A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1941:
Highest-grossing films According to Box Office India, these were the five highest-grossing films at the Indian box office in 1941:
1941Rank Title Notes 1. Khazanchi 2. Chitralekha 3. Sikandar 4. Jhoola 5. Lagan
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes Aasra Chimankant Gandhi, Lalit Mehta Sardar Akhtar, Amar, Husn Banu, Veena, Bhudo Advani, Nisar Ahmad Ansari, Kanhaiyalal Social Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Safdar Aah Abla R.N. Vaidya Chandrika, Sheila Haldar, Ghulam Mohammed, Surya Kumari, Sunder, Shyam Narayan, Hiralal, Chandrika Social Music: Khurshid KhanLyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra Akela Pesi Karani Bibbo, Mazhar Khan, E. Billimoria, Protima Devi, Miss Moti, Mohammed HadiSocial Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi Allaudin Laila A. M. Khan Jayant, Ameena, Zahur, Ghulam Mohammed, Indu Rani, Violet Cooper, N. A. Ansari, Nawab, Gulab Costume Fantasy Music: Master Basheer Lyrics: Munshi Nayab Amrit Master Vinayak Master Vithal, Meenakshi, Damuanna Malvankar, Dada Salvi, Baburao Pendharkar, Lalita Pawar Social Music: Dada ChandekarLyrics: Pandit Indra Anjaan Amiya Chakravarty Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, V. H. Desai, David, Om Prakash, Girish, Suresh, Fenty Prasad, Rajkumari, Gulab, P Pithavala Social Music: Panna Lal GhoshLyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, Kavi Pradeep Bahen Mehboob Khan Sheikh Mukhtar, Nalini Jaywant, Harish, Meena Kumari, Husn Banu, Swaroop Rani, Kanhaiyalal, Shahzadi, Bhudo Advani, Agashe Family Drama Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Safdar Aah Bambai Ki Sair a.k.a. Holiday in Bombay Sarvottam Badami Shobhana Samarth, Sabita Devi, E. Bilimoria, Vatsala Kumtekar, Jal Merchant, Ghory Comedy Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: D. N. Madhok, Munshi Dil, B. R. Sharma, Pandit Indra Beti Jayant Desai Khursheed, Arun Kumar, Vasanti, E. Billimoria, Ghory, Bhagwandas, Ghorpure, Nagendra, Kesarbai, Khatoon Family Social Music: Gyan DuttLyrics: B R Sharma, D. N. MadhokBombaiwali (Bambaiwali) Homi Wadia Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansoor, Radharani, Dalpat, Mithu Miya, Boman Shroff, Bibijan, Master Chhotu, Azim Action Music: Madhavlal Damodar MasterLyrics: Waheed Qureshi Bulbule Baghdad K. Amarnath Yakub, Jayant, Indurani, Sadiq, W. M. Khan, Anant Marathe, Ghulam Rasool Music: Ram Gopal PandeyLyrics: Ehsan Rizvi
C-D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Chandan Dhirubhai Desai Nazir, Ashiq Hussain, Kanta Kumari, Maya Bannerji, Lalita. Sadiq, Jamshedji, AnwaribaiSocial Music: S. N. TripathiLyrics: Pandit Indra Charnon Ki Dasi Gajanan Jagirdar Durga Khote, Vanmala, Jagirdar, kusum Deshpande, Avinash, Kelkar Family Drama Music: Anna Saheb MainkarLyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar Chaudhry Niranjan Bhardawaj Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed, M. Esmail Social Music: Ghulam HaiderLyrics: Chitralekha Kidar Nath Sharma Mehtab, Nandrekar, Monica Desai, Bharat Bhushan, Rajinder Singh, Ram Dulari, Leela Mishra, A.S. Gyani Costume Drama Bharat Bhushan's debut film. Based on Bhagwati Charan Varma's novel. Music: Jhande Khan, A. S. GyaniLyrics: Kidar Sharma Circus Ki Sundari Balwant BhattMoti, Jal Merchant, Agha, Dhulia, S. L. Puri, A. Karim Action Music: Khan Mastana Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, A. Karim Darpan A. H. Essa Shobhana Samarth, Yakub, Balwant Singh, Essa Social Music: Lyrics: Darshan Chimanlal Luhar Prem Adib, Jyoti, Kaushalya, Bhudo Advani, Miradevi, M. Nazir, Shakir, Amirbai Karnataki, Madhusudan Social Music: NaushadLyrics: Pandit Indra Dhandora Charlie Charlie, Husn Banu, E. Billimoria, Shamim, Dixit, Ghory, Bhagwandas, Kesari Comedy Music: Gyan DuttLyrics: D. N. Madhok Doctor Subodh Mitra Pankaj Mullick, Bharati Devi Ahindra Choudhury, Jyoti Prakash, Master Meenu, Nemo, Amar Mullick, Buddhadeb, Indu Mukherjee, Panna RaniSocial Music: One of the rare films where Pankaj Mullick was actor-composer. Pankaj MullickLyrics: Arzu Lakhnavi, A. H. Shor Garib Ki Ladki Jyotish Mukherji Hashmat, C. M. Hussain, Kamla Jharia, Mohammed Hussain, Ram Dulari Social Music: Veer Chandra, Kartik ChatterjeeLyrics: Ghar Ki Laaj V. M. Vyas Shanta Hublikar, Nazir, Jagdish Sethi, Kaushalya, Kalyani, Mirza Musharraf, Majid, Hadi Family Drama Music: Annasaheb MainkarLyrics: Ehsan Rizvi
E-K Title Director Cast Genre Notes Hamara Desh Jani Babu Anil Kumar, Lily, Jani Babu, Amirbai Karnakaki, Khalil, Alam, Rafiq, N. A. Ansari Action Social Music: BatishLyrics: Himmat R. K. Shorey Manorama, Radharani, Ragini, Zahur Shah, Majnu, Beg, Ghulam Qadir Action Music: Gobind RamLyrics: Aziz Kashmiri Jadui Bandhan Nanubhai Vakil Sarojini, Shiraz, Baburao Pehalwan, Rafiq, N. A. Ansari, Garib Shah, Mirajkar, Haroon Fantasy, Science FictionMusic: Ram Gopal PandeyLyrics: Pandit Anuj Jawani Ka Rang Saki Shakuntala Ameer Hussein, Inamdar, Roshanara, Mirajkar Social Music: Lyrics: Jhoola Gyan Mukherjee Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Shah Nawaz, Aruna Devi, V. H. Desai, Mumtaz Ali Social Music: Saraswati DeviLyrics: Kavi Pradeep Kanchan Manibhai Vyas Leela Chitnis, Vimala Vasishta, Arun Kumar, Pramila, Mubarak, KesariSocial Naushad recorded his first song for this film: "Bata Do Koi Kaun Gali More Sham", though Prem Nagar (1940) released earlier. Music: Gyan Dutt, Naushad (1)Lyrics: D. N. Madhok Kasauti Ramchandra Thakur Rose, Prahlad, Veena, Sunalini Devi, Satish, Maruti, N. A, Ansari, Agha, Baby Meena Kumari Social Music: Ashok Ghosh Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi Khazanchi Moti B. GidwaniM. Ismail, Ramola, S. D. Narang, Pran, Jankidas, Ajmal Social Music: Ghulam HaiderLyrics: Wali SahibKurmai J. K. Nanda Jagdish Sethi, Radharani, Jeevan, Shanti, Wasti, A. Shah, Ram Avtar Social Music: Khurshid AnwarLyrics: D. N. Madhok
L-M Title Director Cast Genre Notes Lagan Nitin Bose K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi, Nawab, Jagdish Sethi, Nemo, Rehmat Bibi, Naresh BoseRomantic Drama Music: R. C. BoralLyrics: D. N. Madhok Laheri Jeewan S.M. Yusuf Husn Banu, Gope, W. M. Khan, Kurbanjan, Fatty Prasad Action Music: Vasant Kumar NaiduLyrics: Madhusudhan Balwant Bhatt Kumar, Maya Bannerji, Badri Prasad, Jeevan, Gulab, Ashalata Social Music: Pandit Badri PrasadLyrics: A. Karim Mala Mahendra Thakore, P. Jairaj Rose, P. Jairaj, Jayant, M. Nazir, Daya Devi, Heera Kumari, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale Social DramaMusic: NaushadLyrics: D. N. Madhok, Baalam Pardesi Manthan Ramji Arya Dalpat, Radharani, Sardar Mansur, Boman Shroff, M. K. Hasan, RajkumariCostume Drama Music: Baldev NayakLyrics: Pandit Phani Masoom S.F. Hasnain Ramola, Mehtab, Mazhar Khan, Sajjan, Nazir Kashmiri, Anees, Khwaja Sabir, Muzammil Social Music: Munshi Mubarak HussainLyrics: Arzu Lakhnavi, Mirza Ghalib Mere Raja T. S. Mani Moti, Mazhar Khan, Shankar Vazare, E. Bilimoria, Bibbo, Kanta Kumari, Vazre, Anwaribai ActionMusic: Damodar SharmaLyrics: I. C. Kapoor Mere Sajan Ahmed H. Essa Jayant, Urmila, Rajkumari, Sayani Atish, W. M. Khan, Putlibai, Munchi Tuthi, GulabSocial Music: Hafiz Khan Mastana, Vasant Kumar NaiduLyrics: Waheed Qureshi Meri Khwahish Harbanslal, R. D. Rajput Ramesh, Kokila, Mirajkar, A. Karim, SharifaSocial Music: Shanti Kumar, VasantLyrics: Baalam Pardesi, A. K. Sindhu Muslim Ka Lal A. M. Khan Benjamin, Kalyani, Ameena, Anil Kumar, Samson, S. Alam Action Music: Madhav LalLyrics:
N-R Title Director Cast Genre Notes Nai Roshni Chimankant Gandhi, L. Mehta Sardar Akhtar, Harish, Husn Banu, Amar, Kanhaiyalal, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani, Agha, Sankatha Prasad, Baby Meena Kumari Social Music: Anil BiswasLyrics:Naya Sansar N. R. Acharya Renuka Devi, Ashok Kumar, Mubarak, Khurshid, David, Shah Nawaz, Suresh, Mahesh Kaul, V. S. Desai, Jagannath, Sushil Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, AzurieSocial Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra PalLyrics: Kavi Pradeep Nirdosh V. C. Desai Nalini Jaywant, Mukesh, Kanhaiyalal, Agha, Sankatha Prasad, Satish, Gulzar, Tiwari, Jani, Hemlata, Kayam AliSocial Music: Ashok GhoshLyrics: Neelkanth Tiwari, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Zia Sarhadi (1) Padosi V. Shantaram Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anees Khatoon, Radhakrishan, Balwant Singh, Casshyap, Vasant Singh, Sarla Devi, Lajwanti, Sumitra, Gopal, Balak RamSocial Drama Music: Master KrishnaraoLyrics: Pandit Sudarshan Paisa G. P. Pawar Madhav Kale, Kanta Kumari, Indira Wadkar, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Raja Pandit, Devaskar Social Music: C. BalajiLyrics:Pardesi Chaturbhuj Doshi Motilal, Khursheed, Snehprabha, E. Bilimoria Social Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: D. N. Madhok Prabhat Vishnu Vyas P. Jairaj, Khurshid, David, Shah Nawaz, Suresh, Mahesh Kaul, V. S. Desai, Jagannath, Sushil Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, Azurie Social Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra PalLyrics: Kavi Pradeep Pyaas Ram DaryaniIshwarlal, Snehprabha Pradhan, Gope, Nazir, Shamim, Gulab, Khatoon Social Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: D. N. Madhok Radhika V. C. Desai Harish, Nalini Jaywant, Jyoti, Kanhaiyalal, Sankata Prasad, Sunalini Devi, Pesi Patel, Veena, Bhudo Advani Music: Ashok GhoshLyrics: K. B. Lal, Neelkanth Tiwari (1), Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi (1)Raj Nartaki a.k.a. The Court Dancer Modhu Bose Sadhana Bose, Prithviraj Kapoor, Protima Das Gupta, Benita Gupta, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli, Thapan, Simeons, Prabhat Sinha Costume Dance Produced by J.B.H. Wadia in English, Hindi and Bengali. Music: Timir Baran Red Signal Nari Ghadiali Benjamin, Urmila, Agha, Noor Jehan, Samson, Manchi Tuthi, Samson, Bibijan Action Music: ChandekarLyrics:
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