A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1941:
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1941:
According to Box Office India, these were the five highest-grossing films at the Indian box office in 1941: [1]
| 1941 Rank | Title | Notes |
| 1. | Khazanchi | |
| 2. | Chitralekha | |
| 3. | Sikandar | |
| 4. | Jhoola | |
| 5. | Lagan |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aasra | Chimankant Gandhi, Lalit Mehta | Sardar Akhtar, Amar, Husn Banu, Veena, Bhudo Advani, Nisar Ahmad Ansari, Kanhaiyalal | Social | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Safdar Aah |
| Abla | R.N. Vaidya | Chandrika, Sheila Haldar, Ghulam Mohammed, Surya Kumari, Sunder, Shyam Narayan, Hiralal, Chandrika | Social | Music: Khurshid Khan Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra |
| Akela | Pesi Karani | Bibbo, Mazhar Khan, E. Billimoria, Protima Devi, Miss Moti, Mohammed Hadi | Social | Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Allaudin Laila | A. M. Khan | Jayant, Ameena, Zahur, Ghulam Mohammed, Indu Rani, Violet Cooper, N. A. Ansari, Nawab, Gulab | Costume Fantasy | Music: Master Basheer Lyrics: Munshi Nayab |
| Amrit | Master Vinayak | Master Vithal, Meenakshi, Damuanna Malvankar, Dada Salvi, Baburao Pendharkar, Lalita Pawar | Social | Music: Dada Chandekar Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Anjaan | Amiya Chakravarty | Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, V. H. Desai, David, Om Prakash, Girish, Suresh, Fenty Prasad, Rajkumari, Gulab, P Pithavala | Social | Music: Panna Lal Ghosh Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, Kavi Pradeep |
| Bahen | Mehboob Khan | Sheikh Mukhtar, Nalini Jaywant, Harish, Meena Kumari, Husn Banu, Swaroop Rani, Kanhaiyalal, Shahzadi, Bhudo Advani, Agashe | Family Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Safdar Aah |
| Bambai Ki Sair a.k.a. Holiday in Bombay | Sarvottam Badami | Shobhana Samarth, Sabita Devi, E. Bilimoria, Vatsala Kumtekar, Jal Merchant, Ghory | Comedy | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Munshi Dil, B. R. Sharma, Pandit Indra |
| Beti | Jayant Desai | Khursheed, Arun Kumar, Vasanti, E. Billimoria, Ghory, Bhagwandas, Ghorpure, Nagendra, Kesarbai, Khatoon | Family Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: B R Sharma, D. N. Madhok |
| Bombaiwali (Bambaiwali) | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansoor, Radharani, Dalpat, Mithu Miya, Boman Shroff, Bibijan, Master Chhotu, Azim | Action | Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi |
| Bulbule Baghdad | K. Amarnath | Yakub, Jayant, Indurani, Sadiq, W. M. Khan, Anant Marathe, Ghulam Rasool | Music: Ram Gopal Pandey Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandan | Dhirubhai Desai | Nazir, Ashiq Hussain, Kanta Kumari, Maya Bannerji, Lalita. Sadiq, Jamshedji, Anwaribai | Social | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Charnon Ki Dasi | Gajanan Jagirdar | Durga Khote, Vanmala, Jagirdar, kusum Deshpande, Avinash, Kelkar | Family Drama | Music: Anna Saheb Mainkar Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar |
| Chaudhry | Niranjan Bhardawaj | Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed, M. Esmail | Social | Music: Ghulam Haider Lyrics: |
| Chitralekha | Kidar Nath Sharma | Mehtab, Nandrekar, Monica Desai, Bharat Bhushan, Rajinder Singh, Ram Dulari, Leela Mishra, A.S. Gyani | Costume Drama | Bharat Bhushan's debut film. Based on Bhagwati Charan Varma's novel. Music: Jhande Khan, A. S. Gyani Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Circus Ki Sundari | Balwant Bhatt | Moti, Jal Merchant, Agha, Dhulia, S. L. Puri, A. Karim | Action | Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, A. Karim |
| Darpan | A. H. Essa | Shobhana Samarth, Yakub, Balwant Singh, Essa | Social | Music: Lyrics: |
| Darshan | Chimanlal Luhar | Prem Adib, Jyoti, Kaushalya, Bhudo Advani, Miradevi, M. Nazir, Shakir, Amirbai Karnataki, Madhusudan | Social | Music: Naushad Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Dhandora | Charlie | Charlie, Husn Banu, E. Billimoria, Shamim, Dixit, Ghory, Bhagwandas, Kesari | Comedy | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Doctor | Subodh Mitra | Pankaj Mullick, Bharati Devi Ahindra Choudhury, Jyoti Prakash, Master Meenu, Nemo, Amar Mullick, Buddhadeb, Indu Mukherjee, Panna Rani | Social | Music: One of the rare films where Pankaj Mullick was actor-composer. [2] Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Arzu Lakhnavi, A. H. Shor |
| Garib Ki Ladki | Jyotish Mukherji | Hashmat, C. M. Hussain, Kamla Jharia, Mohammed Hussain, Ram Dulari | Social | Music: Veer Chandra, Kartik Chatterjee Lyrics: |
| Ghar Ki Laaj | V. M. Vyas | Shanta Hublikar, Nazir, Jagdish Sethi, Kaushalya, Kalyani, Mirza Musharraf, Majid, Hadi | Family Drama | Music: Annasaheb Mainkar Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamara Desh | Jani Babu | Anil Kumar, Lily, Jani Babu, Amirbai Karnakaki, Khalil, Alam, Rafiq, N. A. Ansari | Action Social | Music: Batish Lyrics: |
| Himmat | R. K. Shorey | Manorama, Radharani, Ragini, Zahur Shah, Majnu, Beg, Ghulam Qadir | Action | Music: Gobind Ram Lyrics: Aziz Kashmiri |
| Jadui Bandhan | Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Shiraz, Baburao Pehalwan, Rafiq, N. A. Ansari, Garib Shah, Mirajkar, Haroon | Fantasy, Science Fiction | Music: Ram Gopal Pandey Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Jawani Ka Rang | Saki | Shakuntala Ameer Hussein, Inamdar, Roshanara, Mirajkar | Social | Music: Lyrics: |
| Jhoola | Gyan Mukherjee | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Shah Nawaz, Aruna Devi, V. H. Desai, Mumtaz Ali | Social | Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
| Kanchan | Manibhai Vyas | Leela Chitnis, Vimala Vasishta, Arun Kumar, Pramila, Mubarak, Kesari | Social | Naushad recorded his first song for this film: "Bata Do Koi Kaun Gali More Sham", though Prem Nagar (1940) released earlier. [3] Music: Gyan Dutt, Naushad (1) Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Kasauti | Ramchandra Thakur | Rose, Prahlad, Veena, Sunalini Devi, Satish, Maruti, N. A, Ansari, Agha, Baby Meena Kumari | Social | Music: Ashok Ghosh Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi |
| Khazanchi | Moti B. Gidwani | M. Ismail, Ramola, S. D. Narang, Pran, Jankidas, Ajmal | Social | Music: Ghulam Haider Lyrics: Wali Sahib |
| Kurmai | J. K. Nanda | Jagdish Sethi, Radharani, Jeevan, Shanti, Wasti, A. Shah, Ram Avtar | Social | Music: Khurshid Anwar Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagan | Nitin Bose | K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi, Nawab, Jagdish Sethi, Nemo, Rehmat Bibi, Naresh Bose | Romantic Drama | Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Laheri Jeewan | S.M. Yusuf | Husn Banu, Gope, W. M. Khan, Kurbanjan, Fatty Prasad | Action | Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: |
| Madhusudhan | Balwant Bhatt | Kumar, Maya Bannerji, Badri Prasad, Jeevan, Gulab, Ashalata | Social | Music: Pandit Badri Prasad Lyrics: A. Karim |
| Mala | Mahendra Thakore, P. Jairaj | Rose, P. Jairaj, Jayant, M. Nazir, Daya Devi, Heera Kumari, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale | Social Drama | Music: Naushad Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Baalam Pardesi |
| Manthan | Ramji Arya | Dalpat, Radharani, Sardar Mansur, Boman Shroff, M. K. Hasan, Rajkumari | Costume Drama | Music: Baldev Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Phani |
| Masoom | S.F. Hasnain | Ramola, Mehtab, Mazhar Khan, Sajjan, Nazir Kashmiri, Anees, Khwaja Sabir, Muzammil | Social | Music: Munshi Mubarak Hussain Lyrics: Arzu Lakhnavi, Mirza Ghalib |
| Mere Raja | T. S. Mani | Moti, Mazhar Khan, Shankar Vazare, E. Bilimoria, Bibbo, Kanta Kumari, Vazre, Anwaribai | Action | Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: I. C. Kapoor |
| Mere Sajan | Ahmed H. Essa | Jayant, Urmila, Rajkumari, Sayani Atish, W. M. Khan, Putlibai, Munchi Tuthi, Gulab | Social | Music: Hafiz Khan Mastana, Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi |
| Meri Khwahish | Harbanslal, R. D. Rajput | Ramesh, Kokila, Mirajkar, A. Karim, Sharifa | Social | Music: Shanti Kumar, Vasant Lyrics: Baalam Pardesi, A. K. Sindhu |
| Muslim Ka Lal | A. M. Khan | Benjamin, Kalyani, Ameena, Anil Kumar, Samson, S. Alam | Action | Music: Madhav Lal Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nai Roshni | Chimankant Gandhi, L. Mehta | Sardar Akhtar, Harish, Husn Banu, Amar, Kanhaiyalal, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani, Agha, Sankatha Prasad, Baby Meena Kumari | Social | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: |
| Naya Sansar | N. R. Acharya | Renuka Devi, Ashok Kumar, Mubarak, Khurshid, David, Shah Nawaz, Suresh, Mahesh Kaul, V. S. Desai, Jagannath, Sushil Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, Azurie | Social | Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
| Nirdosh | V. C. Desai | Nalini Jaywant, Mukesh, Kanhaiyalal, Agha, Sankatha Prasad, Satish, Gulzar, Tiwari, Jani, Hemlata, Kayam Ali | Social | Music: Ashok Ghosh Lyrics: Neelkanth Tiwari, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Zia Sarhadi (1) |
| Padosi | V. Shantaram | Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anees Khatoon, Radhakrishan, Balwant Singh, Casshyap, Vasant Singh, Sarla Devi, Lajwanti, Sumitra, Gopal, Balak Ram | Social Drama | Music: Master Krishnarao Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan |
| Paisa | G. P. Pawar | Madhav Kale, Kanta Kumari, Indira Wadkar, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Raja Pandit, Devaskar | Social | Music: C. Balaji Lyrics: |
| Pardesi | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Motilal, Khursheed, Snehprabha, E. Bilimoria | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Prabhat | Vishnu Vyas | P. Jairaj, Khurshid, David, Shah Nawaz, Suresh, Mahesh Kaul, V. S. Desai, Jagannath, Sushil Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, Azurie | Social | Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
| Pyaas | Ram Daryani | Ishwarlal, Snehprabha Pradhan, Gope, Nazir, Shamim, Gulab, Khatoon | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Radhika | V. C. Desai | Harish, Nalini Jaywant, Jyoti, Kanhaiyalal, Sankata Prasad, Sunalini Devi, Pesi Patel, Veena, Bhudo Advani | Music: Ashok Ghosh Lyrics: K. B. Lal, Neelkanth Tiwari (1), Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi (1) | |
| Raj Nartaki a.k.a. The Court Dancer | Modhu Bose | Sadhana Bose, Prithviraj Kapoor, Protima Das Gupta, Benita Gupta, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli, Thapan, Simeons, Prabhat Sinha | Costume Dance | Produced by J.B.H. Wadia in English, Hindi and Bengali. Music: Timir Baran |
| Red Signal | Nari Ghadiali | Benjamin, Urmila, Agha, Noor Jehan, Samson, Manchi Tuthi, Samson, Bibijan | Action | Music: Chandekar Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safed Sawar | Nari Ghadiali | Radharani, Agha, Navin Yagnik, Sayani Aatish, Anant Marathe, Fazlu, Shahzadi, Munchi Thuthi, Mumtaz | Action | Music: Lyrics: |
| Sajjan | Dwarka Khosla | Husn Banu, Jagdish Sethi, Urmila, Satish Batra, David, Agha, Gope | Social | Music: Pratap Mukherjee Lyrics: Pandit Phani |
| Sangam a.k.a. Confluence | R. S. Junarrkar | Master Vinayak, Minakshi, Vatsala Kumtekar, Damuanna Malvankar, Sundarbai, Gupte, Jog, Nandu Khote, Salvi | Social | Music: Dada Chandekar Lyrics: Amritlal Nagar, Jai Shankar Prasad (1) |
| Sant Sakhu | Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal | Hansa Wadkar, Gauri, Shankar Kulkarni, Shanta Majumdar, Sumitra | Biopic Legend Devotional | Music: Keshavrao Bhole Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi, Mukhram Sharma Ashant |
| Sasural | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Motilal, Madhuri, Noor Jehan, Urmila, Kantilal, Miss Iqbal, Bhagwandas, Tarabai, Bhim, Popatlal | Family Drama | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Seedha Rasta | Dawood Baig | Radharani, Sushil Kumar, Jagdish Sethi, Jilloo, A. R. Pehalwan, Mumtaz Begum, Omkar | Social | Music: Harishchandra Bali Lyrics: Narendranath Tuli |
| Shaadi | Jayant Desai | Madhuri, Motilal, Khursheed, Ishwarlal, Bhagwandas, Kantilal, Tarabai, Dixit, Ghory | Social Family Drama | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: |
| Shahzadi | Jagatrai Pesumal Advani | Trilok Kapoor, Pramila, Alaka, W. M. Khan, Navinchandra, Sadiq, Bibijan, Abbas, Haroon, Gharib Shah, Mehar Banu, Madhurika | Costume | Music: Ram Gopal Pandey Lyrics: |
| Sikandar | Sohrab Modi | Prithviraj Kapoor Sohrab Modi, Vanmala, Yakub, Zahur Raja, K. N. Singh, Sheela, Meena, Sadiq Ali, Shakir, Jilloo | Historical Epic Drama | Music: Mir Saheb, Rafique Gaznavi Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan |
| Sipahi | Daud Chand | Hiralal, Zohra, Madhavi, Altaf, Sunder, Nisar Ahmed, A. G. Butt, Baburao Pehalwan, Ghulam Mohammed, Mahomad Saffi, Nijamuddin | Action | Music: Soj, Jahangir, M. Noorudin Lyrics: |
| Suhana Geet | M. A. Mirza | Trilok Kapoor, Ramola, Ranibala, Navin Yagnik, Hadi, Kamala, Shakir | Social | Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: |
| Swami a.k.a. The Saint | A. R. Kardar | Nazir Ahmed Khan, Sitara Devi, P. Jairaj, Yakub, Jeevan, Majid, Badri Prasad, S. Nazir, Ram Avtar | Social | Music: Rafiq Ghaznavi Lyrics: Shatir Ghaznavi, Tanveer Naqvi, Sahir, Pandit Indra |
| Taj Mahal | Nanubhai Vakil | Indurani, Kumar, Suraiya, Mubarak, Sarojini, S. Nazir, Khalil, Ram Marathe, Fakir Mohammed | Historical Drama | Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: Behzad Lakhnavi, S. Khalil, Pandit Anuj |
| Torpedo | N. A. Mansoori | Munawwar Sultana, Yashwant Dave, Shahzadi, S. Nazir, Ameena, Samson, Gulab, Fazlu | Action | Music: Shyam Babu Pathak, Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Tulsi | Gunjal | Trilok Kapoor, Shalini, Anant Marathe, Badri Prasad, Srinivas, Jamshedji | Devotional | Music: Harishchandra Bali Lyrics: Pandit Phani |
| Ummeed | Manibhai Vyas | Ishwarlal, Prabha Devi, Dixit, Noor Jehan, Brijmala, Kesari, Bhagwandas, Gharpore, Charubala, Bhim | Comedy, Drama | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Vanmala | Mohan Sinha | Maya Banerji, Pravin Kumar, Neela, Jeevan, Badri Prasad, Bibijan, Ghulam Rasool | Social | Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Mohan Sinha |
| Zalim Saudagar a.k.a. Merchant Of Venice | J. J. Madan | Jehanara Kajjan, Khalil, Haider Bandi, Rani Premlata | Drama | Music: Lyrics: |
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