List of Bollywood films of 1956
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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1956:
Highest-grossing films[]
The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1956:[1]
| Rank | Title | Cast |
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| 1. | C.I.D. | Dev Anand, Shakeela, Waheeda Rehman |
| 2. | Ek Hi Raasta | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt |
| 3. | Chori Chori | Raj Kapoor, Nargis |
| 4. | Basant Bahar | Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi |
| 5. | New Delhi | Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 6. | Raj Hath | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Sohrab Modi |
| 7. | Bhai-Bhai | Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Nimmi, Shyama |
| 8. | Toofan Aur Diya | Rajendra Kumar, Nanda |
| 9. | Funtoosh | Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani |
| 10. | Inspector | Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali |
A-C[]
| 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 | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Kamini Kaushal, Kishore Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Amir Bano, Madan Puri, Achala Sachdev, Roopmala, Tun Tun, | 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 | Anita Guha, M. Rajan, Shammi, Helen, W. M. Khan, Amar, Chaman Puri, | Costume Action | Music: Dhani Ram Lyrics: Harsh |
| Aastik | S. P. Kalla | Shahu Modak, Paro Devi, Meenakshi, B. M. Vyas, | Devotional | Music: Narayan Dutt Lyrics: S. P. Kalla |
| Nanubhai Vakil | , , , Niranjan Sharma, Minu Mumtaz, W. M. Khan, Heera Sawant, , Rajan Haksar | Costume Action | Music: Lyrics: | |
| Jaswant Zaveri | P. Jairaj, Nirupa Roy, Veena, Murad, Sapru, Minu Mumtaz, Ratnamala, , Sunder, Helen | Historical | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Anjaan | Vyjayantimala, Pradeep Kumar, Premnath, Jeevan, Mubarak, Johnny Walker, Shammi, Amar, Helen, , Ram Avtar | Romance Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| Madhusadan | Mukesh, Usha Kiran, Pratima Devi, Tun Tun, Shivraj, Mridula | Social | Music: Mukesh Lyrics: Indeevar, Kaif Irfani | |
| Pradeep Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Shashikala, Sunder, Kathana, S. D. Narang | Costume Action | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S.H. Bihari, Ravi | ||
| Pyarelal | Meena Shorey, , Sheila Ramani, Johnny Walker, Malika, Maqbul, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action Costume | Music: Nashad, Jimmy Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani, Khawar Zaman | |
| Zia Sarhadi | Nalini Jaywant, Usha Kiran, Rajendra Kumar, Murad, , Zul Vellani, Leela Chitnis, Nazir Hussain, Jayant, Sapru | Social | Music: Salil Chowdhury Lyrics: Shailendra, Zia Sarhadi, , Prem Dhawan | |
| Ayodhyapati | S. Fattelal | Usha Kiran, Abhi Bhattacharya, Anant Kumar, Achala Sachdev, Sapru, Kanchanmala, Ratnamala, Manorama | Mythology | Music: Ravi Lyrics: |
| Maurice | , Ameeta, , , Manorama, Anwar Hussain, Rajan Haksar, Heera Sawant, Habib | Action | Music: Lyrics: | |
| Prem Sinha | Chandrashekhar, Shyama, Smriti Biswas, Bhagwan, Amarnath, Minu Mumtaz, B. M. Vyas, , Heera Sawant, Anwar Hussain | Costume Action | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: , Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Shafiq Kanpuri, Vinay Kumar, K. Razdan | |
| a.k.a. Magic of Baghdad | John Cawas | John Cawas, Nadia, , , Nazir Kashmiri, Ratan Kumar | Action Fantasy | Music: Shafi M. Nagri Lyrics: Preetam Dehlvi |
| Manibhai Vyas | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Chandrashekhar, , Minu Mumtaz, Moni Chatterjee, Kammo, | Religious | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | |
| Vijay Bhatt | Shahu Modak, Shobhana Samarth, Prem Adib | Children Religious | ||
| 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 | Raja Nawathe | Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Om Prakash, Manmohan Krishna, Chand Burque, Leela Chitnis | Romance Musical | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy, Anant Kumar, Kumkum, Jeevan, , S. N. Tripathi, , Naazi | Devotional | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | |
| Bhagam Bhag | Bhagwan | Bhagwan, Kishore Kumar, Smriti Biswas, Kumkum, Shashikala, , , 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. | Raj Khosla | 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 |
| Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, , Hiralal | Action | Music: Mohinder Singh Sarna Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi | |
| Nitin Bose | Vishwanath, Kamar, Bhola, Kammo | Children | Produced by Children's Film Society. Music: B. Balsara Lyrics: Uday Khanna | |
| Ravindra Dave | Nasir Khan, Bhagwan, , Anjali Devi, Rashid Khan, Helen, Naazi | Costume Drama | Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: | |
| Chhoo Mantar | Johnny Walker, Karan Dewan, Shyama, Anita Guha, Gajanan Jagirdar, Amar, , Nazir Kashmiri | Comedy | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar | |
| Chori Chori | Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Pran, Johnny Walker, Gope, Bhagwan, Rajasulochana | Romantic Comedy | Music: Shankar Jaikishan won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. Lyrics: Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri |
D-I[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Chaturbhuj Doshi | Shahu Modak, Nirupa Roy, Daisy Irani, Surendra, , Kumkum, , Mohan Choti, Gajanan Jagirdar, S. N. Tripathi, | Devotional | Music: Datta Naik Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | |
| Chandrakant Desai | Sumitra, , Rehana, Sapru, Veena, S. N. Tripathi, Tun Tun, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Shailendra | |
| Devta | Pattanna | Vyjayanthimala, Anjali Devi, Gemini Ganesan, , M. N. Nambiar, Daisy Irani, Agha, Bipin Gupta, Indira Bansal | Fantasy Drama | Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Dhake Ki Malmal | Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Shashikala, Jagdeep, , Jeevan, Sajjan | Social | Music: O. P. Nayyar, Robin Chatterjee Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar, D. N. Madhok, Saroj Mohini Nayyar | |
| N. R. Acharya | Pradeep Kumar, Rehana, Kumkum, Achala Sachdev, Sapru, , Amar | Legend | Music: S. K. Pal Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Dharam Kumar | Talat Mahmood, Roopmala, Shashikala, Neeroo, Moti Sagar, Leela Mishra, Gope | Social | Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri, Pandit Phani, Madhukar Rajasthani | |
| 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 | Mala Sinha, Pradeep Kumar, Shobha Khote, Leela Mishra, Nazir Hasain, Dhumal, Jawahar Kaul, Naaz | Family Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Ek Hi Rasta | B. R. Chopra | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt, Kumkum, Daisy Irani, Brahm Bhardwaj, , Jeevan, Nazir Kashmiri | Social Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| R. L. Malhotra | Nalini Jaywant, M. Rajan, Om Prakash, Manmohan Krishan, David, Gope, Helen, Tun Tun, Jayant | Double role Drama | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |
| Nari Ghadiali | John Cawas, Nadia, Pramila, Habib, Sheikh | Action | Music: Nisar Lyrics: Saba Afghani | |
| Funtoosh | Chetan Anand | Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani, Kumkum, Krishan Dhawan, Jagdish Raj, Leela Chitnis | Romance Comedy Drama | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi |
| Vinod Desai | Abhi Bhattacharya, Nirupa Roy, Kumkum, , Lalita Pawar, Sunder, Sulochana, Sapru | Devotional | Music: Manna Dey Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali | |
| Jugal Kishore | Daljeet, Sheila Ramani, Nishi, Johnny Walker, , Malika | Action Drama | Music: Sudipt Lyrics: Indeevar, Shauqat Pardesi, Shyam Hindi | |
| Halaku | D.D. Kashyap | Ajit, Meena Kumari, Pran, Veena, Minu Mumtaz, Sunder, Shammi, , Helen | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Hum Sab Chor Hain | I. S. Johar | Shammi Kapoor, Nalini Jaywant, Ameeta, I. S. Johar, Rajendra Nath, Pran, Ram Avtar, , Kanu Roy | Comedy Drama | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| Jayant Desai | Bina Rai, Premnath, Agha, Kumkum, Jagdish Kanwal, Nazir Kashmiri, S. N. Tripathi | Social | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: S. H. Bihari, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Ravi | |
| Hatim Tai | Homi Wadia | P. Jairaj, Shakila, , , S. N. Tripathi, B. M. Vyas, Meenakshi | Fantasy | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, B. D. Mishra, , Chand Pandit |
| Hameed Butt | Nutan, Pradeep Kumar, , Lalita Pawar, Murad, , Mubarak, Noor, , Rashid Khan | Folklore Romance | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajendra Krishan | |
| Manmohan Sabir | Geeta Bali, P. Jairaj, Pran, Jayant, Achala Sachdev, Jankidas, Shammi, Nazir Kashmiri | Social | Music: Suresh Talwar, Shankar Dasgupta Lyrics: Khawar Zaman, Manmohan Sabir | |
| Akkoo | Mahipal, Shakila, Hiralal, Tun Tun, Habib, Gulab, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Ramlal Heerapanna Lyrics: Sartaj Rahmani, , Sahir Chandpuri | |
| Shyama, Ranjan, Kuldip Kaur, Sapru, , Helen, Sunder | Action | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | ||
| Nalini Jaywant, Ajit, Johnny Walker, Durga Khote, Helen, , | Costume Action Drama | Chitragupta Lyrics: Asad Bhopali, Hasrat Jaipuri, | ||
| Inspector | Shakti Samanta | 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 |
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Jagte Raho | Amit Maitra, Sombhu Mitra | Raj Kapoor, Motilal, Sp. app. Nargis, Pradeep Kumar, Sumitra Devi, , Daisy Irani, Nana Palsikar | Social | Music: Salil Choudhary Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Shailendra |
| Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt, Bhalchandra Shukla | Pradeep Kumar, Nimmi, Jayant, Jeevan, Lalita Pawar, , Daisy Irani, Chaman Puri, Vijay Kumar | Social Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, Anjum Jaipuri | |
| Kidar Sharma | Ashok Sharma, Zeb Rehman, Mala Sinha, C. S. Dubey, Achala Sachdev | 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 | |
| Jay Bee | Veena, Nasir Khan, Munawar Sultana, , 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 |
| Bhagwan | Begum Para, Nasir Khan, Bhagwan, Kumkum, Pran, Shashikala, Baburao Pendharkar, Kanchanmala, Minu Mumtaz | Action | Music: Nisar Chik Choklet Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |
| Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal, Shakila, , Gope, Cuckoo, Helen, Hiralal | Costume Drama | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi, Sarshar Sailani, Bhushan | |
| Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal, Shakila, Helen, Hiralal, , Niranjan Sharma | Fantasy | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Asad Bhopali | |
| Nanabhai Bhatt | Nishi, , Ranjan, , Helen, Gope, Malika, Maqbul, Cuckoo | Action | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Indeevar | |
| Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Vyjayanthimala, Sunil Dutt, Begum Para, , , Kanchanmala, Mukri, Jagdeep, Bhudo Advani, Tun Tun, Moni Chatterjee | Social | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal, Anita Guha, , Daljeet, , Minu Mumtaz, Helen, Hiralal | Costume Fantasy | Music: A. R. Qureshi Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Khumar Barabankvi | |
| Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Kumkum, , , , Hiralal, Nalini Chonkar | Action Costume | Music: Sanmukh Babu Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep, Bharat Vyas, Pandit Madhur | |
| 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 | |
| Ramchandra Thakur | Mahipal, Shyama, Bhagwan, Gope, Leela Mishra, Jeevan, Moti Sagar, Shammi | Comedy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Pandit Indra, | |
| Majnu | Mahipal, Shakila, Chandrashekhar, , Om Prakash, Kumkum, Sunder, Ram Avtar | 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 | |
| S. P. Bakshi | Chandrashekhar, Shyama, Kumkum, Om Prakash, Sunder, Ranjana, Randhir | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Nakshab | ||
| Mr. Lambu | Sheikh Mukhtar, Suraiya, Bhagwan, Vijay Laxmi, Minu Mumtaz Helen, N. A. Ansari | Social Crime | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar, Harsh | |
| Ram Pahwa | , , Kumkum, Gope, Maya Dass, Anwar Hussain, Bhudo Advani | Costume Thriller | Music Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Munir Arzoo Kazmi, Mile Lakhnavi, | |
| Naya Andaz | K. Amarnath | Kishore Kumar, Meena Kumari, Johnny Walker, Gope, Pran, Kumkum, Murad, Jayant, Sapru | Social Romance | Music:O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| New Delhi | Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, , Anwar Hussain, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain, , Nana Palsikar | Family Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra | |
| Mehrish | Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shakila, , I. S. Johar, Leela Mishra, Amar, Murad, Mukri, Zul Vellani, Husn Banu | Comedy Family | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri | |
| Asit Sen | Kishore Kumar, P. Jairaj, Usha Kiran, Durga Khote, Sajjan, Agha, Hiralal, Dhumal | Family Drama | Music: Salil Chowdhary Lyrics: Shailendra | |
| Bhagwan | Chandrashekhar, Shakila, Purnima, Bhagwan, Daljeet | Action | Music: Manohar Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | |
| Patrani | Vijay Bhatt | 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 | H. S. Rawail | Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Nadira, Lalita Pawar, Gope, , Bhagwan, Minu Mumtaz, Tun Tun | Social Crime | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
R-Z[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Raj Hath | Sohrab Modi | Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Sohrab Modi, Murad, , Tun Tun, Jagdish Kanwal, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra |
| G. P. Pawar | Mahipal, Prem Adib, Sulochana, Lalita Pawar, Sapru, , Roopmala, | Devotional | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | |
| Rajdhani | Naresh Saigal | Sunil Dutt, Nimmi, Durga Khote, Purnima, Johnny Walker, , Naaz, S. Nazir | Action | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Raman Desai | Nirupa Roy, Prem Adib, , Shobha Khote, Jawahar Kaul, Ratnamala, | Devotional | Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep | |
| 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 | |
| Manibhai Vyas | Mahipal, Chandrashekhar, Shakila, , , Jankidas, Ratnamala, | Costume | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra | |
| Sailaab | Guru Dutt | Geeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya, Smriti Biswas, Johnny Walker, Tun Tun, Rashid Khan, Moni Chatterjee, Helen, Bipin Gupta, Ram Singh, Nazir Kashmiri | Romance Drama | Music: Mukul Roy Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Madhukar Rajasthani |
| Vasant Painter | Anoop Kumar, , Ruby Myers, Lalita Pawar, Sapru, Gope | Music: Sudhir Phadke Lyrics: Narendra Sharma, Nakhshab | ||
| A. R. Zamindar | Nasir Khan, Nadira, Kumkum, Iftekhar, Johnny Walker, Nazir Kashmiri | Action | Music: Jaidev Lyrics: | |
| Dhirubhai Desai | , Sumitra, Sulochana, Sunder, B. M. Vyas, , Suryakant | Devotional | Music: Shivram Lyrics: Bharat Vyas | |
| Babubhai Mistri | Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, , S. N. Tripathi, Samar Roy, Malaya | Mythology | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali, B. D. Mishra, Saraswati Kumar Deepak | |
| Gyan Mukherjee | 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 |
| Ramchandra Thakur | Shyama, Mahipal, Agha, B. M. Vyas, Bhagwan, Kammo | Fantasy | Music: Vinod Lyrics: Pandit Indra | |
| Shrimati 420 | G. P. Sippy | Meena Shorey, Johnny Walker, Om Prakash, Helen, Uma Dutt, Manorama | Comedy Social | Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| Mohammed Husain | Shammi Kapoor, Nadira, Kumkum, S Nasir, Kamal Mehra, Helen, Cuckoo, Jagdish Kanwal, Nazir Kashmiri | Costume Drama | Music: Iqbal Lyrics: Faruk Kaiser | |
| Datta Dharamadhikari | Nalini Jaywant, Mahipal, Shahu Modak, Sheela Nayak, Sarkar, Sulochana, Jagdish Kanwal | Mythology | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Gopal Singh Nepali | |
| Mohan Sinha | , Mahipal, Kuldip Kaur, Hiralal, Maruti, Uma Dutt | Costume | Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Shyam Lal, Tanveer Naqvi, Butaram Sharma | |
| Mohan Sinha | P. Jairaj, Sheila Ramani, , B. M. Vyas, Roopmala | Action | Music: Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Anjum Jaipuri, Tanveer Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi | |
| Nandalal Jaswantlal | Pradeep Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Bipin Gupta, Jeevan, Helen, , Shakuntala, Kammo | Costume Drama | Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan | |
| 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 | |
| Hemen Gupta | Nirupa Roy, Balraj Sahni, Smriti Biswas, Iftekhar, , Hiralal, Helen, Tun Tun, Nazir Kashmiri | Social | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Prem Dhawan | |
| Dwarka Khosla | , Nadira, Anwar Hussain, Shammi, B. M. Vyas, Pakku, Anwar, Maruti | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: , Gopal Singh Nepali | ||
| Murtaza Changezi | Ajit, Nigar Sultana, Naina, Pran, | Social | Music: Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: , Anjaan | |
| Toofan Aur Deeya | Prabhat Kumar | Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date, | Social Drama | Music: Vasant Desai, Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Hasrat Jaipuri |
| 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 | |
| K. B. Lal | Chandrashekhar, , Kumkum, Minu Mumtaz, Dulari, Yakub, K. N. Singh, Lalita Pawar | Social | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi, Shewan Rizvi, Manohar Khanna |
References[]
- ^ Box Office India. "Top Earners 1956". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
External links[]
- Bollywood films of 1956 at the Internet Movie Database
- 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
Categories:
- Lists of Bollywood films by year
- Lists of 1956 films by country or language
- 1956 in Indian cinema