The film business is a very tricky business, sometimes highly acclaimed film fails to generate a good box office collection, and there are times when the film highly panned by the critics become the highest-grossing film of that year. Here is the list of year wise highest grossing films:
1951 Awara– a film directed by Raj Kapoor, and starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis, and Raj Kapoor did business of Rs 5.25 Cr.
1952 Aan– a film directed by Mehboob Khan, and starring Dilip Kumar, Nadira, Nimmi and Premnath, did business of Rs 3.57 Cr.
1953 Anarkali– a film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and starring Bina Rai and Pradeep Kumar, did business of Rs 2.35 Cr
1954 Naagin– a film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and starring Pradeep Kumar and Vyjayantimala, did business of Rs 2.9 Cr.
1955 Pather Panchali( Bengali Film) – a film directed by Satyajit Ray, the film did the business of Rs 10 Cr.
1956 Jaagte Raho– a film directed by Shomu Mitra, and starring Raj Kapoor, Motilal & others, did business of Rs 1.4 Cr.
1957 Mother India– a film directed by Mehboob Khan, and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar and Rajendra Kumar, did business of Rs 8 Cr.
1958 Madhumati– a film directed by Bimal Roy, and starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Johny Walker & Pran, did business of Rs 4 Cr.
1959 Char Dil Char Raahen– a film directed by KA Abbas, and starring Meena Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor & others, did business of Rs 6.6 Cr.
1960 Mughal E Azzam– a film directed by K Asif, and starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar & Ajit, did business of Rs 11 Cr.
1961 Ganga Jamuna– a film directed by Nitin Bose, and starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala & Nasir Khan, did business of Rs 7 Cr.
1962 Bees Saal Baad– a film directed by Biren Nag, and starring Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet & Manmohan Krishna, did the business of Rs 3 Cr.
1963 Mere Mehboob– a film directed by HS Rawail, and starring Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar & Sadhana, did business of Rs 6 Cr.
1964 Sangam– a film directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Vyjayantimala, Raj Kapoor & Rajendra Kumar, did the business of Rs 10 Cr.
1965 Waqt– a film directed by Yash Chopra, starring Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Sadhana, Shashi Kapoor & Sharmila Tagore, did the business of Rs 6 Cr.
1966 Phool Aur Pathar– a film directed by OP Ralhan, starring Dharmendra, Meena Kumari & Shashikala, did the business for Rs 17 Cr.
1967 Humraaj– a film directed by BR Chopra, starring Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Vimi & Mumtaz, did the business of Rs 13.3 Cr.
1968 Ankhen– a film directed by Ramanand Sagar, starring Dharmendra, Mala Sinha, & Mehmood, did the business of Rs 8 Cr.
1969 Aradhana– a film directed by Shakti Samant, starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna & Farida Jalal, did the business of Rs 9 Cr.
1970 Mera Naam Joker– a film directed by Raj Kapoor, starring, Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Dharmendra, Simi, Padmini & Raj Kapoor, did the business of Rs 18 Cr.
1971 Caravan– a film directed by Nasir Hussain, starring Asha Parekh, Jeetendra & Helen, did the business of Rs 13.5 Cr.
1972 Seeta Aur Geeta– a film directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, & Sanjeev Kumar, did the business of Rs 18 Cr.
1973 Bobby-a film directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Premnath & Pran, did business of Rs 30 Cr.
1974 Roti Kapada Aur Makaan– a film directed by Manoj Kumar, starring Shashi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Zeena Aman & others, did the business of Rs 10.50 Cr
1975 Sholay- a film directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Amitabh, Jaya Bhaduri, and Sanjeev Kumar. Did the business of Rs 35 cr.
1976 Barood– a film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, starring Rishi Kapoor and Shoma Anand., did the business of Rs 10 cr.
1977 Amar Akbar Anthony– a film directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Amitabh, Rish Kapoor & Vinod Khanna, did the business of Rs 15.50 Cr.
1978 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar– a film directed by Prakash Mehra, starring Amitabh, Vinod Khanna & Rakhi, did the business of Rs 26 Cr.
1979 Suhaag– a film directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Amitabh, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha & Parvin Babi, did the business of Rs 10 Cr.
1980 Qurbani– a film directed by Feroze Khan, starring Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman & Feroze Khan, did the business of Rs 12 Cr.
1981 Kranti– a film directed by Manoj Kumar, starring Dilip Kumar, Hema Malini, Manoj Kumar & others, did the business of Rs 20 Cr.
1982 Disco Dancer– directed by B Subhash, starring Mithun Chakravorty, Kim, did the business of Rs 11 Cr.
1983 Coolie– a film directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Amitabh, Rishi Kapoor. Rati Agnihotri, did the business of Rs 18 Cr.
1984 Jaagir– a film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, starring Mithun, Zeenat Aman, did the business of Rs 10 Cr.
1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili– a film directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Rajiv Kapoor and Mandakini, did business of Rs 19 Cr.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
15th April 2023