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This is a list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1966.
The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1966: [1]
1966 rank | Title | Cast |
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1. | Phool Aur Patthar | Dharmendra, Meena Kumari |
2. | Suraj | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Mumtaz |
3. | Mera Saaya | Sunil Dutt, Sadhana |
4. | Teesri Manzil | Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh |
5. | Love in Tokyo | Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh |
6. | Do Badan | Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh |
7. | Aaye Din Bahar Ke | Dharmendra, Asha Parekh |
8. | Sawan Ki Ghata | Manoj Kumar, Sharmila Tagore |
9. | Pyar Kiye Jaa | Shashi Kapoor, Mumtaz, Kalpana, Kishore Kumar, Mehmood |
10. | Dus Lakh | Babita, Sanjay Khan |
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