An overview of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1950:
1950 The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1950:
Rank Title Cast 1. Samadhi Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Shyam, Kuldip Kaur 2. Babul Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Munawar Sultana 3. Dastan Suraiya, Raj Kapoor, Veena 4. Jogan Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Purnima 5. Har Har Mahadev Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Durga Khote 6. Sangram Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant 7. Beqasoor Madhubala, Ajit, Yakub 8. Sargam Raj Kapoor, Rehana 9. Arzoo Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal 10. Aankhen Nalini Jaywant, Shekhar, Bharat Bhushan, Yakub
A-D Title Director Cast Genre Notes/MusicAadhi Raat S.K. Ojha Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Kuldip Kaur, Cukoo, Jeevan, Neeaalam, TiwariSocial Drama Singers: Geeta Dutt, Meena Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi. Music: Husnlal Bhagatram, Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Sarshar Sailani, Rajendra Krishan, Asad Bhopali AahutiKulbhushan Mumtaz Shanti, Shyama, Sapru, Ranjit, Kumari, Kesari, Cuckoo Social Music: D. C. Dutta Lyrics: Indeevar, TandonAankhenDevendra Goel Bharat Bhushan, Nalini Jaywant, Yakub, Shekhar, Jeevan, Yashodhara Katju Family Drama Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Bharat Vyas, Saraswati Kumar DeepakAchchaji S. H. Tharani Bhagwan, Leela Gupte, Cuckoo, Baburao, Naaz, Usha Shukla, Habib Action Comedy Music: S. B. Pathak Lyrics: AflatoonJaswant Jhaveri Bhagwan, Usha, Lila Gupta, Baburao Pendharkar, Vasantrao Pehalwan Action Music: Ninu Mujumdar Lyrics: Indeevar, BuniyaadAfsarChetan Anand Dev Anand, Suraiya, Rashid Khan, Zohra Sehgal, Manmohan Krishan, Kanhaiya Lal, Ruma Devi Romantic comedyMusic: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Narendra Sharma, Vishwamitra Adil Playback: SuraiyaAlakh Niranjan Gunjal Nirupa Roy, Trilok Kapoor, Durga Khote, Sapru, Aroon, UlhasDevotional Music: Premnath Lyrics: Manohar KhannaAnmol RatanM. Sadiq Meena Kumari, Karan Dewan, Madan Puri, Gope, Nirmala Romance Drama Music: Vinod Lyrics: D. N. MadhokArzooShaheed Latif Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Shashikala, Gope, Cuckoo, Sita Bose Romantic Drama Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh SultanpuriBabooji Bhagwan Bhagwan, Munawwar Sultana, Leela Gupte, Amar, A. Shah, Jankidas Action Music: P. Ramakant Lyrics: Ehsan RizviBabulS. U. Sunny Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Munawwar Sultana, Tun Tun, Amar, A. Shah, Jankidas Drama Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel BadayuniBahurani S. M. Yusuf Shekhar, Sulochana Chatteree, Kaushalya, Amar, Gope, Lalita Pawar, David, Yashodhara Katju, N. A. Ansari Family Drama Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Shewan RizviBakhshish Brij Mohan, A. Jadhav Bhagwan, Leela Gupte, Usha Shukla, Baburao, Inamdar Action Music: P. Ramakant Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi Banwra G. RakeshRaj Kapoor, Nimmi, Lalita Pawar, Hiralal, Lalita Pawar, K. N. Singh, Rattan Kumar, Sunder Social Music: Krishna Dayal Lyrics: Gafil Harnalvi, Amar N. KhannaBasera Inayat Ramola, Hiralal, Veena Kumari, Roop Mala, Chanda, Bhudo Advani Social Music: M. A. Rauf Lyrics: Sardar IlhamBawre NainKidar Sharma Raj Kapoor, Geeta Bali, Cuckoo, Vijayalaxmi, Jaswant, Pesi Patel, Majnu, Nazira Romance Music: Roshan Lyrics: Kidar SharmaBebus Bharat Bhushan, Purnima, Chandrashekhar, Cuckoo, W. M. Khan Social Music: Ganpat Rai Lyrics: Jalal Malihabadi, Salik LakhnaviBeqasoorK. Amarnath Madhubala, Ajit, Yakub, Pramila, Geeta Nizami, Durga Khote, Gope Family Drama Music: Anil Biswas Music: Ehsan Rizvi, Arzoo LakhnaviBhagwan Shri Krishna Raja Yagnik Shahu Modak, Usha Kiran, Sulochana Chatterjiee, David, Ishwarlal, Niranjan Sharma Religious Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Pandit PhaniBhai BahenRam Darayani Geeta Bali, Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy, Prem Abid, Gope, Jeevan, Gulab, Cuckoo Family Drama Music: Shyam Sundar Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, I. C. KapoorBhishma Pratigya Vasant Painter Nargis, Shahu Modak, Mahipal, Purnima, Kumar, Nimbalkar Mythology Music: S. K. Pal Lyrics: Manohar KhannaBirha Ki RaatGajanan Jagirdar Dev Anand, Nargis, Om Prakash, Snehprabha, Jagirdar, Madan Puri Romantic Drama Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Sarshar SailaniBiwiKishore Sharma Mumtaz Shanti, Veena, Ramlal, Al Nasir, Pran Drama Music: Aziz Hindi Lyrics: Nazim Panipati, Wali SahabChhoti BhabhiShanti Kumar Nargis, Shyama, Karan Dewan, Yakub, Suraiya Choudhary, Johar, Tabassum Family Drama Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar JalalabadiChorA. P. Kapoor Meera Misra, Krishnakant, Cuckoo, Sankatha, Sona Chatterjee Crime Action Music: Gobind Ram Lyrics: Rammurti Chaturvedi, Bharat Vyas, Harish BhardwajCircuswaleBalwant Bhatt Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Dalpat, Narmada Shanker, Sona Chatterjee Action Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Shyam HindiDahej V. Shantaram Prithviraj Kapoor, Karan Dewan, Jayshree, Murad, Lalita Pawar, Ulhas, Mumtaz Begum Social Drama Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Shams Lakhnavi DastanA. R. Kardar Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena, Al Nasir, Murad, Suresh, Pratima Devi, S. N. Banerjee Romantic Melodrama Music by Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel BadayuniDilrubaDwarka Khosla Dev Anand, Rehana, Yakub, Achala Sachdev, Cuckoo, BalamSocial Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, S. H. Bihari, Neelkanth TiwariDolti NaiyaMirza Musharaf Nigar Sultana, Amarnath, Shyama, Dulari, Veena, Mukri, Bhudo Advani, Mirza Musharaf Social Music: Ram Prasad Lyrics: Jalal Malihabadi, Prakash, Bahaar Ajmeri
E-L Title Director Cast Genre Notes/MusicGaunaAmiya Chakravarty Usha Kiran, Anoop Kumar, Purnima, S. Nazir, Kesari, Wasti Family Drama Music: Husnlal BhagatramLyrics: Qamar JalalabadiGulnar Harbans Geeta Bali, Salim Raza, Cuckoo, Farida, Kamal Action Music: Hansraj Behl, Ghulam HaiderLyrics: Qatil Shifai, Tufail Hoshiyarpuri, Ehsan Rizvi, Mulk Raj AnandHamara GharNanabhai Bhatt Meena Kumari, Umakant, Agha, Jankidas, Yashodhara Katju, Durga Khote, Ramesh Gupta, David Family Drama Music: ChitraguptaLyrics: Bharat Vyas, Rammurti Chaturvedi, AnjumHamari BetiShobhana Samarth Shekhar, Nutan, Motilal, Shobhana Samarth, Tanuja, Agha, Pramila, David, K. N. Singh, Veera Family Music: Snehal BhatkarLyrics: Pandit Phani, Randhir SahityalankarHanste AansooK. B. Lal Madhubala, Motilal, Gope, Manorama, Mirza Musharaf, Jankidas Social Music: Ghulam MohammedLyrics: Majrooh SultanpuriHanste RehnaMohammed Hussain Mukri, Mumtaz, Arvind Kumar, Habib, Heera Sawant Action Producer: Rajan PicturesMusic: WadhwaLyrics: Faruk KaiserHar Har MahadevJayant Desai Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Durga Khote, Jeevan, Niranjan Sharma, Shanta Kunwar Religious Music: Avinash VyasLyrics: Ramesh Shastri, Saraswati Kumar DeepakHindustan HamaraPaul Zils Prithviraj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Nalini Jaywant, Durga Khote, Premnath, P. Jairaj, David, Ulhas, Wasti, K. N. Singh Social Music: Vasant DesaiLyrics: Allama Iqbal, S. R. Saaj, Deewan ShararJalte DeepDeepak Asha Nimmi, Amarnath, Deepak, Leela Mishra, Randhir Social Music: Sardul KwatraLyrics: M.A. Taj, Nazim Panipati, Aziz Kashmiri (1)Jan PahchanFali Mistry Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Shyama, Jeevan, Mukri, Dulari, Amar, Sankatha Romantic Drama Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: Shakeel BadayuniJanmashtamiNanabhai Bhatt Bharat Bhushan, Shobhana Samarth, Kanta Kumari, Jeevan, Raj Kumar, Amirbai Karnataki Devotional Music: S. B. PathakLyrics: Bharat VyasJodidarBalwant Bhatt Bhagwan, Malti, Shyam Sunder, Kanta Kumari, Chand Action Music: ChitraguptaLyrics: Shyam Hindi, AnjumJoganKidar Nath Sharma Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Purnima, Tabassum, Rajendra Kumar, Manju, Ramesh Thakur, Darpan, Pesi PatelSocial Drama Music: Bulo C. RaniLyrics: Kidar SharmaKamal Ke Phool D.D. Kashyap Suraiya, Amarnath, Shakuntala, Raj Mehra, Badri Prasad, Leela Mishra, Jeevan, Niranjan SharmaSocial Music: Shyam SunderLyrics: Rajendra KrishanKhamosh SipahiRam Kamlani Nigar Sultana, Gope, Sohan, David Action Music: Hansraj BehlLyrics: D. N. MadhokKhelS. M. Nawab Dev Anand, Nargis, Nigar Sultana, Murad, Neelam, Anwar Hussain Social Drama Music: Sajjad HussainLyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar, Khawar Zaman, Sagar Nizami, Zia SarhadiKhiladiR. C. Talwar Ashok Kumar, Suraiya, Kumar, Indu, Aloke, E. Tarapore, Narmada Shankar, Sunder Action Romance Music: Hansraj BehlLyrics: Naqshab, Rajendra KrishanKisi Ki YaadChaturbhuj Doshi Bharat Bhushan, Veena, Sulochana Chatterjee, Paro Devi, Jeevan, Badri Prasad, Mumtaz Drama Music: Hansraj BehlLyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi, Varma, Tahir LakhnaviLajawabJagatrai Pesumal Advani Sohan, Rehana, Kuldip Kaur, Randhir, Iftekhar, Pran Social Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Prem Dhawan, Shekhar, Safdar AahLavangiY. V. Rao Rukmini, Shanta Devi, Ramesh Tiwari, R. P. Misra, Leela Bai, Maya Bose Historical Music: Bulo C. RaniLyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak
M-P Title Director Cast Genre Notes/MusicMadhubalaPrahlad Dutt Dev Anand, Madhubala, Jeevan, Ramesh Thakur, Randhir, Ram Avtar, Manju Romantic melodrama Music: LachhiramLyrics: Rajendra Krishan, I. C. KapoorMagroorR. D. Mathur Meena Kumari, P. Jairaj, Rehman, Nigar Sultana, Durga Khote, Mirza Musharraf, Jilloo Romance Drama Music: Sajjad HussainLyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Zia Sindhi, MullajiMan Ka MeetRatilal Punatkar Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Dulari, Shanti Madhok, Sarita Devi Social Music: Sardul KwatraLyrics: D. N. Madhok, Sarshar SailaniMashaalNitin Bose Ashok Kumar, Sumitra Devi (actress), Ruma Devi, S. Nasir, Kanu Roy, Arun Kumar, Cuckoo, Nana Palsikar Social Music: S. D. BurmanLyrics: Kavi PradeepMeena BazaarRavindra Dave Shyam, Nargis, Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Gope, Sapru, Chandabai Music: Husnlal BhagatramLyrics: Qamar JalalabadiMeharbaniK. Amarnath Ajit, Begum Para, Yakub, Gope, Cuckoo, Indu Pal, Shanta Pawar Social Drama Music: Hafiz KhanLyrics: Khumar Barabankvi, Anjum Jaipuri, Khawar ZamanMeri AshaDr. Alam Agha, Murad, Shanta Kanwar, Nihal, Radha Social Music: K. Narayan RaoMuqaddarArvind Sen Nalini Jaywant, Sajjan, Kishore Kumar, Radhakrishan, Krishnakant, Iftekhar, Sofia, Samson Social Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: Bharat Vyas, Raj Shekhar, Raja Mehdi Ali KhanNai BhabhiS. D. Narang Amarnath, Smriti Biswas, Sunder, Cuckoo, Kaushalya, Maya Devi Family Drama Music: Harbaksh SinghLyrics: Charan Das, B. M. SharmaNiliRatibhai Punatar Dev Anand, Suraiya, Shyama, Agha, Dulari, CuckooRomance Drama Music: S. MohinderLyrics: Surjit SethiNiralaShanker Mukerji Dev Anand, Madhubala, Yakub, Radhakrishan, Mumtaz Ali, Leela Mishra, Narmada Shankar Social Music: C.RamchandraLyrics: Pyarelal SantoshiNirdoshNajam Naqvi Shyam, Rehana, Kuldip Kaur, K. N. Singh, Om Prakash, Mukri, S. L. Puri, Mishra, S. M. Abbas Social Music: Shyam SundarRaja Mehdi Ali Khan, Asad Bhopali, S. H. BihariNishanaWajahat Mirza Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Shyama, Geeta Bali, Yakub, Durga Khote, K. N. Singh, S. M. Abbas, Mukri, Balam, Cuckoo, Kanhaiyalal Social Drama Music: Khurshid AnwarNakshab JarchviPagleProtima Das Gupta Gajanan Jagirdar, Begam Para, Agha, Krishna Kumar, Cuckoo, David, Pratima Devi, Mubarak Social Music: V. G. BhatkarLyrics: Behzad Lakhnavi, Kabil Amritsari, Anjum RehmaniPardesM. Sadiq Madhubala, Rehman, Karan Dewan, Surendra, Jayant, Cuckoo, Mukri, Shakuntala, Jagdish Sethi, Chanchal Social Family Drama Music by Ghulam MohammedLyrics: Shakeel BadayuniPehla AadmiBimal Roy Smriti Biswas, Pahari Sanyal, Paul Mahendra, Jahar Roy, Hiralal, Asit Sen Social Music: R. C. BoralLyrics: PrakashPutliWali Mumtaz Shanti, Yakub, Pran, Husn Banu, Cuckoo Social Music: Aziz HindiLyrics: Wali SahabPyarV. M. Vyas Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Shyama, Yakub, Nawab, W. M. Khan, Kesari, Kumar Romance Drama Music: S. D. BurmanLyrics: Rajendra KrishanPyaar Ki ManzilKeki Mistry Rehman, Munawwar Sultana, Gope, Jankidas, Kamal, Pratima Devi Social Music: Husnlal BhagatramLyrics: Shewan Rizvi, Rajendra Krishan
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