Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1956
by shrikant-narayanan | created - 10 Jul 2011 | updated - 26 Aug 2011 | PublicAll the films in below list are classics. All the films from the beginning in the below list are hits. The list prepared is revenue wise. The last 6 films were box office flops.
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1. C.I.D. (1956)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Musical
A newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich person. So, a C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder case.
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Dev Anand, Shakila, Johnny Walker, K.N. Singh
Votes: 824
2. Chori Chori (1956)
Not Rated | 158 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A spoiled rich girl on the run travels with a reporter looking for a news scoop.
Director: Anant Thakur | Stars: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Gope, Bhagwan Palav
Votes: 559
3. New Delhi (1956)
Not Rated | 176 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Complications, impersonations and moral dilemmas arise when a Punjabi pretends to be a Tamil in order to obtain accommodation in New Delhi. An eloquent and entertaining plea for national ... See full summary »
Director: Mohan Segal | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Jabeen Jalil, Prabhu Dayal
Votes: 90
4. Bhai-Bhai (1956)
Not Rated | 164 min | Drama
Widowed Dayashankar is a businessman who lives in Madras with his two school-going sons, Raj and Ashok. One day he catches Raj stealing some money from his vault, he beats him, locks him in... See full summary »
Director: M.V. Raman | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Nimmi, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 30
5. Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956)
151 min | Drama
Amar and Malti, two orphans, lead a harmonious life with their son, Raja. However, Amar gets murdered and circumstances force Malti to marry Amar's boss, Prakash, which is not accepted by Raja.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt, Jeevan Dhar
Votes: 63
6. Halaku (1956)
122 min | Adventure, Drama, Musical
Halaku (Pran), the powerful emperor of Iran, rules the country wisely and with an iron hand. When he comes upon one of his subjects, Niloufer (Meena Kumari), he stakes his claim on her and ... See full summary »
Director: D.D. Kashyap | Stars: Meena Kumari, Ajit Khan, Pran Sikand, Veena
Votes: 53
7. Basant Bahar (1956)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The only son of the Royal Astrologer, Narsin (Om Prakash) namely Gopal (Bharat Bhushan) is not interested in astrology but in music and songs, much to the dismay of Narsin. Gopal's talents ... See full summary »
Director: Raja Nawathe | Stars: Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 44
8. Raj Hath (1956)
Not Rated | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A stubborn emperor plans to wage war against another who had humiliated him and his daughter.
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Ulhas, Sohrab Modi
Votes: 26
9. Mem Sahib (1956)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy woman chooses her own mate and refuses to marry the man chosen by her deceased father.
Director: R.C. Talwar | Stars: Meena Kumari, Shammi Kapoor, Pratima Devi, Gani
Votes: 48
10. Inspector (1957)
Action
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali, Mehmood, Pran Sikand
Votes: 24
11. Toofan Aur Deeya (1956)
Drama, Family
When their mother dies, a brother and sister are left orphaned. Having sold all their possessions to settle debts they also become homeless and destitute. They set out to find a better life... See full summary »
Director: Prabhat Kumar | Stars: Satish Vyas, Nanda Karnataki, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Vatsala Deshmukh
Votes: 71
12. Naya Andaz (1956)
142 min | Romance
Chand (Kishore Kumar), an aspiring lyricist and singer, goes to a dance show and sees Mala (Meena Kumari) performing and is overwhelmed with Meena Kumari's performance as a dancer and ... See full summary »
Director: K. Amarnath | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Meena Kumari, Kumkum, Pran Sikand
Votes: 19
13. Funtoosh (1956)
Comedy, Drama
Ram goes crazy after death of his mother and sister, once released from mental hospital comes across Mr Kirorimal who insures him and wants him dead for the money. However Ram ends up marrying his daughter.
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani, K.N. Singh, Hammad
Votes: 91
14. Pocket Maar (1956)
136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Roshan lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay with his widowed mother, who thinks he is gainfully employed, but Roshan has made crime his career and picks pockets and gambles for a living. A ... See full summary »
Director: Harnam Singh Rawail | Stars: Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Nadira, Madan Bhandari
Votes: 61
15. Shatranj (1956)
Drama, Family
Hero Ashok kumar's father is accused of murder he didn't commit by Mina kumari's Millionaire father. Ashok kumar manages to get employed as driver with him. Ashok kumar traps Meena Kumari in his love for revenge.
Director: Gyan Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Nanda Karnataki, Rajendranath Malhotra
Votes: 13
16. Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)
Comedy, Drama
Based on the story of India's famous makers of muslin.
Director: J.K. Nanda | Stars: Madhubala, Jeevan Dhar, Rajan Haksar, Jagdeep
17. Bandhan (1956)
Drama
A girl of the upper-class family marries a poor man on the contract to gain her family wealth.
Director: Hemchandra Chunder | Stars: Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Motilal, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 7
18. Chhoo Mantar (1956)
Comedy
Baijnath alias Baiju is a slacker, trouble-maker, unemployed, and a flirt. The villagers rally together and force his father to ask him to leave the village, which Baiju does. Baiju's ... See full summary »
Director: M. Sadiq | Stars: Shyama, Johnny Walker, Anita Guha, Gajanan Jagirdar
Votes: 15
19. Parivar (1956)
Comedy, Drama, Family
A joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionls, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others ... See full summary »
Director: Asit Kumar Sen | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Usha Kiran, Durga Khote, Sajjan
Votes: 33
20. Durgesh Nandini (1956)
Fantasy, Musical, Drama
Director: B. Mitra | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Ajit Khan, Nalini Jaywant, Bina Rai
Votes: 11
21. Rangin Raaten (1956)
Romance
Director: Kidar Nath Sharma | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Geeta Bali, Chand Usmani
Votes: 25
22. Paisa Hi Paisa (1956)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
Kishore's dad is a miser, busy accumulating money by hook or by crook. He lives in a palatial house with his wife and Kishore. He would like Kishore to marry the only daughter of a very ... See full summary »
Director: Mehrish | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shakila, I.S. Johar
Votes: 18
23. Heer (1956)
Romance
"Heer" is the story of two lovers, after the mythical Punjabi legend of Heer and Ranjhna. It tells their thwarted love, and how beautiful Heer and intrepid Ranjhna must fight to reunite in ... See full summary »
Director: Hameed Butt | Stars: Nutan, Pradeep Kumar, Darpan, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 19
24. Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama, History
Rajguru (Sohrab Modi) decides that Jhansi should get its proper recognition in history. He comes across a young girl Manu (the young Rani Lakshmibai) played by Baby Shikha. Her father has ... See full summary »
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Mehtab, Sohrab Modi, Mubarak Mechant, Ulhas
Votes: 117
25. Stay Alert (1956)
153 min | Comedy, Drama
An innocent guy who has arrived from a village to Kolkata gets himself involved into trouble in search of water after he gets thirsty in the middle of the night.
Directors: Amit Mitra, Sombhu Mitra | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Sumitra Devi, Smriti Biswas, Pahadi Sanyal
Votes: 1,068
26. Bhagam Bhag (1956)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two impoverished males encounters goons and assorted characters as they attempt to procure a valuable coat.
Director: Bhagwan Palav | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Shashikala Jawalkar, Smriti Biswas, Bhagwan Palav
Votes: 30
27. Shirin Farhad (1956)
150 min | Adventure, Drama, Musical
A Princess is forbidden to see her childhood sweetheart and forced to marry an emperor.
Director: Aspi Irani | Stars: Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, P. Kailash, Ameeta
Votes: 44
28. Ham Sab Chor Hain (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy
"Hum Sab Chor Hain" Is The Story Of Two Happy-Go-Lucky Guys Who Are Up To All Tricks To Make For Themselves A Comfortable Living.
Director: I.S. Johar | Stars: I.S. Johar, Majnu, Shammi Kapoor, Nalini Jaywant
Votes: 35
29. Patrani (1956)
Drama, Romance
Director: Vijay Bhatt | Stars: Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala Jawalkar, Durga Khote
30. Ek Shola (1956)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tensions rise in a wealthy family when a son refuses to wed the woman of his parents' choice and instead marries a dancer/singer.
Director: Chander Saigal | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shobha Khote, Nasir Hussain
Votes: 16
31. Some Where in Delhi (1956)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wealthy father sends promiscuous son to outside of Delhi with teacher for guidance. Son falls in love with a village girl who is set to marry another. Secrets unravel as the father and the groom-to-be discover their forbidden relationship.
Director: M. Sadiq | Stars: Harbans Darshan M. Arora, Ram Avtar, S.N. Banerjee, Jeevan Dhar
Votes: 15
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