An overview of the films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1953.
Do Bigha Zameen directed and produced by Bengali director Bimal Roy and starring Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar and Jagdeep won the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Bimal Roy also won the Filmfare Best Director Award and the film won the Certificate of Merit at National Film Award of India. Roy would win the Filmfare Best Director in 1955 also for the film Parineeta in which actress Meena Kumari scooped the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance.
Highest-grossing films The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1953:
Rank Title Cast 1. Anarkali Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Kuldip Kaur, 2. Ladki Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Bharat Bhushan, Anjali Devi 3. Do Bigha Zamin Nirupa Roy, Balraj Sahni, Master Rattan 4. Parineeta Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari 5. Footpath Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari 6. Jhamela Geeta Bali, Bhagwan Dada 7. Shikast Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant 8. Humsafar Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik 9. Aah Nargis, Raj Kapoor 10. Rahi Nalini Jaywant, Dev Anand, Balraj Sahni
A–B Title Director Cast Genre MusicAabsharHasrat Luckhnavi Nimmi, Kuldip Kaur, Raj Kumari, Lalita Pawar, Tiwari, Iftekhar Social Music: Ghulam Haider, Bhola Shreshtha Lyrics: Qateel Shifai, Sarshar Sailani, Waheed QureshiAag Ka DariyaRoop K. Shorey Karan Dewan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Meena Shorey, Johnny Walker, Shammi, Uma Dutt, Manju, Cecil Social Music: Vinod Lyrics: Aziz Kashmiri, Hasrat JaipuriAaghoshR. D. Mathur Nutan, Nasir Khan, Shakila, Iftekhar, Leela Mishra, Agha, S. Nazir Social Drama Music: Roshan Lyrics: Shailendra, Indeevar, Kaif Irfani, Uddhav KumarAahRaja Nawathe Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Pran, Vijya Laxmi, Leela Mishra, Rashid Khan, Mukesh Romantic Drama Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat JaipuriAasDevendra Goel Kamini Kaushal, Shekhar, Om Prakash, Chanda Bai, Gulab, Master Ramesh, S K Prem Family Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat JaipuriAkashManmohan Sabir Balraj Sahni, Nadira, Agha, Manmohan Krishan, Badri Prasad, Shammi Social Drama Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Satyendra, Prem Dhawan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Manmohan SabirAlif LailaK. Amarnath Nimmi, Vijay Kumar, Asha Mathur, Pran Tikku, Gope, Murad, Maya DeviFantasy Adventure Music: Shyam Sunder Lyrics: Sahir LudhianviAnand BhawanS. M. Yusuf Manhar Desai, Nigar Sultana, Trilok Kapoor, Durga Khote, Tiwari Family Drama Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Noor Lakhnavi, Raja Mehdi Ali KhanAnarkaliNandlal Jaswantlal Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Kuldip Kaur, Mubarak, Manmohan Krishna, Ruby Myers Historical Romantic Drama Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, ShailendraAnsooShanti Kumar Kamini Kaushal, Shekhar, Pran Kumkum, Amirbai Karnataki, Chaman Puri Family Drama Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar JalalabadiArmaanFali Mistry Dev Anand, Madhubala, Gajanan Jagirdar, Shakila, K. N. Singh, Murad, Gulab Drama Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir LudhianviAuratBhagwan Das Varma Premnath, Bina Rai, Purnima, Ulhas, Hiralal, Roopmala Costume Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat JaipuriBaazGuru Dutt Guru Dutt, Geeta Bali, Johnny Walker, K. N. Singh, Kuldip Kaur, Yashodra Katju, Jankidas, Ruby Myers, MoolchandCostume Drama Music: O. P. Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh SultanpuriBablaAgradoot Pahari Sanyal, Molina, Manju Dey, Asit Baran, Hiralal Social Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir LudhianviBaghiAnant Thakur Naseem Banu, Ranjan, Pran, Shammi, Mukri, Anwar Hussain, B. M. Vyas Costume Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Majrooh SultanpuriBahadurRatilal Punatar Shyama, Suresh, Amarnath, Anwar Hussain, Roopmala, Shammi Costume Drama Music: S. Mohinder Lyrics: Surjit Sethi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Rajendra Krishan, Sarshar Sailani, Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi,Bahu BetiC. L. Dheer Geeta Bali, Amarnath, Vijayalaxmi, Leela Mishra, Jaswant, S Nasir, Rashid Khan Family Drama Music: S. D. Batish Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Vishwamitra Adil Parts was also among the box office success of 1953 starring Usha Kirin Dev AnandBhagyawanDatta Dharmadhikari Nirupa Roy, Balraj Sahni, Rattan Kumar, Radhakrishan, Yashodara Katju, Raja Nene Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Neelkanth Tiwari, Ramesh Gupta, Saraswati Kumar Deepak
C–F Title Director Cast Genre MusicChacha ChowdhuryRaja Paranjape Raja Paranjape, Shashikala, Durga Khote, Dhumal, S. Banerji, Maruti, Kamal Mehra Family Comedy Music: Lyrics:Chalis Baba Ek ChorP. L. Santoshi Balraj Sahni, Kamini Kaushal, Smriti Biswas, David, Om Prakash Jagdeep, Radhakrishan Social Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Pyarelal SantoshiChandiraniP. Bhanumati N. T. Rama Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Amarnath, K. Rani Costume Drama The film was produced in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. Music: C. R. Subburaman, M. S. Viswanathan Lyrics: Vishwamitra AdilChar ChandA. Karim Suresh, Shyama, Sheikh Mukhtar, Bhagwan, Ghulam Rasool, Altaf, Cuckoo, Manju Social Music: Naushad Lyrics: A. KarimChhoti Duniya Uday Kumar Uday Kumar, Leela Kumari, Asha, Moolji Khushal, Ashwin Roy, Sheela Naik Social Music: Rajhans Kataria Lyrics: BekalDaana PaaniV. M. Vyas Bharat Bhushan, Meena Kumari, Chitra, Radhakrishan, Ulhas, Wasti, Veera, Shashi Kapoor Social Music: Mohan Junior Lyrics: Indeevar, Kaif IrfaniDaeraKamal Amrohi Meena Kumari, Nasir Khan, Jankidas, Kumar, Nana Palsikar, Pratima Devi, Roopmala, Kammo, N. A. Ansari Social Drama Music: Jamal Sen Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaif BhopaliDard-e-DilNitin Bose Premnath, Nimmi, Murad, Meenaxi, Nawab Mazhar, Rattan Kumar, Pratima Devi Family Drama Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, D. N. MadhokDharm PatniRamchandra Thakur Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Durga Khote, Kumar, Gope, Yashodara Katju, Moti Sagar Family Drama Music: Jamal Sen Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Shewan Rizvi DhoonM. Kumar Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Kumar, Motilal, Cuckoo, Pramila, Gulab, E Billimoria, Kamal Mehra Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi, Kaif Irfani, Bharat VyasDhuaanR. L. Malhotra Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Om Prakash, Jeevan, Pratima Devi, Ulhas, Jagdish Kanwal Family Drama Music: Dhaniram, Vasant Desai Lyrics: Rajendra KrishanDil-E-NadaanA. R. Kardar Talat Mehmood, Shyama, Peace Kanwal, Dewan Sherar, S. N. Bannerjee, Shyam Kumar Family Drama Music: Ghulam Mohammad Lyrics: Shakeel BadayuniDo Bigha ZaminBimal Roy Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Rattan Kumar, Murad, Jagdeep, Nana Palsikar, Nazir Hussain, Meena Kumari Social Drama First film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award. First Indian film to win the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Music: Salil Choudhury Lyrics: ShailendraEk Do TeenRoop K. Shorey Motilal, Meena Shorey, Majnu, Yashodhara Katju, Iftekhar, Kaushalya Comedy Romance Drama Music: Vinod Lyrics: Aziz KashmiriFarebShaheed Latif, Ismat Chugtai Kishore Kumar, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Lalita Pawar, Zohra Sehgal, Amar, Maya Das Social Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Majrooh SultanpuriFarmaishB. K. Sagar Bharat Bhushan, Vijay Laxmi, Kuldip Kaur, Chandrashekhar Pran, Gope, Khairati, MarutiSocial Music: Husanlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi, Khawar ZamanFirdaus Geeta Bali, Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Om Prakash, Lalita Pawar, Rama Social Drama Music: Robin Chatterjee Lyrics: D. N. Madhok ShailendraFootpathZia Sarhadi Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Kuldip Kaur, Achala Sachdev, Anwar Hussain, Jankidas, Master Romi Social Music: Khayyam Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
G–L Title Director Cast Genre MusicGharbaarDinkar Patil Manhar Desai, Sulochana Chatterjee, Kuldip Kaur, Surendra, Shammi, Gope Family Drama Music: Vasant Prabhu Lyrics: Indeevar, D. N. Madhok, Kaif IrfaniGul SanobarAspi Irani Shyama, Shammi Kapoor, Agha, Rajni, Jilloo, Nazir Kashmiri, Habib, Shakur Costume Music: Bulo C Rani, Khayyam Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Nazim PanipatiGunahKidar Sharma Geeta Bali, Jagdev, Manorama, Vijaylaxmi, Baby Naaz, Pratima Devi, Jankidas, Pesi Patel, Bir Sakuja, Tun Tun Family Drama Music: Snehal Bhatkar, Roshan Lyrics: Kidar SharmaHari DarshanRaman B. Desai Sapru, Leela Chitnis, Roopa Verman, Bipin Gupta, Jankidas, Moni Chatterjee Devotional Music: Shankar Vyas Lyrics: Ramesh Chandra Pandey, Ramesh Gupta, Kishore Pandey, Saraswati Kumar Deepak Hazaar RaatenJayant Desai Manhar Desai, Rehana, Bipin Gupta, Agha, Cuckoo Fantasy Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel BadayuniHumdardS. Bhagat Nimmi, Shekhar, Smriti Biswas, Shivraj, Yashodhara Katju, Gajanan Jagirdar, Rajan Kapoor Social Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Majrooh SultanpuriHumsafarA. N. Bannerjee Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Smriti Biswas, Chetan Anand, Johnny Walker, Mohan Sehgal, Krishan Dhawan Music: Ali Akbar Khan Lyrics: Sahir LudhianviHusn Ka ChorJBH Wadia Mahipal, Usha Kiran, Sardar Mansur, Babu Raje, B. M. Vyas, Dalpat, Lalita Kumari Costume Music: Bulo C. Rani Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali KhanJallianwalla Baag Ki JyotiR. S. Choudhary Karan Dewan, Kamlesh Kumari, Achala Sachdev, David, Roopmala, Jagdish Sethi Historical Drama Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Uddhav Kumar, Rajendra Krishan, Partau LakhnaviJeewan Jyoti Mahesh Kaul Shammi Kapoor, Shashikala, Leela Mishra, Chand Usmani, Nazir Hussain, Dulari, Moni Chatterjee Social Debut film of Shammi Kapoor. Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir LudhianviJhamelaBhagwan Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, Anwar Hussain, Badri Prasad, SunderAction Music: C. Ramachandra Lyrics: Rajendra KrishanJhansi Ki RaniSohrab Modi Mehtab, Sohrab Modi, Shakila, Sapru, Mubarak, Ulhas, Nayampali Historical Music: Vasant Desai Lyrics: Pandit RadheshyamJungle Ka JawaharHomi Wadia Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Pramila, Nazir, Goldstein, Shapur Costume Action Adventure Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master Lyrics: Firoz Jalandhari, Saraswati Kumar DeepakKhojBalwant Bhatt Shammi Kapoor, Mahipal, Lalita Kumari, Shammi, Satish Crime Double-role Drama Music: Nisar Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anjum JaipuriLadki M. V. Raman Vyjayantimala, Bharat Bhushan, Kishore Kumar Anjali Devi, V. Nagayya, Leela Mishra, Om Prakash, Raj Mehra and Master Chhotu Romantic Comedy Music: R. Sudarsanam, Dhaniram Lyrics: Rajendra KrishanLaila MajnuK. Amarnath Shammi Kapoor, Nutan, Begum Para, Ulhas, Rattan Kumar, Kammo, Vasti, W. M. Khan Legend Romance Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni LehrenH. S. Rawail Kishore Kumar, Shyama, Om Prakash, Leela Mishra, Sunder, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Bipin Gupta Social Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
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