This is a list of films produced by the Bhojpuri film industry from the earliest films of the 1960s to the present. Films are listed by year of release, then alphabetically within each year. Also listed are the highest-grossing films and the record maker films.
Highest-grossing films Below are the highest-grossing Bhojpuri films of all time:
Rank Film Production company Worldwide gross Note 1Sasura Bada Paisawala (2003)Balaji Cinevision 2Pratigya (2008)Venus Films 3Ganga (2006)N/A 4Border (2018)Nirahua Entertainment80 Lakh Original budget 5Nirahua Rickshawala (2008) Nirahua Entertainment pvt. Ltd. & Rahul khan production presents ₹100cr (US$10.4 million) Original budget: ₹57 lakh, Original box office: ₹100crore
Critically acclaimed films
Film Recognition DescriptionKab Hoi Gawna Hamar (2005)First national film award winning filmFamily drama harking back to traditional values and modern-day sensibilities.Udedh Bun (2008) Udedh Bun won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, first ever such award in the history of Bhojpuri cinema. Later it won the National Film Award for Best Short fiction Film.Creatively portraying a young boy's dilemma as he comes face to face with the temptations of life. The film evocatively explores the erotic under‐currents in this coming of age tale.Deswa (2011)Deswa is the first Bhojpuri film in 50 years to get selected at Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of IndiaThe film deals with contemporary issues affecting youths.HE... (2011)This film was screened at International Film Festival of India in 2010 followed by Pune International Film Festival in 2011.Hari, A 13-years old ragpicker, runs away from Bihar to Mumbai. He bags a role in a Short film that makes him popular as "Hero".Breathe (2018)Best regional short film award at Jharkhand International Film Festival in 2018.A short film about a student and academic pressure.Bhent (2018) Won the best scriptwriter Award at Jharkhand International film festival in 2018Bhent is a story of a meeting of an artist Gyanedra and his ex writer girlfriend Roli after separation of four years for 24 hours.In Search of Bidesia (2019)The film was lauded as the most outstanding film about music/sound in the world" at the RAI Film Festival in the UK in 2021. Also screened at Bangalore Literature Festival and 18th Dhaka International Film Festival.It is a 2019 musical documentary film directed by Mumbai-based filmmaker Simit Bhagat. Kariyathi (2025)Screening at Chennai International Film Festival, 2025Based on discrimination based on skin color in the indian society.Chhath (2025)Selected to be premiered at Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India in 2025 and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2026.The film portrays Bhojpuri culture specially the Chhath festival.
1960s
Title Director Cast Notes 1962 Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo Kundan KumarAshim Kumar, Kumkum 1963 Bidesiya S. N. TripathiSujit Kumar, Naaz Laagi Naahi Chhute Rama Kundan KumarAshim Kumar, Kumkum 1964 Balma Bada Nadaan Baldev JhinganAshim Kumar, Kumkum Jekra Charanwa Mein Lagle Paranwa AdarshJagdeep, Jaimala Jogin Kab Hoihain Gawanwa Hamaar P.L. Santoshi Naag Panchami Shantilal SoniSheel Kumar, Preetibala Naihar Chhutal Jaye Devendra GoelDeven Varma, Kumkum Sita Maiya S. N. Tripathi 1965 Ayeel Basant Bahar Devendra Goel Sujit Kumar, Naaz Bhouji Kundan KumarSujit Kumar, Kumkum Ganga Kundan KumarSujit Kumar, KumkumHamaar Sansar Kundan KumarAshim Kumar, Lily Chakravarty Saiyan Se Bhaile Milanwa P. L. Santoshi Sujit Kumar, Saeeda Khan Saiyan Se Neha Lagaibe S. M. AbbasSujit Kumar, NaazSolaho Singhaar Kare Dulhiniya Romni DeMotilal, Anita Guha 1966Loha Singh Kundan KumarSujit Kumar, Vijaya Chowdhury Mitwa Govind MoonisAmita, Shekhar 1968 Vidhana Naach Nachawe K. Prasad ShuklaSujit Kumar, Mumtaz
1970s Title Director Cast Notes 1971 Dher Chalaki Jinkara Dutta KeshavRaja Gosavi 1977 Dangal Rati KumnarSujit Kumar, Prema Narayan 1979 Balam Pardesia Nazir HussainRakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Mai Ka Lal RajpatiSujit Kumar, Prema Narayan
1980s Title Director Cast Notes 1980 Baaje Shehnaai Hamaar Anganaa Javed Rehman Bharat Bhushan, Naaz Jaagal Bhag Hamaar S. N. Tripathi Sujit Kumar, Prema Narayan Roos Gailen Saiyen HamaarNazir HussainRakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna 1981 Chanwa Ke Take Chakor Nazir Hussain Rakesh Pandey, Hina Kausar Dharti Maiya Qamar NarviKunal Singh. Padma Khanna Ganga Aur Sarju Akthar BalmanRakesh Pandey, Madhu Malini Ganga Ghat RajpatiSujit Kumar, Prema Narayan Saiyan Tore Karan Radhakant Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna 1982 Balma Nadaan Akbar Balam Rakesh Pandey, Madhu Malini Bitiya Bhayeel Sayaan Radhakant Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Jayshree T. Ganga Maiya Bhar De Achar wa Hamaar Dilip BoseNarayan Bhandari, Madhu Mishra 1983 Chukti Bhar Senur Nasir Hussain Kunal Singh, Hina Kausar Hamar Bhauji Kalpataru Tanuja, Sachin Pilgaonkar Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon Dilip Bose Kunal Singh, Naaz Jai Bhawani B. J. Patel Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Jahan Bahe Ganga Dhar Shyam Kaushal Dharmesh Tiwari, Hina Kausar Phulwari Mukul Dutt Shashi Puri, Devashree Roy Piya Nirmohiya Prem Singh Jai Tilak, Madhu Malini Sajai Da Maang Hamaar Rati Kumar Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna Sampoorna Tirtha Yatra Rajpati Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Madhu Malini Senur Amar Gupta Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Sonva Ke Pinjra Lalji Yadav Rakesh Pandey, Prema Narayan 1984 Bansuriya Baaje Ganga Teer Rakesh Pandey Abhi Bhattacharya, Padma Khanna, Prema Narayan Bairi Saawan Prem Singh Sujit Kumar, Rajni Sharma Bhaiya Dooj Qamar Narvi Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Gajab Bhaile Rama K.P. Shukla Kishen Kanhaiya Hridayesh Pandey Maibha Mahtari Man Singh Man Singh, Urmila Singh Paan Khaye Saiyan Hamaar Sujit Kumar Sujit Kumar, Bandini Mishra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha Saiyan Magan Pahelwani Mein Radhakant Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Thakurayeen Bhagwant Thakur, Minnie Thakur Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna First film to be co-directed by a female director 1985 Bihari Babu Dilip Bose Shatrughan Sinha, Kunal Singh, Alpana Goswami Ganga Maiya Tohar Kiriya Naresh Kumar Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna Naihar Ki Chunri Hasmukh Rajput Lalitesh, Meera Madhuri Piya Ke Gaon Dilip Bose Danish, Meera Madhuri Pritam More Ganga Teere Rajkumar Pardesi Durga Prasad, Jayshree T. 1986 Aangan Ke Lakshmi Tejesh Akhauri Lalitesh, Meera Madhuri Babua Hamaar K.K. Verma Abhishek, Neelima Bahina Tohre Khatir Hasmukh Rajput Dinesh Kaushik, Meera Madhuri Bitiya Chalal Sasural Dilip Bhatt Kiran Kumar, Sheila David Dulha Ganga Paar Ke Rajkumar Sharma Kunal Singh, Gouri Khurana Dulhin Ashok Chand Jain Kanan Kaushal, J. Mohan Ganga Hamaar Mai Dilip Bose Sujit Kumar,Rakesh Pandey, Bina Rai Ganga Jaisan Bhauji Hamaar Dilip Bose Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Kanan Kaushal Ganga Ke Teere Teere Rajpati Ram Singh, Madhu Malini Ganga Ki Beti K.D. Singh Surendra Pal, Tina Ghai, Sonia Sahni Ghar Grihasti Dilip Bose Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Bandini Mishra Garakh Nath Baba Tohe Khichari Charaibo Surendra Paijaniya Aslam Sheikh Sujit Kumar, Hina Kausar Parbatia Banal Panditayan Ramnath Rai Shiv Agrahari, Girija Mitra Ram Jaisan Bhaiya Hamaar Adarsh Jain Kunal Singh, Meera Madhuri Senurwa Bhayeel Mohal Gyan Kumar Kunal Singh, Kalpana Iyer Sohag Bindiya Paramjit Singh Sangha Kunal Singh, Rajni Sharma Tulsi Sohe Hamaar Angna Rakesh Pandey Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna 1987 Bahuriya Tejesh Akhauri Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Champa Chameli B. Thakur Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna Dharti Ki Aawaz K.D. Singh Sujit Kumar, Kunal Singh Padma Khanna Ganga Jwala Ashwini Kumar Kunal Singh, Rekha Sahay Ganga Tulsi Ram Singh Ram Singh, Anu Dhawan Ganga Aabad Rakhiha Sajanwa Ke Rajeev Ranjan Godana Vinay Shukla Kunal Singh, Meera Madhuri Hamri Dulhaniya Shri Gopal Jai Tilak, Shraddha Verma Pia Ke Pyaari Prem Singh Abhishek, Yasmin Khan Piritiya Ke Khel Jagdish Sinha Vijay Nair, Ritu Priya Piya Rakhiah Senurwa Ke Laaj K. Vinod Kunal Singh, Meera Madhuri Saiyan Bina Ghar Soona Lalji Yadav Ram Singh, Jai Prabha Sajanwa Bairi Bhaile Hamaar Dilip Bose Sujit Kumar, Deepika 1988 Birha Ke Raat Lalji Yadav Ram Singh Dagabaaz Balma Arati Bhattacharya Kunal Singh, Sahila Chadha First film to be independently directed by a female director Ganga Aur Gouri Jagdish Singh Jai Tilak, Meera Madhuri Ganga Maiya Kara Da Milanwa Hamaar Prem Singh Abhishek, Meera Madhuri Lagal Chunri Mein Daag B.L. Kashyap Kunal Singh, Lalitesh Pyari Dulhiniya Pandit Ramnath Shukla Arun Govil, Meera Madhuri Tikuli Ke Laaj Gyan Kumar 1989 Anchara Ke Laaj Vijay Trivedi Surendra Rai, Seema Vaz, Sunayana Chhutki Bahu Dilip Bose Kunal Singh, Gauri Khurana Hamaar Dulha Chhotu Purniyawala Kunal Singh, Aanchal Kaisan Banaul Sansar Dr. Gurudeep Sujit Kumar, Shraddha Verma Kajri K.K. Verma Abhishek, Padma Khanna Mai Rajkumar Sharma Pankaj Sharma, Padma Khanna Patoh Bitiya Aslam Sheikh Sujit Kumar, Bandini Mishra
1990s Title Director Cast Notes 1990 Beti Udhar Ke Chandrabhushan Mani Kunal Singh, Sona Bhag Ki Lekha Naveen Joshi Sujit Kumar, Yasmin Khan Hamaar Betwa Kishore Kumar Singh Sujit Kumar, Kunal Singh, Jamuna Kasam Ganga Jal Ke Dilip Bose Kunal Singh, Geeta Piya Toote Na Piritia Hamaar K.D. Singh Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna Pyara Bhaiya Dibaker BoseSujit Kumar, Bandini Mishra, Seema Vaz Piya Toote Na Piritiya Ke Dor Akbar Balam Rakesh Pandey, Anjana Mumtaz, Bandini Mishra 1991 Bhaiya Bhauji Ke Dular A.B. Tiwari Rakesh Pandey, Nandita Thakur Dhania Munia A.A. Darpan Rakesh Pandey, Bandini Mishra Dulha Adarsh Jain Atlee Brar, Jamuna Ganga Maiya Bhar Da Godiya Hamaar Jagdish Singh Virendra Singh, Sonia Sahni Ganga Se Nata Ba Hamaar Dilip Bose Pankaj Sharma, Rita Bhaduri Ganga Kahe Pukaar Ke Sri Gopal Sujit Kumar, Padma Khanna Jug Jug Jiya More Laal S.K. Srivastava Vijay Khare, Dev Malhotra Piya Bina Nahi Chain K Vinod Kunal Singh, Seema Vaz Saanchi Piritiya Hamaar Pramod Kumar Singh Dinesh Kaushik, Anuradha Sawant 1992 Baba Ke Dulari Jaipal Dilip Sinha, Gauri Khurana Bairi Kangna Nihal Singh Kunal Singh, Meera Madhuri Birhin Janam Janam Ke Radhakant Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Chhute Na Sangatiya Lalji Yadav Satish Kaul, Jaya Prabha Gawna Tejesh Akhauri Manoj Verma, Meera Madhuri Kah Aihein Dulha Hamaar Naval Joshi Kunal Singh, Aanchal 1993 Char Angna Arati Bhattacharya Kunal Singh, Vidyashree Palna Mein Jhoole Lalna Hamaar Deva Rao Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna 1994 Chala Sakhi Dulha Dekhe Raju Singh Kunal Singh, Lalitesh Hamaar Sajna Aslam Sheikh Surendra Rai, Rachna Gill Langari Anhari Jay Shankar Pandey Rakesh Pandey, Bandini Mishra Rakhiha Laaj Ancharva Ke Kumar Vikal Rakesh Pandey, Sanjeevani, Nisha 1995 Dulha Dulhin Naveen Joshi Kunal Singh, Seema Vaz Ghar Mandir Deepu Verma Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Ho Jaye Da Naina Chaar Rajkumar Sharma Pankaj Sharma, Indrani Banerjee Ma Qasam Nehiya Lagawli Vipati Badhawli Trilok Nath Bhatia Sujit Kumar, Bandini Mishra Naag Devta Ram Narayan Lalitesh, Rooplata 1996 Haq Ke Ladai Kiran Kant Rakesh Pandey, Padma Khanna Jhumkee Rana Jaiswal Kunal Singh, Padma Khanna Palkan Ke Mehman Rajpati Yunus Parvez, Suraj Chaddha, Meena Piritiya Ke Dushman S. Mishra Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Raza Murad Saat Phere Nihal Singh Kunal Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Shoma Anand Saath Hamaar Tohar Ashok Chaturvedi Kunal Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Sahiba 1997 Bhaile Piya Guleri Ke Phool Prem Singh Hum Na Jaibo Sasur Ghar Kalpataru Sachin Pilgaonkar, Raj Kiran 1998 Bairi Sajna Raju Singh Kunal Singh, Kirti Singh Batohiya Ashim Paul Rakesh Pandey, Meera Madhuri Ganga Maiya Tohri Mamta Mahan Qamar Narvi Kunal Singh, Padma Khanna Mahua Akash Yogi Neha Lagauni Saiyan Se Jagdish Singh Rashmi Anand, Yusuf Khan Sapna Ke Angna Mein Akbar Balam Ram Singh, Farida 1999 Biyah Shriman Mishra Brij Kishore, Vijay Khare Dilwa Pe Kehu Ke Jor Nahi Zulfikar Ali
2000s