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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1961:-
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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1961:-
The twenty highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1961: [1]
| Rank | Title | Cast |
| 1. | Gunga Jumna | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 2. | Junglee | Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu |
| 3. | Gharana | Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Asha Parekh |
| 4. | Aas Ka Panchhi | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 5. | Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai | Dev Anand, Asha Parekh |
| 6. | Sasural | Rajendra Kumar, B. Saroja Devi |
| 7. | Hum Dono | Dev Anand, Sadhana, Nanda |
| 8. | Kabuliwala | Balraj Sahni |
| 9. | Zindagi aur Khwab | Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari |
| 10. | Shola Aur Shabnam | Dharmendra, Tarla Mehta |
| 11. | Jhumroo | Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar |
| 12. | Nazrana | Raj Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala |
| 13. | Pyar Ka Saagar | Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari |
| 14. | Maya | Dev Anand, Mala Sinha |
| 15. | Chhaya | Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Nirupa Roy |
| 16. | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman |
| 17. | Reshmi Rumal | Manoj Kumar, Shakila |
| 18. | Piya Milan Ki Aas | Manoj Kumar |
| 19. | Chote Nawab | Mehmood, Ameeta |
| 20. | Boy Friend | Madhubala, Shammi Kapoor, Dharmendra |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamari Yaad Aayegi | Kidar Sharma | Tanuja, Ashok Sharma | Romance Drama | Snehal Bhatkar |
| Hum Dono | Amarjeet | Dev Anand, Nanda, Sadhna | Drama Family Romance War | Entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival Music by Jaidev |
| Hum Matwaale Naujawaan | L.R. Asthana | Shekhar, Sayeeda Khan, Jeevan, Agha | Drama Family | Chitragupta |
| Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai | Nasir Hussain | Dev Anand, Asha Parekh, Pran | Romance | Music by Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Jadoo Nagri | Radhakant | Ranjan, Vijaya Choudhary, Jeevan | Fantasy | Music by S.N. Tripathi |
| Jai Bhawani | Dhirubhai Desai | Jayshree Gadkar, Manhar Desai, Lata Sinha, Veena | Mythology | Music by S. Mohinder |
| Jai Chittor | Jaswant Jhaveri | Nirupa Roy, Jairaj, Bipin Gupta | Drama History | Music by S.N. Tripathi |
| Jhumroo | Shanker Mukherjee | Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar, Chanchal | Romance Drama | Music by Kishore Kumar |
| Junglee | Subodh Mukherjee | Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Azra | Romance | Intro: Saira Banu, Music by Shankar- Jaikishan |
| Kabuliwala | Hemen Gupta | Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sonu, Baby Farida | Drama | A Bimal Roy Productions, Music by Salil Choudhary |
| Karorepati | Mohan Sehgal | Kishore Kumar, Kumkum, Anoop Kumar, Shashikala | Comedy, Crime | Music by Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Kanch Ki Gudiya | H. S. Rawail | Manoj Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Tarun Bose, Shubha Khote | Drama Family | Music by Suhrid Kar |
| Khiladi | B.J. Patel | Ranjan, Jabeen, Shammi, Sunder, Tiwari | Action | Sardul Kwatra |
| Madan Manjri | J. Trivedi | Manhar Desai, Ajit, Nalini Chonker | Fantasy | Sardar Malik |
| Mahavat [2] | M. A. Thirumugam | Udaykumar, B. Saroja Devi | Drama | Music by Sudharshan. Dubbed from Tamil |
| Main Aur Mera Bhai | Dharam Kumar | Ajit, Ameeta, Lalita Pawar, Helen | Family Drama | Music by C. Arjun composer |
| Matlabi Duniya | Radhakant M Thakur | Anant Kumar, Dhumal, Asha | Social | Shashank Banerji |
| Maya | D.D. Kashyap | Dev Anand, Mala Sinha | Drama Crime Romance | Salil Chowdhury |
| Memdidi | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Tanuja, Keysi Mehra, Lalita Pawar, Jayant, David | Drama | Music by Salil Choudhary |
| Mera Suhaag | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Nazima, Kanta Rao | Family Drama | Music by Arun Raghavan |
| Modern Girl | R. Bhattacharya | Pradeep Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Helen | Family Drama | Ravi |
| Mr. India | G.P. Sippy | Geeta Bali, I. S. Johar, Helen, Feroz Khan | Comedy, Crime | Music by G.S. Kohli |
| Murad | Nari Ghadiali | Chitra, Asgar, Manju | Hanuman Prasad Triloki | |
| Nazrana | Sridhar | Raj Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala Gemini Ganesan, Usha Kiran | Family Drama | Music by Ravi |
| Oomar Qaid | Aspi Irani | Sheikh Mukhtiar, Sudhir, Nazima, Mukri, Helen, Sulochana. | Music by Iqbal Qureshi | |
| Opera House | P.L. Santoshi | Ajit, B. Saroja Devi, Lalita Pawar | Crime Thriller Romance | Music by Chitragupta |
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