List of Hindi films of 1940
Highest-grossing films
The five highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1940:[1]
| 1940 rank | Title | Notes | |
| 1. | Zindagi | ||
| 2. | Bandhan | ||
| 3. | Achhut | ||
| 4. | Pagal | ||
| 5. | Nartaki |
A
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaj Ka Hindustan | Jayant Desai | Rose, Prithviraj Kapoor, SitaraDevi, Ishwarlal, Yakub, Kalyani, Tarabai, Charubala, Charlie | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Aaj Ki Duniya | G.P. Pawar | Trilok Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Gulab, Nazir Kashmiri, S. Nazir | Social | Music: Pratap Mukherji Lyrics: A. Karim |
| Aandhi | Dinesh Ranjan Das | Pankaj Mullick, Khursheed, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey, Sulekha, Sham Laha, Nemo | Social | Music: K. C. Dey Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi |
| Abla Ki Shakti | Munshi Dil Lucknowi | Jehanara Kajjan, Khalil, Premlata, Phool Kumari | Social | Music: C. Solanki Lyrics: Ustad Hussain Jan |
| Achhut | Chandulal Shah | Gohar Mamajiwala, Motilal, Vasanti, Mazhar Khan, Sitara Devi, Trilok Kapoor, Charlie, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Ibrahim, Rajkumari | Social Drama | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Aflatoon Aurat | Kikubhai Desai | Moti, Mallika Pukhraj, Sardar Mansur, Kanta Kumari, Vatsala Kumtekar, S. Vazre, Bose, Razak, Dhulia, Bashir, Mirajkar | Action | Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: Munshi Aziz |
| Alakh Niranjan a.k.a. Gorakhnath | Bhalji Pendharkar | Nandrekar, Leela, Raja Paranjpe, Vimal Sardesai, Chandrakant | Devotional | Music: Koregaonkar Dutta Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar |
| Ali Baba | Mehboob Khan | Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammed, Jagdish | Fantasy, Adventure | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri |
| Anarbala | A. M. Khan | Benjamin, Jani Babu, Shanta Kashmiri, N. A. Ansari, Usha Rani, M. Musa, Indira, Ameena, Rafiqe | Horror | Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: Munshi Nayab |
| Anjaam | Kanjibhai Rathod | Anil Kumar, Mehar Sultana, Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Samson, Fazlu | Costume | Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Anuradha | Mohan Sinha | Maya Banerjee, Trilok Kapoor, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Shyam Sunder, Anant Marathe, S, Nazir, Agha, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi Raza, Bibijan | Social | Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Lajpat Rai |
| Apni Nagariya | Gunjal | Shobhana Samarth, Nazir, Jayant, K. N. Singh, Shanta Dutt, Madhavi, Bibijan, Keki Bawa | Social | Music: Rafiqe Ghaznavi Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri, Pandit Indra |
| Aurat | Mehboob Khan | Sardar Akhtar, Surendra, Yakub, Jyoti, Kanhaiyalal, Arun Kumar, Harish, Brij Rani, Vatsala Kumtekar, Sunalini Devi | Social Family Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Safdar Aah |
| Azad | N.R. Acharya | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar, Mumtaz Ali, Nazir Bedi, Rama Shukal, Nana Palsikar, D. V. Surve, Ramchandra Pal | Social | Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J S Kashyap |
| Azadi-e-Watan | Dinshaw Billimoria | Mallika Pukhraj, D. Billimoria, W. M. Khan, Ashraf Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Abdul Qadir | Social | Music: Munshi Dil Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
B–D
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahurani a.k.a. Daughter-in-Law | R.S. Junnarkar, Mubarak | Kishore Sahu, Rose, Anuradha, Mubarak, Madhurika, Pratima Devi, Masood, Nana Palsikar | Family | Music: Rafiq Ghaznavi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap, Azad |
| Bandhan | N. R. Acharya | Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Arun Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, V. H. Desai, Shah Nawaz, Purnima Desai, Jagganath | Romantic Drama | Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
| Bhairavsingh – Ek Rashtra sevak | ||||
| Bharosa | Sohrab Modi | Chandra Mohan, Sardar Akhtar, Mazhar Khan, Maya Devi, E. Tarapore, Sheela, Abu Bakar | Social | Music: G. P. Kapoor Lyrics: Lalchand Bismil |
| Bholi Lutaran | A. M. Khan | Zohra Sehgal, Umakant, Ameena, Jani Babu, Shiraz, A. M. Khan, Ata Mohammed, Sadiq | Costume | Music: Haribhai Mistry, Master Mohammedd Lyrics: Munshi Nayab |
| Captain Kishori | K. Amarnath | Nazir, Lalita Pawar, Yasmin, Agha | Action | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Aslam Noori |
| Chalti Duniya | Gunjal, B. Marzban | Padma Devi, Rafiq Ghaznavi, Lakshmi, Ghulam Rasool, Leelavati, | Action | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: |
| Chingari | Sarvottam Badami | Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Keshavrao Date, E. Billimoria, Sunalini Devi, Khatoon, Bhagwandas, Mira, Tarabai | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Civil Marriage | Ramchandra Thakur | Snehprabha Pradhan, Harish, Arun Kumar, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani, Putlibai | Social | Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal |
| Deepak | Dwarka Khosla | Prithviraj Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Anant Marathe, S. Nazir, Vatsala Kumtekar, Nazir Kashmiri, Baby Suman | Social | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: Lajpat Rai |
| Deepak Mahal | Nanubhai Vakil | Anil Kumar, Sarojini, Bibijan, Mirajkar, Indira, Khalil, Majid | Fantasy | Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: B. R. Batish, Pandit Anuj |
| Desh Bhakta | A. H. Essa | Wazir Mohammed Khan, Harishchandra, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Gope, Agha, Nissar, Shah Nawaz, Pir Mohamed | Social | Music: V. K. Naidu Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi, Shaifta |
| Dharma Bandhan | Jagatrai Pesumal Advani | Khursheed, Yusuf Effendi, Shyam Sunder, Zebunissa, Kaushalya, Jani Babu | Social | Music: B. R. Devdhar Lyrics: |
| Diamond Queen | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Radha Rani, Sayani Atish, Sardar Mansur, Dalpat, Boman Shroff | Adventure Action Comedy | Music: Madhaval Damodar Master Lyrics: Munshi Sham |
| Divali | Jayant Desai | Motilal, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Vasanti, Keshavrao Date, Dixit, Indubala, Suresh, Kesari, M. Bhagwandas | Social | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok, and Pandit Sudarshan |
| Dorangia Daku | Harnam Singh Rawail | Pushpa Rani, Sunder, Ghulam Mohammed, Baburao Pehalwan | Action | Music: G. K. Rampuri Lyrics: |
E–J
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Hi Bhool | Vijay Bhatt | Mehtab, P. Jairaj, Umakant, Prahlad dutt, Munshi Khanjar, Baby Meena Kumari | Social Drama | Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Geeta | Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar | Chandra Mohan, Durga Khote, Anant Marathe, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Vatsala Kumtekar, Keki Bawa, Suman | Social | Music: D. P. Koregaonkar Lyrics: S. P. Kalla |
| Ghar Ki Rani | Master Vinayak | Master Vinayak, Meenakshi, Leela Chitnis, Baburao Pendharkar, Damuanna Malvankar, Kusuk Deshpande, Salvi | Family Drama | Music: Chandekar Lyrics: |
| Golibar | Nanubhai Vakil | Moti, Navinchandra, Kanta Kumari, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Mirajkar, Sardar Mansur, Dhulia, Razaq, Bacha, S. L. Puri | Action | Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Haar Jeet | Amar Mullick | Kanan Devi, Pahari Sanyal, Meera Dutta, Chhaya Devi, Nawab, Madho Shukla, Nand Kishore, Nemo, Ghulam Hussain | Social | Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Arzu Luckhnavi, Kidar Sharma |
| Haiwan | A. M. Khan | Sitara Devi, Alaknanda, Bachchu, Tarabai | Action | Music: R. Pande Lyrics: |
| Hatimtai Ki Beti | Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Anil Kumar, Indurani, Anwaribai, Sayid Ahmed, Bibijan | Music: B. R. Batish, Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Pandit Anuj | |
| Hind Ka Lal | Homi Wadia, Ramji Arya | Radharani, Sardar Mansur, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Mithu Miyan, Gulshan, Kasturi, Dilawar, Azurie, Nazira, Master Mohammed, Bismillah | Action | Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: Ata Biswani |
| Hindustan Hamara | Ram Daryani | Jamuna, Padmadevi, Nandrekar, Ram Dulari, Devaskar, Hari Shivdasani, Badri Prasad | Social | Music: B. Chatterji Lyrics: Arzu Luckhnavi |
| Holi | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Motilal, Khursheed, Ishwarlal, Sitara Devi, Ghory, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Tarabai, Mirza Musharraf, Keshavrao Date, Bhagwandas | Social Drama | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Jadui Kangan | Nanubhai Vakil | Master Vithal, Kokila, Rajkumari, Sunita Devi, Kamal, Nawaz, Sadique, Majid, Krishna Kumari, Haroon, Mohanlal Mishra | Fantasy | Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Pandit Phani |
| Jadu Nagri | B. Apte | Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Shamim, Tarabai | Fantasy | Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Jagat Mohini | Chunilal Parikh | Master Vithal, Kokila, Sunita Devi, Majid, Kamal, Krishna Kumari Sr., Mohanlal, Mishra, Haroon, Amritlal Nagar | Music: Madhavlal Master Lyrics: Pandit Phani | |
| Jai Swadesh | Aspi Irani | Radharani, Benjamin, Sayani Atish, Vatsala Kumtekar, Azurie, Abdul Haq | Action Social | Music: Madhavlal Master Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi |
| Jhuthi Sharm | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Trilok Kapoor, Bimla Kumari, Navin Yagnik, Nirmala Devi, Rajkumari, Nayampalli, Rai Mohan, Sharifa | Social | Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
K–N
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalyani | Premankur Atorthy | Rattanbai, W. M. Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Jilloo, Mukhtar, Kesar, Jamshedji, Sayed Ahmed | Social | Music: H. C. Bali Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Kumkum the Dancer | Modhu Bose | Sadhona Bose, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Preeti Majumdar, Moni Chatterjee, Kayam Ali, Padma Devi, Lalit Roy, M. Ishaq, Bhudo Advani, Kamta Prasad, Jamshedji | Costume Drama | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan |
| Kanyadan | V. M. Vyas | Kalyani Ds, Ashiq Hussain, Shamim, Ghulam Mohammed, Jamshedji, Hadi, Jilloo | Social | Music: Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: A. Shah |
| Laxmi | Mohan Sinha | Kumar, Ishrat Sultana, Maya, Bibbo, Jeevan, Gope, Bibijan, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi Raja | Social | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: Mohan Sinha |
| Main Hari | Gajanan Jagirdar | Navin Yagnik, Naseem, Maya Devi, Ghulam Hussain, Hari Shivdasani | Social | Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi |
| Madari Mohan | Babu Rao Pokal, R, Varde | Satyarani, Devaskar, Sunita Devi, Ramchandra Varde, Vasant Kanse, Kashinath, Tara | Fantasy | Music: B R Deodhar, K Narayan Rao Lyrics: B. G. Joglekar, Pandit Phani |
| Matwali Mira | Prafulla Roy | Husn Banu, Nissar, Sultana Banu, Ranjit Kumari, Fakir Mohammed, Kamla, Fida Hussain | Devotional | Music: Brijlal Verma Lyrics: |
| Medha Sharma | ||||
| Mohini | Madhukar Bavdekar, Annasaheb Rajopadhye | Master Vithal | Music: Lyrics: | |
| Musafir | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Ishwarlal, Khursheed, Yakub, Charlie, Vasanti, Bhupatrai, Kesari, Mirza Musharaf, Bhagwandas | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Narsi Bhagat | Vijay Bhatt | Vishnupant Pagnis, Durga Khote, Pande, Vimla Vashishta, Ram Marathe, Baby Indira, Amirbai Karnataki | Biopic | Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Sampatlal Shrivastav Anuj, Baalam |
| Nartaki | Debaki Bose | Leela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Wasti, Jagdish Sethi, Bhanu Bannerjee, Sailen Choudhury, Nand Kishore, Bikram Kapoor, Panna Kapoor | Period Costume | Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi |
| Nirali Duniya | V.M. Vyas | Lalita Pawar, E. Billimoria, Shamim, Jal Merchant, Kalyani Das, Fakir Mohammed, Begum Mukhtar, Gulzar, Hadi | Costume | Music: Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi |
O–R
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagal | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Madhuri, Prithviraj Kapoor, Yakub, Sitara Devi, Trilok Kapoor, Charlie, Sunalini Devi, Khatoon, Tarabai, Bhatkar, Tarabai | Social Drama | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok |
| Pak Daman | Rustom Modi | Firoz Dastur, Ghulam Mohammed, Menaka, Mehboob Khan, Abu Bakar, Mira, Muzaffar Adeeb, Leela | Costume Drama | Music: K. M. Pawar Lyrics: |
| Pooja | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi, Zahur Raja, Mina, Satish, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani, Kanhaiyalal, Shakir, Jyoti, Amir Banu, Sankatha Prasad, Ram Avtar | Social | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Shatir Ghaznavi |
| Prem Nagar | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Husn Banu, Nagendra, Bimla Kumari, Fatty Prasad, Rai Mohan, Ramanand, Gulzar | Social | First film for Naushad as independent MD[2] Music: Naushad Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Punar Milan | Najam Naqvi | Kishore Sahu, Snehprabha Pradhan, Anjali Devi, Shah Nawaz, Sunalini Devi, Pithawala, Mumtaz Ali, S. Baburao, Mumtaz Begum | Social | Music: Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Pyaar | Dhirubhai Desai | Mehar Sultana, Samson, Rajkumri, Prakash, Anwaribai, Ishwarlal, Fazlu | Costume | Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Qaidi | S.F. Hasnain | Madhuri, Ramola, Nandrekar, Mehtab, Monica Desai, Ibrahim, Leela Mishra, Wasti | Social | Music: B. Chatterji Lyrics: Mirza Ghalib, Arzu Luckhnavi |
| Rangila Jawan | S.M. Yusuf | Agha, Mehar Sultana, Harishchandra Rao, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Gulshan Sufi, Prabha Devi, Rajni, Iqbal, Maruti, Ramlal, W. M. Khan Gangaram, Gangoobai | Social | Music: Vasant Kumar Lyrics: |
| Rani Sahiba | Dhirubhai Desai, Chunilal Parekh | Rajkumari, Prakash, Samson, Bulbule, Jayant, Urmila | Action | Music: Shantikumar Desai Lyrics: Shyam Babu Pathak, Kabil Amritsari |
| Reshmi Sari | G.P. Pawar | Moti, Vasant, Sofia, S. L. Puri, Ganpat Rao, Dhulia, Vazre | Social Family Drama | Music: Dam Lyrics: Munshi Aziz, I. C. Kapoor |
S
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sant Dnyaneshwar | Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal | Shahu Modak, Sumati Gupte, Datta Dharmadhikari, Pandit, Yashwant, Manju, Madhukar, Shanta Majumdar, Sumitra | Biopic Devotional | Music: Keshavrao Bhole Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, Shantaram Athavale, Pandit Mukhram Sharma |
| Sajani | Sarvottam Badami | Noor Jehan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Snehprabha Pradhan, Ghory, Tarabai, Dixit, Shakir, Kesari | Romantic Drama | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Sandesha | Nazir | Yasmin, Nazir, Ashiq Hussain, Majid Khan, Baby Madhuri, Sadiq, Ram Avtar, Janardhan Sharma, J. Sushila | Romantic Drama | Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
| Sanskar | V. C. Desai | Rose, Harish, Jyoti, Kaushalya, Satish, Sunalini Devi, Waheedan, Agha Jani, Gulzar, Amir Banu, Bhudo Advani | Social | Music: Ashok Ghosh Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi |
| Sardar | Dwarka Khosla | Jayant, Pramila, M. Nazir, Lallo Bhai, Nirmala Devi, Amirbai Karnataki, Munshi Khanjar | Costume | Music: Shanker Rao Vyas Lyrics: Pandit Anuj, Pandit Balam |
| Saubhagya | Chimanlal Luhar | Prem Adib, Shobhana Samarth, Snehprabha Pradhan, K. N. Singh, Sushil Kumar, Gulab, Majid | Social | Music: Harishchandra Bali Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Shamsherbaaz | Balwant Bhatt | E. Bilimoria, Ashalata, Gope, Vatsala Kumtekar, Agha, S. Nazir, Kashmiri, Gulab, Karim | Action | Music: Shyam Babu Pathak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Sneh Bandhan | Jagatrai Pesumal Advani | E. Bilimoria, Pratima Devi, Bibbo, Navin Yagnik, Rajkumari, Muzzamil, Dhulia, Anwaribai | Romance Drama | Music: Pannalal Ghosh Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Betab |
| Suhag | Balwant Bhatt | Mazhar Khan, Kumar, Bibbo, Ashalata, Kashmiri, S. Nazir, Ghulam Rasool, P. R. Joshi, Mehdi Raja | Social Family Drama | Music: Timir Baran Lyrics: Pandit Indra, Karim |
T–Z
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatar Ka Chor | K. Amarnath | Yakub, Indurani, Vatsala Kumtekar, Gulab, Nawaz, Hiralal, W. M. Khan, Meera, Haroon, Sadiq | Action, Fantasy | Music: Ramlal Pande Lyrics: B. R. Batish, Ehsan Rizvi |
| Toofan | Chaturbhai Patel | Bhim, Indira, Maruti Rao, Raj Rani, Kamala Warerkar | Action | Music: S. Bir Singh Lyrics: S. Bir Singh |
| Usha Haran | Varma | Mubarak, Ulhas, Gauhar Jr., Sultana, Pransukh | Mythology | Music: Lyrics: |
| Vasiyat | K. M. Multani | E. Tarapore, Sheela, Gajanan Jagirdar, Pratap, Ghulam Hussain, Sunalini Devi, Abbas, Naval | Social | Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Abdul Baqi |
| Vijay Kumar | Aspi Irani, Raja Yagnik | Sardar Mansur, Sarita Devi, Violet Cooper, Sayani Atish, Dalpat, Master Mohammed, Bismillah, Gulshan, Jamila, Mithu Miyan | Action, Musical, Drama | Wadia Movietone. Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: |
| Virginia | K. M. Multani | Manjula, W. M. Khan, Rajkumari, Pratap, David | Action | Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi, Abdul Baqi |
| Wayda | Rafiq Rizvi | Violet Cooper, Satish, Kokila, Brij Rani, Mohammad Ishaq, Mirza Musharraf, Iqbal Begum, A. R. Pahelwan, Khalil | Social | Music: Ali Bux Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi |
| Yaad Rahe | N. Bulchandani | Sushila, Akhtar Nawaz, Shyam Sunder, Ram Pyari, Kamla Jharia, Akbar Khan, Ranjit, J. Sushila | Social | Music: G. K. Rampuri Lyrics: |
| Zindagi | P. C. Barua | K. L. Saigal, Jamuna, Pahari Sanyal, Sitara Devi, Nemo, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Sham Laha, Bikram Kapoor, Manorama | Romantic Social Drama | Saigal song "So Ja Rajkumari So ja". Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
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