanta Kumari, Kanchanmala, Johnny Whisky | Suspense Thriller | Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Bahaar Ajmeri | |
| Bus Conductor | Dwarka Khosla | Social Action | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Noor Devasi | ||
| C. I. D. Girl | Social Action Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Anand Bakshi, Hasrat Jaipuri | |||
| Chacha Zindabad | Family Comedy | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Chand | Family Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Shailendra, Bharat Vyas, Akhtar Lakhnavi | |||
| Chandrasena | Costume Devotional | Music: Kalyanji Anandji Lyrics: Indeevar | |||
| Char Dil Char Rahen | Social Drama Romance | Music: Anil Biswas, Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi | |||
| Charnon Ki Dasi | Ramesh Vyas | Family Drama | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | ||
| Chhoti Bahen | Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | |||
| Chini Jadugar | Noshir Engineer | Ajit, Krishna Kumari, Kamran, Sulochana, Nazir Kashmiri | Action | Music: Shafi M Nagri Lyrics: Akhtar Romani | |
| Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan | Family Drama | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Ravi for "Tim Tim Karte Taare" | |||
| Circus Queen | Noshir Engineer | Nadia, John Cawas, Nilofar, Samar Roy | Action Thriller | Music: Shafi M Nagri Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri | |
| Commander | Action | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Sarshar Sailani | |||
| Daaka | Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Smriti Biswas, Pran | Crime Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Deep Jalta Rahe | Datta Dharmadhikari | Abhi Bhattacharya, Sabita Chatterjee, Badri Prasad, Randhir | Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Shailendra | |
| Dhool Ka Phool | Social Family Drama | Music: N. Dutta Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi | |||
| Didi | Sunil Dutt, Shubha Khote, Jayshree, Feroze Khan, Om Prakash, Daisy Irani | Family Drama | Music: N. Dutta and Sudha Malhotra forTum Mujhe Bhool Bhi Jao Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi | ||
| Dil Deke Dekho | Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Rajendra Nath, Sulochana, Raj Mehra | Romance Musical | Music: Usha Khanna Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Do Behnen | Family Drama | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Pradeep | |||
| Do Gunde | V. M. Vyas | Action | Music: Ghulam Mohammad Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Do Ustad | Tara Harish | Comedy Action | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi | ||
| Dr. Z | Jal | Nirupa Roy, Mahipal, Shakila, Krishna Kumari, Helen, Hiralal | Action Thriller | Music: Manohar Lyrics: Akhtar Romani | |
| Duniya Na Mane | V. Avadhoot | Social | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Armaan Mera | Gunjal | Jayshree Gadkar, Sohan Kapila, Malika, Sabita Chatterjee | Fantasy | Music: S. D. Batish Lyrics: Madhusudan Bhagalpuri, Anand Bakshi, Kaifi Irani | |
| Fashionable Wife | B. K. Adarsh | Social | |||
| Forty Days | Dwarka Khosla | Action Suspense | Music: Babul Lyrics; Kaifi Azmi | ||
| Ghar Ghar Ki Baat | Family Drama | ||||
| Gokul Ka Chor | Vasant Painter | Devotional | |||
| Goonj Uthi Shehnai | Musical Romance Drama | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |||
| Grihalakshmi | Raman B. Desai | Family Drama | |||
| Guest House | Suspense Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | |||
| Heera Moti | Krishan Chopra | Family Social Drama | Based On Munshi Premchand's short story: Do Bailon Ki Katha Music: Roshan Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | ||
| Hero No.1 | Sultan | Action | Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Muzaffar Shahjahanpuri | ||
| Hum Bhi Insaan Hain | Robin Majumdar | Abhi Bhattacharya, Samar Roy, Kumar, Lata Sinha, Lalita Kumari, Dhumal, Madhumati | Social | Music: Hemant Kumar, Lyrics: Shailendra | |
| Hunterwali | B. J. Patel | John Cawas, Boman Shroff, Mehroo, Samar Roy | Action Costume | Music: Harbans Bahl Lyrics: Shaad | |
| Insan Jaag Utha | Social | ||||
| Jaal Saaz | Arvind Sen | Social Action | |||
| Jagga Daku | Chandrakant | Action | |||
| Jagir | Jag Mohan Mattu | Meena Kumari, Premnath, Kuldip Kaur, Mehmood, Minu Mumtaz, Ulhas, Sheela Vaz | Family Drama | ||
| Jawani Ki Hawa | Social | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Shailendra | |||
| Jungle King | Masood | Sheila Ramani, Anwar, Manju, Tun Tun, Pramila | Action Adventure | Music: Bipin Babul Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri | |
| Kaagaz Ke Phool | Romance Social | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi | |||
| Kal Hamara Hai | S. K. Prabhakar | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Shailendra | ||
| Kali Topi Lal Rumal | Tara Harish | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Kangan | Family Social | Music: Chitragupta, Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Kanhaiya | Nutan, Raj Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Pachhi | Social | |||
| Kavi Kalidas | Nirupa Roy, Bharat Bhushan, Anita Guha, Sapru, Tun Tun, S. N. Tripathi | Devotional | |||
| Keechak Vadha | Tara Harish, Yashwant Pethkar | Mythological | Music: Master Krishnarao Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Saraswati Kumar Deepak | ||
| Khoobsurat Dhokha | Ram Prakash | Action Adventure | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Indeevar, Anand Bakshi, Rahil Gorakhpuri | ||
| Kya Ye Bombay Hai | Nishi, Maruti, W. M. Khan, Tun Tun, Jeevankala, Lillian | Action | Music: Bipin Datta Lyrics: Noor Devasi | ||
| Lady Robinhood | B. J. Patel | Nilofar, Samar Roy, Rajan Kapoor, Shakila Bano Bhopali, Tun Tun, Mirajkar | Action | Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Bandhu, Shakeel Nomani, Bekal Amritsari, Aziz Kashmiri, Anand Bakshi | |
| Love Marriage | Dev Anand, Mala Sinha, Suresh, Pronoti, Kanchanmala | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra | |||
| Maa Ke Aansoo | Dhirubhai Desai | Family | Music: Sardar Malik Lyrics: Madan Mohan, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | ||
| Madam XYZ | Suspense Action | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | |||
| Madari | Ranjan, Chitra, Jayshree Gadkar, Manhar Desai, Sunder, Sheela Vaz | Action Drama | Music: Kalayanji Anandji Lyrics: Indeevar, Faruk Kaiser, Madhur | ||
| Madhu | Gyan Mukherjee, S. Bannerjee | Karan Dewan, Meena Kumari, Kumkum, Tun Tun, Jagdish Sethi, Sheela Vaz | Social | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Shailendra, Prem Dhawan, Naqsh Lyallpuri | |
| Main Nashe Mein Hoon | Naresh Saigal | Social | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | ||
| Maine Jeena Seekh Liya | Satish Nigam | Social Drama | |||
| Minister | Raman B. Desai | Social | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | ||
| Mohar | Action Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| Mr. John | Inder | Comedy | Music: Datta Naik Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naach Ghar | R. S. Tara | Social Drama | |||
| Nai Raahen | Brij Sadanah | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Shailendra, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Prem Dhawan | |||
| Navrang | V. Shantaram | Social | Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | ||
| Naya Sansar | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |||
| O Tera Kya Kahna | K. Parvez | Sheikh Mukhtar, Chitra, Mehmood, Bhagwan, Helen, Kammo | Comedy Social | Music: Kalyanji Virji Shah Lyrics: Indeevar, Hasrat Jaipuri Gulshan Bawra | |
| Paigham | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal, Minu Mumtaz, Johnny Walker | Social Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Pradeep | ||
| Pakshiraj | Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Ulhas, S. N. Tripathi | Mythology | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi, B. D. Mishra, J. S. Kashyap | ||
| Pehli Raat | Family Drama | Music: Ravi Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |||
| Pyar Ki Rahen | Lekhraj Bhakri | Family Social | Music: Kanu Ghosh Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | ||
| Qaidi No. 911 | Aspi Irani | Sheikh Mukhtar, Nanda, Mehmood, Daisy Irani, Honey Irani, Minu Mumtaz, Tun Tun, Achala Sachdev, Hiralal | Crime Social | Music: Dattaram Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri | |
| Raat Ke Rahi | Naseem | Crime Drama Romance | Music: Jaidev, Bipin Babul Lyrics: Vishwamitra Adil | ||
| Sahil | Kulbhushan Agarwal | Drama Romance | |||
| Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan | Harsukh Bhatt | Historical Epic | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | ||
| Santan | Jyoti Swaroop | Rajendra Kumar, Kamini Kadam, Nazir Hussain, David, Leela Mishra, Manorama | Family Social | Music: Dattaram Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri | |
| Sati Vaishalini | Sadhu Singh | Devotional | Music: Premnath Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | ||
| Satta Bazaar | Family Social | Music: Kalyanji Anandji Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Indeevar, Gulshan Bawra | |||
| Sawan | R. Riwari | Romance Musical | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | ||
| Sazish | Surya Kumar | Ranjan, Nalini Chonkar, B. M. Vyas, Randhir | Action Social | ||
| School Master | Karan Dewan, Shakila, B. Saroja Devi, Kamini Kadam, Jawahar Kaul, B. R. Panthalu | Social Family | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Pradeep | ||
| Shararat | Kishore Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari, Kumkum, Rajendra Nath, Sunder, Nazir Kashmiri | Comedy | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | ||
| Sujata | Nutan, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala, Sulochana, Lalita Pawar, Tarun Bose, Baby Farida | Social Family | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | ||
| Swarg Se Sundar Desh Hamara | Pravin Kumar | Social | Music: S. Banerjee | ||
| Tikdambaaz | Shriram Bohra | Nigar Sultana, Mahipal, Tiwari, Rajan Kapoor, Lillian | Music: B. N. Bali Lyrics: Madan Mohan | ||
| Tipu Sultan | Jagdish Gautam | Jairaj, Anita Guha, Suresh, Krishna Kumari, Roopmala, Nazir Kashmiri | Historical | Music: S. D. Batish Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi | |
| Ujala | Naresh Saigal | Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Raaj Kumar, Kumkum, Leela Chitnis, Dhumal | Social Romance | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri | |
| Zara Bachke | N. A. Ansari | Suresh, Nanda, Johnny Walker, Murad, Sapru, Anwar Hussain, Tun Tun, Helen, Tony Walker, Nilofar | Action Drama | Music: Nashad (Shaukat Dehlvi Nashad) Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Khumar Barabankvi |
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