Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1979
by shrikant-narayanan | created - 16 Feb 2011 | updated - 01 Apr 2020 | PublicThis list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 24 are hits and rest films in this list below were declared as box office flops in India and in few as average grossers .
all the films listed are regarded as classics except Jhoota Kahin Ka, Jaani Dushman, Natwarlal, Suraaksha
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1. Gol Maal (1979)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss gets suspicious.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma, Shobha Khote
Votes: 20,028
2. Jaani Dushman (1979)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A remote mountainous region is terrorized by a legendary monster that regularly abducts newlywed brides and kills them.
Director: Rajkumar Kohli | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 589
3. Sargam (1979)
Not Rated | 145 min | Musical, Romance
A musician helps a woman who’s unable to speak or hear achieve her dream to become a classical dancer.
Director: K. Viswanath | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Jaya Prada, Shashikala Jawalkar, Dheeraj Kumar
Votes: 200
4. Suhaag (1979)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two brothers gets separated at the time of their birth. But when they reunite as adults, challenges welcome them.
Director: Manmohan Desai | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Parveen Babi
Votes: 1,231
5. Amar Deep (1979)
Drama, Romance
Raja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the don, Raja inherits the property, and refrains from crime. However, the wealth and the power ... See full summary »
Directors: R. Krishnamurthy, K. Vijayan | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Shabana Azmi, Deven Verma
Votes: 87
6. Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
148 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Natwar is just a young boy when his beloved older brother and caretaker, police officer Gridharilal (Ajit), is framed for bribery by sinister criminal mastermind Vikram (Amjad Khan). When ... See full summary »
Director: Rakesh Kumar | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit Khan, Kader Khan
Votes: 1,457
7. Prem Bandhan (1979)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Mohan loses his memory in an accident, falls in love with a village belle and marries her. Meanwhile, unaware of the situation, his city bred beloved who has been waiting for him in all earnest, decides to go looking for him..
Director: Ramanand Sagar | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vikram Makandar
Votes: 50
8. Kartavya (1979)
168 min | Action, Drama
Vijay Kumar, a forest officer returns to the forest where his dad met an untimely end. Will his secret plan to snare poachers succeed? Sandalwood, ivory,animal hides and raw power is at the nexus of money and corruption.
Director: Mohan Segal | Stars: Dharmendra, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Aruna Irani
Votes: 76
9. Lok Parlok (1979)
Action, Comedy, Drama
Amar lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mom in a village, and has a sweetheart in Savitri. He is a trouble-maker and makes life difficult for the Panchayat Chair, Kalicharan, who... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Agha, Aparna, Pandari Bai, Vijaya Bhanu
Votes: 98
10. Kaala Patthar (1979)
Not Rated | 176 min | Action, Drama, History
Inspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar
Votes: 2,752
11. Noorie (1979)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Family, Romance
NOORIE tells a simple and touching story of Noorie and Yusuf's fearless love and dream at all cost.
Director: Manmohan Krishna | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar
Votes: 339
12. Tarana (I) (1979)
Not Rated | 111 min | Musical, Romance
Wealthy Shyam falls in love with poor Rani. They decide to get married but apposed by parents.
Director: Deepak Bahry | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Bhagwan Palav, Jagdeep
Votes: 55
13. Muqabla (1979)
127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sheru (Shatrughan Sinha) and Vicky (Sunil Dutt) are two gangleaders. After a series of complications and mishaps both realize that they will be better off being friends and helping the poor... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Kohli | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy
Votes: 37
14. Khandaan (1979)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance
Vikas and Ravi belong to an impoverished family from an Indian village. While Vikas gets married to the wealthy Nanda to escape his poor lifestyle, Ravi continues his education.
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit, Bindiya Goswami, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 26
15. Dada (1979)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama, Family
After wealthy Dharamdas marries Tara, they are blessed with a son, Moti, but his business suffers. His assistant Bihari convinces him that his wife is responsible for his bad luck, and as a... See full summary »
Director: Jugal Kishore | Stars: Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami, Jeevan Dhar, Amjad Khan
Votes: 47
16. Surakksha (1979)
132 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In a bid to locate a missing employee, Jackson, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns Agent Gopi to locate him. Gopi accepts this assignment and must battle women; venomous snakes; ... See full summary »
Director: Ravikant Nagaich | Stars: Ranjeeta Kaur, Mithun Chakraborty, Bhushan Kumar Dhar, Jagdeep
Votes: 121
17. Naalayak (1979)
129 min | Drama, Family
Laxman has always been the black sheep of the family, and is regarded by them as a no-good slacker. His brother, Ram Narayan, who works in jewellery store, asks him to deliver some money to... See full summary »
Director: B. Padmanabham | Stars: Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar, Nirupa Roy, Dara Singh Randhawa
Votes: 31
18. Nauker (1979)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
A wealthy widower swaps identity with his servant to find himself a suitable bride.
Directors: Ismail Memon, Jyoti Swaroop | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Yogeeta Bali, Mehmood
Votes: 208
19. Hamare Tumhare (1979)
Family
Widower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a... See full summary »
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan, Premkrishen Malhotra
Votes: 57
20. Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979)
Not Rated | 153 min | Musical, Drama, Romance
When Birju, a poor villager wants to marry the headman's daughter, her father gets furious and sends her to the city. Years later, Birju becomes a successful singer and returns to seek his approval.
Director: Kanak Mishra | Stars: Rita Bhaduri, Arun Govil, Jankidas, Pinchoo Kapoor
Votes: 94
21. Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979)
139 min | Action, Thriller
A student in a prestigious college, Vishal Khanna believes he lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his businessman brother, Karan. Vishal meets with and falls in love with Neeta, the only ... See full summary »
Director: Tinnu Anand | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Ranjeet Bedi
Votes: 93
22. Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979)
Comedy, Crime
Two petty thieves decide to rob a house that kidnappers had decided to kidnap a child from, what results is chaos, as the child ends up with the petty thieves, and both the thieves and the ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Navin Nischol, Amol Palekar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 145
23. Baton Baton Mein (1979)
112 min | Comedy, Romance
Nancy and Tony meet regularly on their daily commute to work and gradually fall in love. But when Tony shows reluctance toward marriage, Nancy's mother starts looking for a groom for her daughter.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Amol Palekar, Tina Ambani, Govardhan Asrani, David Abraham
Votes: 1,334
24. Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, Family
Manoharlal Agarwal is a wealthy businessman and lives with his family consisting of three sons: Pratap, Dilip & Babu, two daughters Nirmala & Munni; his wife, Sharda; & Pratap's wife; He ... See full summary »
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Arun Govil, Madhu Kapoor, Sunder, Gajanan Jagirdar
Votes: 20
25. Ahinsa (1979)
103 min | Action, Drama
Ahimsa in Sanskrit means non-violence. A chance encounter between two widows who lost their husbands and sons to violence sets the story going. Birju (Sunil Dutt) has received the highest ... See full summary »
Director: Chand | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Ranjeet Bedi, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 15
26. Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi (1979)
Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Bhagawant Kumar Bhartendu, Professor in a reputed college is financially well placed & happily married to beautiful Priya. He has a deep-rooted fear that he is suffering from some chronic ... See full summary »
Director: Rajat Rakshit | Stars: Amol Palekar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Ashok Saraf, Birbal
Votes: 106
27. Jurmana (1979)
139 min | Drama, Romance
Inder, a contractor who believes in the power of money, places a bet with his friend Prakash to woo Rama, a simple girl. Rama is charmed by Inder but an event forces her to leave the city.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shreeram Lagoo, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 221
28. Bin Phere Hum Tere (1979)
Drama, Family
Jamuna lives a poor lifestyle in Gangapur with her widowed step-mother. She is of marriageable age, but instead of getting her married, she is sold to her maternal uncle, Mukand Bihari, who... See full summary »
Director: Rajat Rakshit | Stars: Asha Parekh, Vinod Mehra, Sarika Thakur, Nazneen
Votes: 31
29. Prem Vivah (1979)
Drama, Family
Interfering friends and family take their toll on a happily married Indian couple.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Asha Parekh, Harish Bhimani, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 32
30. Raadha Aur Seeta (1979)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
After having completed his masters with honors, multi-millionaire Shekhar Verma decides to travel to Rambagh, Poona, to work incognito in his dad's friend's, Shankar Saxena's office. He ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Kapoor | Stars: Rajendranath Malhotra, Madan Puri, Leela Mishra, Savita Bajaj
Votes: 17
31. Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
Inspector Raj Singh's father was killed by Shankar and his men for gold. Years later he locates them but also finds that he has a step brother Suraj who works for Shankar now known as Devi Dayal.
Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Danny Denzongpa, Helen
Votes: 121
32. Hum Tere Ashiq Hain (1979)
Drama
Recently widowed Thakur Vikram Singh left India the same time the British did along with his son, Anand, for England. Years later, Anand has grown up to be a doctor and travels to Bombay, ... See full summary »
Director: Prem Sagar | Stars: Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 32
33. Janta Hawaldar (1979)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Janta, a beautiful naive simple minded young man who wants to join the police force in the following of both his grandfather and his father after getting refused then accepted him with the ... See full summary »
Director: Mehmood | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Yogeeta Bali, Mehmood
Votes: 59
34. Dil Kaa Heera (1979)
Drama
After the passing away of his wife, Sudha, widower Rajat Sharma looks after their only child, Munna, as well as his younger college-going brother, Kundan. He works as a Customs Officer at ... See full summary »
Director: Dulal Guha | Stars: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Abhi Bhattacharya, Prakash Gill
Votes: 36
35. Griha Pravesh (1979)
134 min | Drama, Romance
Amar and Mansi meet through their respective families and have an arranged marriage. Amar, a book-keeper, is very thrifty, intends to save money so that they can buy their very own flat, ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Bhattacharya | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Sarika Thakur, Vishal Desai
Votes: 147
36. Ahsaas (1979)
144 min | Drama, Romance
Sudarshan Sahni would like his son, Raju, to marry his Europe-based friend's daughter, Rita, but Raju is in love with Anu, and both plan to marry each other. Anu's dad, Pradeep Rai Choudhry... See full summary »
Director: Surindara Suri | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Rakesh Bedi, Chand Usmani
Votes: 54
37. Inspector Eagle (1979)
Adventure
Director: Vishwamitter Adil | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Neelam Mehra, Bindu Desai, Ranjeet Bedi
Votes: 11
38. The Great Gambler (1979)
161 min | Action, Crime, Romance
After unwittingly using his skills to obtain military secrets, a gambler is pursued by a police officer who happens to be his doppelganger.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra
Votes: 726
39. Dhongee (1979)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Anand an insurance agent is a lovable person lives with his sister Geeta and in love with Neelima his only dream is to get Geeta married soon but his problem is he cant arrange for the ... See full summary »
Director: Ashok Roy | Stars: Randhir Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Govardhan Asrani, Farida Jalal
Votes: 28
40. Junoon (1979)
141 min | Drama
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 571
41. Manzil (1979)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Family
Ajay Chandra, a hard working and ambitious young man, who dreams of bigger things than a small job. He has dreams of starting his own business. One day he meets Aruna at a friends wedding ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Pandey, Satyendra Kapoor
Votes: 345
42. Gautam Govinda (1979)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Impressed with the dedication shown by Police Inspector Gautam, the Commissioner of Police assigns him to police a lawless town, which is over-run by criminals, and where no police officer ... See full summary »
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vijay Arora
Votes: 82
43. Atmaram (1979)
Family
Director: Sohanlal Kanwar | Stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Pran Sikand, Amjad Khan, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 9
44. Meera (1979)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama, History
Circa Mughal rule in India, the Rajputs get together to discuss the ouster of Badshah Akbar, who is now the Emperor of Hindustan (India). Prominent amongst the Rajputs are Virendev Rathod, ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 138
45. Shikshaa (1979)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Family
Strict father, wayward son, Shikshaa throws light upon the complicated relationship between the two in this gripping emotional drama.
Director: S. Ramanathan | Stars: Raj Kiran, Sushma Verma, Beena Banerjee, Benjamin Gilani
Votes: 18
46. Aangan Ki Kali (1979)
Drama, Family
Anmol and Sunita are living a happy married life.But Sunita is suffering from a serious heart condition and has to go for a dangerous operation or risk her life.She can't go for children as... See full summary »
Director: Harsh Kohli | Stars: Rakesh Roshan, Lakshmi, Prema Narayan, Abhi Bhattacharya
Votes: 7
47. Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Rai family consists of four: father, mother, Shanti, and two sons, Ajay and Vijay. While traveling on a ship, they run into a severe storm, which leads to the ship capsizing, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Tandon | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Indrani Mukherjee, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 89
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