List of Bollywood films of 1953
An overview of the films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1953.
Do Bigha Zameen directed and produced by Bengali director Bimal Roy and starring Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar and Jagdeep won the Filmfare Best Movie Award.[1] Bimal Roy also won the Filmfare Best Director Award and the film won the Certificate of Merit at National Film Award of India.[2] Roy would win the Filmfare Best Director in 1955 also for the film Parineeta in which actress Meena Kumari scooped the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance.[3]
Highest-grossing films[edit]
The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1953:[4][5]
Rank | Title | Cast |
1. | Anarkali | Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Kuldip Kaur, |
2. | Ladki | Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Bharat Bhushan, Anjali Devi |
3. | Do Bigha Zamin | Nirupa Roy, Balraj Sahni, Master Rattan |
4. | Parineeta | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari |
5. | Footpath | Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari |
6. | Jhamela | Geeta Bali, Bhagwan Dada |
7. | Shikast | Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant |
8. | Humsafar | Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik |
9. | Aah | Nargis, Raj Kapoor |
10. | Rahi | Nalini Jaywant, Dev Anand, Balraj Sahni |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Music |
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Gharbaar | Dinkar Patil | Manhar Desai, Sulochana Chatterjee, Kuldip Kaur, Surendra, Shammi, Gope | Family Drama | Music: Vasant Prabhu Lyrics: Indeevar, D. N. Madhok Kaif Irfani |
Gul Sanobar | Aspi Irani | Shyama, Shammi Kapoor, Agha, Rajni, Jilloo, Nazir Kashmiri, Habib, Shakur | Costume | Music: Bulo C Rani, Khayyam Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Nazim Panipati |
Gunah | Kidar Sharma | Geeta Bali, Jagdev, Manorama, Vijaylaxmi, Baby Naaz, Pratima Devi, Jankidas, Pesi Patel, Bir Sakuja, Tun Tun | Family Drama | Music: Snehal Bhatkar, Roshan Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
Hari Darshan | Raman B. Desai | Sapru, Leela Chitnis, Roopa Verman, Bipin Gupta, Jankidas, Moni Chatterjee | Devotional | Music: Shankar Vyas Lyrics: Ramesh Chandra Pandey, Ramesh Gupta, Kishore Pandey, Saraswati Kumar Deepak |
Hazaar Raaten | Jayant Desai | Manhar Desai, Rehana, Bipin Gupta, Agha, Cuckoo | Fantasy | Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
Humdard | S. Bhagat | Nimmi, Shekhar, Smriti Biswas, Shivraj, Yashodhara Katju, Gajanan Jagirdar, Rajan Kapoor | Social | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Majrooh Sultanpuri |
Humsafar | A. N. Bannerjee | Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Smriti Biswas, Chetan Anand, Johnny Walker, Mohan Sehgal, Krishan Dhawan | Music: Ali Akbar Khan Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi | |
Husn Ka Chor | JBH Wadia | Mahipal, Usha Kiran, Sardar Mansur, Babu Raje, B. M. Vyas, Dalpat, Lalita Kumari | Costume | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
Jallianwalla Baag Ki Jyoti | R. S. Choudhary | Karan Dewan, Kamlesh Kumari, Achala Sachdev, David, Roopmala, Jagdish Sethi | Historical Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Uddhav Kumar, Rajendra Krishan, Partau Lakhnavi |
Jeewan Jyoti | Mahesh Kaul | Shammi Kapoor, Shashikala, Leela Mishra, Chand Usmani, Nazir Hussain, Dulari, Moni Chatterjee | Social | Debut film of Shammi Kapoor. Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi |
Jhamela | Bhagwan | Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, Anwar Hussain, Badri Prasad, Sunder | Action | Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
Jhansi Ki Rani | Sohrab Modi | Mehtab, Sohrab Modi, Shakila, Sapru, Mubarak, Ulhas, Nayampali | Historical | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Pandit Radheshyam |
Jungle Ka Jawahar | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Pramila, Nazir, Goldstein, Shapur | Costume Action Adventure | Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: Firoz Jalandhari, Saraswati Kumar Deepak |
Khoj | Balwant Bhatt | Shammi Kapoor, Mahipal, Lalita Kumari, Shammi, Satish | Crime Double-role Drama | Music: Nisar Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anjum Jaipuri |
Ladki | M. V. Raman | Vyjayantimala, Bharat Bhushan, Kishore Kumar Anjali Devi, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Leela Mishra, Om Prakash, Raj Mehra and Master Chhotu | Romantic Comedy | Music: R. Sudarsanam, Dhaniram Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
Laila Majnu | K. Amarnath | Shammi Kapoor, Nutan, Begum Para, Ulhas, Rattan Kumar, Kammo, Vasti, W. M. Khan | Legend Romance | Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
Lehren | H. S. Rawail | Kishore Kumar, Shyama, Om Prakash, Leela Mishra, Sunder, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Bipin Gupta | Social | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Music |
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Madmust | Jagdish Pant | Nirupa Roy, Shakila, Sapru A. N. Ansari, Shashikala, Mukri | Social | Music: V. Balsara Lyrics: Madhukar Rajasthani, Madhuraj, Maanav, J. C. Pant |
Mahatma | Datta Dharamadhikari | David, Madan Puri, Raja Goswami, Dixit, Gajanan Jagirdar, Raja Nene | Social | Music: Vasant Pawar, Ram Vadhavkar Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi |
Malkin | O. P. Dutta | Sajjan, Nutan, Purnima, Durga Khote, Yakub, Pran Gope, Raj Mehra | Social Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
Mallika Soloni | Mohammed Hussain | Kamran, Krishna Kumari, Helen, Roopa Verman, Nazir Kashmiri, Amrit | Costume Action | Music: Iqbal, Krishna Dayal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser |
Manchala | Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Krishna Kumari, Agha, Jeevan | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |
Mashuqa | Shanti Kumar | Mukesh, Suraiya, Kuldip Kaur, Durga Khote, Agha, Amirbai Karnataki | Social Drama | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Shailendra, Qamar Jalalabadi |
Mazi Zameen | Bhalji Pendharkar | Suryakant | Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: | |
Mehmaan | Ramanand Sagar | Premnath, Nimmi, Sajjan, Purnima, Bikram Kapoor | Romantic Musical | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Uddhav Kumar, P. N. Rangeen, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
Naag Panchami | Ramesh Desai | Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Bipin Gupta, B. M. Vyas, Durga Khote, Heera Sawant | Mythological | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali |
Naina | Ravindra Dave | Abhi Bhattacharya, Geeta Bali, Leela Mishra, Ramesh Sinha, Narmada Shankar, Khairati | Social Drama | Music: Manna Dey, Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Uddhav, Anjum, Pyarelal Santoshi |
Naulakha Haar | H. S. Bhatt | Meena Kumari, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan, Sunder, Ishwarlal, Durga Khote, Arvind Kumar | Fantasy Drama | Music: Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: Bharat Vyas |
Nav Durga | Babubhai Mistri | Mahipal, Usha Kiran, Amarnath, Sulochana Chatterjee, S. N. Tripathi, Dalpat, Maruti | Devotional | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri, Rameshchandra Pandey |
Naya Ghar | D.D. Kashyap | Geeta Bali, Shekhar, Begum Para, Jagdev, Leela Chitnis, Rattan Kumar | Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra |
Naya Raasta | Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Krishna Kumari, Agha, Bipin Gupta | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
Paheli Shaadi | Ram Daryani | Bharat Bhushan, Nargis, Motilal, Gope, Leela Mishra, Manorama, Kammo | Social Family Drama | Music: Robin Chatterjee Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, D. N. Madhok |
Papi | Chandulal Shah | Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Maruti, Dulari, Dulari, Amarnath, Jagdeep | Social | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Sarshar Sailani, Hasrat Jaipuri, Surjit Sethi, Butaram Sharma |
Parineeta | Bimal Roy | Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Asit Baran, Nazir Hussain, Pratima Devi, Badri Prasad | Social Romance | Music: Arun Kumar Mukherjee Lyrics: Bharat Vyas |
Patita | Amiya Chakravarty | Usha Kiron, Dev Anand, Lalita Pawar, Agha, Krishnakant, Tiwari, B. M. Vyas | Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri-"Yaad Kiya Dilne Kahaan Ho Tum" |
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Filmfare Awards 1954". Awards & shows. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ↑ "First NFAA Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in/. IFFI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Filmfare Awards 1956". awardsandshows.com. Awards & shows. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Box Office By Year (1953)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Box Office India. "Top Earners 1953". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
External links[edit]
- Bollywood films of 1953 at the Internet Movie Database
- Indian Film Songs from the Year 1953 - A look back at the year 1953 with a special focus on Hindi film songs