Cinema of West Bengal, commonly known as Indian Bengali cinema or Tollywood, is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Bengali-language. The Indian Bengali film industry has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a blend word of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, since 1932. In the 1930s, West Bengal was the centre of Indian cinema, and Indian Bengali cinema accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. A 2014 industry report noted that while approximately 100 films were produced annually in Bengali. The Indian Bengali film industry, which was valued at around ₹150-170 crore in terms of revenue in 2017, has decreased over the years to ₹66 crore in 2023.
This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian Bengali films produced by Bengali cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
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Highest-grossing films worldwide
Rank Title Year Worldwide gross 1 Amazon Obhijaan 20172Dhumketu 2025 crore3Khadaan 2024 crore4 Chander Pahar 2013 crore5Bohurupi 2024 crore 6Projapoti 2022 crore7Raghu Dakat 2025 crore8Boss 2: Back to Rule 2017 crore9 Pather Panchali 1955 crore10Paglu2011 crore11Sathi2002 crore12Karnasubarner Guptodhon 2022 crore 13Poran Jai Joliya Re2009 crore14Rangbaaz 2013 crore15Game: He Plays to Win 2014 crore16Chaamp 2017 crore17Praktan 2016 crore18Khoka 420 2013 crore19Mishawr Rawhoshyo 2017 crore20Posto2017 crore21Boss: Born to Rule 2013 crore22Durgeshgorer Guptodhon2019 crore
Highest-grossing films by opening week RankTitleWorldwide grossYear1Dhumketu₹18 crore20252Khadaan₹7.26 crore20243Raghu Dakat₹6 crore20254Amazon Obhijaan₹5.50 crore20175Karnasubarner Guptodhon₹5.50 crore20226Bohurupi₹5.24 crore20247Chander Pahar₹4.83 crore2012 8Rangbaaz₹4.5 crore20139Dawshom Awbotaar₹4.25 crore202310The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika₹2.85 crore2025
Highest-grossing films by year YearTitleDomestic netDirector1932Palli Samaj₹44 lakh (₹937 crore in February 2025)Sisir Bhaduri1933Seeta₹41 lakhSisir Bhaduri1934Dhruba₹88 lakh (₹1667 crore in February 2025)Kazi Nazrul Islam and Satyendranath Dey1935Devdas₹41 lakhPramathesh Barua1936Grihadah₹44 lakhPramathesh Barua1937Vidyapati₹77 lakhDebaki Bose1938Gora₹44 lakhNaresh Mitra1939Chanakya₹50 lakhSisir Bhaduri1940Nartaki₹88 lakhDebaki Bose1941Abatar₹50 lakhPremankur Atorthy1942Shesh Uttar₹41 lakhPramathesh Barua1943Dikshul₹40 lakhPremankur Atorthy1944Pratikar₹47 lakhChhabi Biswas1945Dui Purush₹80 lakhSubodh Mitra1946Vande Mataram₹40 lakhSudhir bandhu Bannerjee1947Noukadubi₹88 lakhNaresh Chandra Mitra1948Kalo Chhaya₹50 lakhPremendra Mitra1949Kuasha₹51 lakhPremendra Mitra1950Vidyasagar₹55 lakhKali Prasad Ghosh1951 Barjatri₹60 lakhSatyen Bose1952Pasher Bari₹50 lakhSudhir Mukherjee1953Sharey Chuattor₹65 lakhNirmal Dey1954Agni Pariksha₹72 lakhAgradoot1955Pather Panchali₹10 croreSatyajit Ray1956Saheb Bibi Golam₹68 lakhKartik Chatterjee1957Harano Sur₹77 lakhAjoy Kar1958Indrani₹70 lakhNiren Lahiri1959Deep Jwele Jaai₹1 croreAsit Sen (director)1960Meghe Dhaka Tara₹70 lakhRitwik Ghatak1961Saptapadi₹10 croreAjoy Kar1962Bipasha₹75 lakhAgradoot1963 Deya Neya ₹78 lakhSunil Banerjee1964 Lal Pathore ₹75 lakhSushil Mazumder1965Thana Theke Aschi₹70 lakhHiren Nag1966Nayak₹80 lakhSatyajit Ray1967Antony Firingee₹87 lakhSunil Bannerjee1968Chowringhee₹80 lakhPinaki Bhushan Mukherjee1969Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne₹88 lakhSatyajit Ray1970Nishi Padma₹85 lakhArabinda Mukhopadhyay1971Nimantran₹85 lakhTarun Majumdar1972Mem Saheb₹82 lakhPinaki Mukherjee1973Titash Ekti Nadir Naam₹1.23 lakhRitwik Ghatak1974Mouchak₹1.8 croreArabinda Mukhopadhyay1975Sanyasi Raja₹85 lakhPijush Bose1976Datta₹75 lakhAjoy Kar1977Baba Taraknath₹70 lakhSunil Bandyopadhyay, Baren Chatterjee, Shanti Ranjan Ghosh Dastidar1978Ganadevata₹50 lakhTarun Majumdar1979Joi Baba Felunath₹70 lakhSatyajit Ray1980Hirak Rajar Deshe₹90 lakhSatyajit Ray1981Ogo Bodhu Shundori ₹1 croreSalil Dutta1982Troyee ₹29 lakhGautam Mukherjee1983Protidan ₹70 lakhPrabhat Roy1984Shatru₹70 lakhAnjan Choudhury1985Bhalobasa Bhalobasa₹78 lakhTarun Majumdar1986 Pathbhola ₹21 lakhTarun Majumdar1987Guru Dakshina₹86 lakhAnjan Choudhury1988Chhoto Bou ₹85 lakhAnjan Choudhury1989Asha O Bhalobasha ₹88 lakhSujit Guha1990Devota₹88 lakhAbhijit Sen1991Beder Meye Josna₹90 lakhTojammel Haque Bokul1992Mon Mane Na₹98.57 lakhIndar Sen 1993Padma Nadir Majhi₹30 lakhGoutam Ghose1994Rakta Nadir Dhara₹88 lakhRam Mukherjee1995Sangharsha₹95 lakhHaranath Chakraborty1996Bhai Amar Bhai₹1 croreSwapan Saha1997Bakul Priya₹1.8 croreSwapan Saha1998Raja Rani Badsha ₹1 croreHaranath Chakraborty1999Jibon Niye Khela₹1 croreAnjan Choudhury2000Sasurbari Zindabad₹2.5 croreHaranath Chakraborty2001Pratibad₹2 croreHaranath Chakraborty2002Sathi₹9.80 croreHaranath Chakraborty2003Guru₹1.88 croreSwapan Saha2004Bandhan₹5 croreRavi Kinagi2005Yuddho₹3.5 croreRavi Kinagi2006MLA Fatakeshto₹7.5 croreSwapan Saha2007I Love You₹3 croreRavi Kinagi2008Mon Mane Na₹3.5 croreSujit Guha2009Paran Jai Jalia Re₹9.5 croreRavi Kinagi2010Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo₹12.50 croreSujit MondalPublished: bindaskolkata.com Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo – 2010 accessed: 29 June 20112011Paglu₹9.95 croreRajiv Kumar Biswas2012Awara₹8.5 croreRavi Kinagi2013Chander Pahar₹21 croreKamaleshwar Mukherjee2014Game₹8.95 croreBaba Yadav2015Shudhu Tomari Jonno₹6.50 croreBirsa Dasgupta2016Praktan₹8.5 croreNandita Roy, Shiboprosad Mukherjee2017Amazon Obhijaan₹48.63 croreKamaleshwar Mukherjee2018Haami₹6 croreNandita Roy, Shiboprosad Mukherjee2019Durgeshgorer Guptodhon₹6 croreDhrubo Banerjee2020Dwitiyo Purush₹5 croreSrijit Mukherji2021Tonic₹7 croreAvijit Sen2022Projapoti₹13 croreAvijit Sen2023Chengiz₹6.75 croreRajesh Ganguly2024Khadaan₹26 croreSoojit Rino Dutta2025Dhumketu₹28.07 croreKaushik Ganguly2026 Saptadingar Guptodhon₹10.5 core Dhrubo Banerjee
Highest-grossing franchises +
See also
List of highest-grossing Bengali films
Cinema of West Bengal Lists of Bengali films List of highest-grossing Indian films List of highest-grossing Hindi films List of highest-grossing Marathi films List of highest-grossing Punjabi-language films List of highest-grossing South Indian films List of highest-grossing Kannada films List of highest-grossing Malayalam films List of highest-grossing Tamil films List of highest-grossing Telugu films List of highest-grossing films in India Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival Kolkata International Film Festival
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References
External links IMDb: The 100 Greatest Bengali Movies Of All Time