List of Bollywood films of 1940

A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1940:

Panchaayat

Highest-grossing films

The five highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1940:[1]

1940
Rank
Title Notes
1. Zindagi
2. Bandhan
3. Achhut
4. Pagal
5. Nartaki

A

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Aaj Ka HindustanJayant DesaiRose, Prithviraj Kapoor, SitaraDevi, Ishwarlal, Yakub, Kalyani, Tarabai, Charubala, CharlieSocialMusic: Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Aaj Ki DuniyaG.P. PawarTrilok Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Gulab, Nazir Kashmiri, S. NazirSocialMusic: Pratap Mukherji
Lyrics: A. Karim
AandhiDinesh Ranjan DasPankaj Mullick, Khursheed, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey, Sulekha, Sham Laha, NemoSocialMusic: K. C. Dey
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi
Abla Ki ShaktiMunshi Dil LucknowiJehanara Kajjan, Khalil, Premlata, Phool KumariSocialMusic: C. Solanki
Lyrics: Ustad Hussain Jan
AchhutChandulal ShahGohar Mamajiwala, Motilal, Vasanti, Mazhar Khan, Sitara Devi, Trilok Kapoor, Charlie, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Ibrahim, RajkumariSocial DramaMusic: Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Aflatoon AuratKikubhai DesaiMoti, Mallika Pukhraj, Sardar Mansur, Kanta Kumari, Vatsala Kumtekar, S. Vazre, Bose, Razak, Dhulia, Bashir, MirajkarActionMusic: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics: Munshi Aziz
Alakh Niranjan a.k.a. GorakhnathBhalji PendharkarNandrekar, Leela, Raja Paranjpe, Vimal Sardesai, ChandrakantDevotionalMusic: Koregaonkar Dutta
Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar
Ali BabaMehboob KhanSurendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammed, JagdishFantasy, AdventureMusic: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri
AnarbalaA. M. KhanBenjamin, Jani Babu, Shanta Kashmiri, N. A. Ansari, Usha Rani, M. Musa, Indira, Ameena, RafiqeHorrorMusic: Master Mohammed
Lyrics: Munshi Nayab
AnjaamKanjibhai RathodAnil Kumar, Mehar Sultana, Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Samson, FazluCostumeMusic: Shanti Kumar
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
AnuradhaMohan SinhaMaya Banerjee, Trilok Kapoor, Jeevan, Vatsala Kumtekar, Shyam Sunder, Anant Marathe, S, Nazir, Agha, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi Raza, BibijanSocialMusic: Badri Prasad
Lyrics: Lajpat Rai
Apni NagariyaGunjalShobhana Samarth, Nazir, Jayant, K. N. Singh, Shanta Dutt, Madhavi, Bibijan, Keki BawaSocialMusic: Rafiqe Ghaznavi
Lyrics: Aah Sitapuri, Pandit Indra
AuratMehboob KhanSardar Akhtar, Surendra, Yakub, Jyoti, Kanhaiyalal, Arun Kumar, Harish, Brij Rani, Vatsala Kumtekar, Sunalini DeviSocial Family DramaMusic: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Safdar Aah
AzadN.R. AcharyaLeela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar, Mumtaz Ali, Nazir Bedi, Rama Shukal, Nana Palsikar, D. V. Surve, Ramchandra PalSocialMusic: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J S Kashyap
Azadi-e-WatanDinshaw BillimoriaMallika Pukhraj, D. Billimoria, W. M. Khan, Ashraf Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Abdul QadirSocialMusic: Munshi Dil
Lyrics: Munshi Dil

B-D

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Bahurani a.k.a. Daughter-in-LawR.S. Junnarkar, MubarakKishore Sahu, Rose, Anuradha, Mubarak, Madhurika, Pratima Devi, Masood, Nana PalsikarFamilyMusic: Rafiq Ghaznavi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap, Azad
BandhanN. R. AcharyaAshok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Arun Kumar, P. F. Pithavala, V. H. Desai, Shah Nawaz, Purnima Desai, JagganathRomantic DramaMusic: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal
Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep
Bhairavsingh – Ek Rashtra sevak
BharosaSohrab ModiChandra Mohan, Sardar Akhtar, Mazhar Khan, Maya Devi, E. Tarapore, Sheela, Abu BakarSocialMusic: G. P. Kapoor
Lyrics: Lalchand Bismil
Bholi LutaranA. M. KhanZohra Sehgal, Umakant, Ameena, Jani Babu, Shiraz, A. M. Khan, Ata Mohammed, SadiqCostumeMusic: Haribhai Mistry, Master Mohammedd
Lyrics: Munshi Nayab
Captain KishoriK. AmarnathNazir, Lalita Pawar, Yasmin, AghaActionMusic: Ram Gopal Pande
Aslam Noori
Chalti DuniyaGunjal, B. MarzbanPadma Devi, Rafiq Ghaznavi, Lakshmi, Ghulam Rasool, Leelavati,ActionMusic: Ram Gopal Pande
Lyrics:
ChingariSarvottam BadamiPrithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Keshavrao Date, E. Billimoria, Sunalini Devi, Khatoon, Bhagwandas, Mira, TarabaiSocialMusic: Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Civil MarriageRamchandra ThakurSnehprabha Pradhan, Harish, Arun Kumar, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani, PutlibaiSocialMusic: Anupam Ghatak
Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal
DeepakDwarka KhoslaPrithviraj Kapoor, Ashalata, Jeevan, Anant Marathe, S. Nazir, Vatsala Kumtekar, Nazir Kashmiri, Baby SumanSocialMusic: Timir Baran
Lyrics: Lajpat Rai
Deepak MahalNanubhai VakilAnil Kumar, Sarojini, Bibijan, Mirajkar, Indira, Khalil, MajidFantasyMusic: Ram Gopal Pande
Lyrics: B. R. Batish, Pandit Anuj
Desh BhaktaA. H. EssaWazir Mohammed Khan, Harishchandra, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Gope, Agha, Nissar, Shah Nawaz, Pir MohamedSocialMusic: V. K. Naidu
Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi, Shaifta
Dharma BandhanJagatrai Pesumal AdvaniKhursheed, Yusuf Effendi, Shyam Sunder, Zebunissa, Kaushalya, Jani BabuSocialMusic: B. R. Devdhar
Lyrics:
Diamond QueenHomi WadiaFearless Nadia, John Cawas, Radha Rani, Sayani Atish, Sardar Mansur, Dalpat, Boman ShroffAdventure Action ComedyMusic: Madhaval Damodar Master Lyrics: Munshi Sham
DivaliJayant DesaiMotilal, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Vasanti, Keshavrao Date, Dixit, Indubala, Suresh, Kesari, M. BhagwandasSocialMusic: Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok, and Pandit Sudarshan
Dorangia DakuHarnam Singh RawailPushpa Rani, Sunder, Ghulam Mohammed, Baburao PehalwanActionMusic: G. K. Rampuri
Lyrics:

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Ek Hi BhoolVijay BhattMehtab, P. Jairaj, Umakant, Prahlad dutt, Munshi Khanjar, Baby Meena KumariSocial DramaMusic: Shankar Rao Vyas
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
GeetaParshwanath Yeshwant AltekarChandra Mohan, Durga Khote, Anant Marathe, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Vatsala Kumtekar, Keki Bawa, SumanSocialMusic: D. P. Koregaonkar
Lyrics: S. P. Kalla
Ghar Ki RaniMaster VinayakMaster Vinayak, Meenakshi, Leela Chitnis, Baburao Pendharkar, Damuanna Malvankar, Kusuk Deshpande, SalviFamily DramaMusic: Chandekar
Lyrics:
GolibarNanubhai VakilMoti, Navinchandra, Kanta Kumari, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Mirajkar, Sardar Mansur, Dhulia, Razaq, Bacha, S. L. PuriActionMusic: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics:
Haar JeetAmar MullickKanan Devi, Pahari Sanyal, Meera Dutta, Chhaya Devi, Nawab, Madho Shukla, Nand Kishore, Nemo, Ghulam HussainSocialMusic: R. C. Boral
Lyrics: Arzu Luckhnavi, Kidar Sharma
HaiwanA. M. KhanSitara Devi, Alaknanda, Bachchu, TarabaiActionMusic: R. Pande
Lyrics:
Hatimtai Ki BetiNanubhai VakilSarojini, Anil Kumar, Indurani, Anwaribai, Sayid Ahmed, BibijanMusic: B. R. Batish, Master Madhavlal Damodar
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Hind Ka LalHomi Wadia, Ramji AryaRadharani, Sardar Mansur, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Mithu Miyan, Gulshan, Kasturi, Dilawar, Azurie, Nazira, Master Mohammed, BismillahActionMusic: Madhavlal Damodar Master
Lyrics: Ata Biswani
Hindustan HamaraRam DaryaniJamuna, Padmadevi, Nandrekar, Ram Dulari, Devaskar, Hari Shivdasani, Badri PrasadSocialMusic: B. Chatterji
Lyrics: Arzu Luckhnavi
HoliAbdul Rashid KardarMotilal, Khursheed, Ishwarlal, Sitara Devi, Ghory, Dixit, Lala Yaqub, Tarabai, Mirza Musharraf, Keshavrao Date, BhagwandasSocial DramaMusic: Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Jadui KanganNanubhai VakilMaster Vithal, Kokila, Rajkumari, Sunita Devi, Kamal, Nawaz, Sadique, Majid, Krishna Kumari, Haroon, Mohanlal MishraFantasyMusic: Shanti Kumar
Lyrics: Pandit Phani
Jadu NagriB. ApteRajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Shamim, TarabaiFantasyMusic: Shanti Kumar Desai
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
Jagat MohiniChunilal ParikhMaster Vithal, Kokila, Sunita Devi, Majid, Kamal, Krishna Kumari Sr., Mohanlal, Mishra, Haroon, Amritlal NagarMusic: Madhavlal Master
Lyrics: Pandit Phani
Jai SwadeshAspi IraniRadharani, Benjamin, Sayani Atish, Vatsala Kumtekar, Azurie, Abdul HaqAction SocialMusic: Madhavlal Master
Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi
Jhuthi SharmMohan Dayaram BhavnaniTrilok Kapoor, Bimla Kumari, Navin Yagnik, Nirmala Devi, Rajkumari, Nayampalli, Rai Mohan, SharifaSocialMusic: Badri Prasad
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Kalyani Premankur AtorthyRattanbai, W. M. Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Jilloobai, Mukhtar, Kesar, Jamshedji, Sayed AhmedSocialMusic: H. C. Bali
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Kumkum the DancerModhu BoseSadhona Bose, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Preeti Majumdar, Moni Chatterjee, Kayam Ali, Padma Devi, Lalit Roy, M. Ishaq, Bhudo Advani, Kamta Prasad, JamshedjiCostume DramaMusic: Timir Baran
Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan
KanyadanV. M. VyasKalyani Ds, Ashiq Hussain, Shamim, Ghulam Mohammed, Jamshedji, Hadi, JilloobaiSocialMusic: Mushtaq Hussain
Lyrics: A. Shah
LaxmiMohan SinhaKumar, Ishrat Sultana, Maya, Bibbo, Jeevan, Gope, Bibijan, Ghulam Rasool, Mehdi RajaSocialMusic: Timir Baran
Lyrics: Mohan Sinha
Main HariGajanan JagirdarNavin Yagnik, Naseem, Maya Devi, Ghulam Hussain, Hari ShivdasaniSocialMusic: Mir Sahib
Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi
Madari MohanBabu Rao Pokal, R, VardeSatyarani, Devaskar, Sunita Devi, Ramchandra Varde, Vasant Kanse, Kashinath, TaraFantasyMusic: B R Deodhar, K Narayan Rao
Lyrics: B. G. Joglekar, Pandit Phani
Matwali MiraPrafulla RoyHusn Banu, Nissar, Sultana Banu, Ranjit Kumari, Fakir Mohammed, Kamla, Fida HussainDevotionalMusic: Brijlal Verma
Lyrics:
Medha Sharma
MohiniMadhukar Bavdekar, Annasaheb RajopadhyeMaster VithalMusic:
Lyrics:
MusafirChaturbhuj DoshiIshwarlal, Khursheed, Yakub, Charlie, Vasanti, Bhupatrai, Kesari, Mirza Musharaf, BhagwandasSocialMusic: Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Narsi BhagatVijay BhattVishnupant Pagnis, Durga Khote, Pande, Vimla Vashishta, Ram Marathe, Baby Indira, Amirbai KarnatakiBiopicMusic: Shankar Rao Vyas
Lyrics: Sampatlal Shrivastav Anuj, Baalam
NartakiDebaki BoseLeela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Wasti, Jagdish Sethi, Bhanu Bannerjee, Sailen Choudhury, Nand Kishore, Bikram Kapoor, Panna KapoorPeriod CostumeMusic: Pankaj Mullick
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi
Nirali DuniyaV.M. VyasLalita Pawar, E. Billimoria, Shamim, Jal Merchant, Kalyani Das, Fakir Mohammed, Begum Mukhtar, Gulzar, HadiCostumeMusic: Mushtaq Hussain
Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
PagalAbdul Rashid KardarMadhuri, Prithviraj Kapoor, Yakub, Sitara Devi, Trilok Kapoor, Charlie, Sunalini Devi, Khatoon, Tarabai, Charlie, Bhatkar, TarabaiSocial DramaMusic: Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok
Pak DamanRustom ModiFiroz Dastur, Ghulam Mohammed, Menaka, Mehboob Khan, Abu Bakar, Mira, Muzaffar Adeeb, LeelaCostume DramaMusic: K. M. Pawar
Lyrics:
PoojaAbdul Rashid KardarSardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi, Zahur Raja, Mina, Satish, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani, Kanhaiyalal, Shakir, Jyoti, Amir Banu, Sankatha Prasad, Ram AvtarSocialMusic: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Shatir Ghaznavi
Prem NagarMohan Dayaram BhavnaniHusn Banu, Nagendra, Bimla Kumari, Fatty Prasad, Rai Mohan, Ramanand, GulzarSocialFirst film for Naushad as independent MD[2] Music: Naushad
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Punar MilanNajam NaqviKishore Sahu, Snehprabha Pradhan, Anjali Devi, Shah Nawaz, Sunalini Devi, Pithawala, Mumtaz Ali, S. Baburao, Mumtaz BegumSocialMusic: Ramchandra Pal
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
PyaarDhirubhai DesaiMehar Sultana, Samson, Rajkumri, Prakash, Anwaribai, Ishwarlal, FazluCostumeMusic: Shanti Kumar Desai
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
QaidiS.F. HasnainMadhuri, Ramola, Nandrekar, Mehtab, Monica Desai, Ibrahim, Leela Mishra, WastiSocialMusic: B. Chatterji
Lyrics: Mirza Ghalib, Arzu Luckhnavi
Rangila JawanS.M. YusufAgha, Mehar Sultana, Harishchandra Rao, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Gulshan Sufi, Prabha Devi, Rajni, Iqbal, Maruti, Ramlal, W. M. Khan Gangaram, GangoobaiSocialMusic: Vasant Kumar
Lyrics:
Rani SahibaDhirubhai Desai, Chunilal ParekhRajkumari, Prakash, Samson, Bulbule, Jayant, UrmilaActionMusic: Shantikumar Desai
Lyrics: Shyam Babu Pathak, Kabil Amritsari
Reshmi SariG.P. PawarMoti, Vasant, Sofia, S. L. Puri, Ganpat Rao, Dhulia, VazreSocial Family DramaMusic: Dam
Lyrics: Munshi Aziz, I. C. Kapoor

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Sant DnyaneshwarVishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh FattelalShahu Modak, Sumati Gupte, Datta Dharmadhikari, Pandit, Yashwant, Manju, Madhukar, Shanta Majumdar, SumitraBiopic DevotionalMusic: Keshavrao Bhole
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, Shantaram Athavale, Pandit Mukhram Sharma
SajaniSarvottam BadamiNoor Jehan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Snehprabha Pradhan, Ghory, Tarabai, Dixit, Shakir, KesariRomantic DramaMusic: Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
SandeshaNazirYasmin, Nazir, Ashiq Hussain, Majid Khan, Baby Madhuri, Sadiq, Ram Avtar, Janardhan Sharma, J. SushilaRomantic DramaMusic: B. R. Batish
Lyrics: Munshi Dil
SanskarV. C. DesaiRose, Harish, Jyoti, Kaushalya, Satish, Sunalini Devi, Waheedan, Agha Jani, Gulzar, Amir Banu, Bhudo AdvaniSocialMusic: Ashok Ghosh
Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
SardarDwarka KhoslaJayant, Pramila, M. Nazir, Lallo Bhai, Nirmala Devi, Amirbai Karnataki, Munshi KhanjarCostumeMusic: Shanker Rao Vyas
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj, Pandit Balam
SaubhagyaChimanlal LuharPrem Adib, Shobhana Samarth, Snehprabha Pradhan, K. N. Singh, Sushil Kumar, Gulab, MajidSocialMusic: Harishchandra Bali
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
ShamsherbaazBalwant BhattE. Bilimoria, Ashalata, Gope, Vatsala Kumtekar, Agha, S. Nazir, Kashmiri, Gulab, KarimActionMusic: Shyam Babu Pathak
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Sneh BandhanJagatrai Pesumal AdvaniE. Bilimoria, Pratima Devi, Bibbo, Navin Yagnik, Rajkumari, Muzzamil, Dhulia, AnwaribaiRomance DramaMusic: Pannalal Ghosh
Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Betab
SuhagBalwant BhattMazhar Khan, Kumar, Bibbo, Ashalata, Kashmiri, S. Nazir, Ghulam Rasool, P. R. Joshi, Mehdi RajaSocial Family DramaMusic: Timir Baran
Lyrics: Pandit Indra, Karim

T-Z

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Tatar Ka ChorK. AmarnathYakub, Indurani, Vatsala Kumtekar, Gulab, Nawaz, Hiralal, W. M. Khan, Meera, Haroon, SadiqAction, FantasyMusic: Ramlal Pande
Lyrics: B. R. Batish, Ehsan Rizvi
ToofanChaturbhai PatelBhim, Indira, Maruti Rao, Raj Rani, Kamala WarerkarActionMusic: S. Bir Singh
Lyrics: S. Bir Singh
Usha HaranVarmaMubarak, Ulhas, Gauhar Jr., Sultana, PransukhMythologyMusic:
Lyrics:
VasiyatK. M. MultaniE. Tarapore, Sheela, Gajanan Jagirdar, Pratap, Ghulam Hussain, Sunalini Devi, Abbas, NavalSocialMusic: Khan Mastana
Lyrics: Abdul Baqi
Vijay KumarAspi Irani, Raja YagnikSardar Mansur, Sarita Devi, Violet Cooper, Sayani Atish, Dalpat, Master Mohammed, Bismillah, Gulshan, Jamila, Mithu MiyanAction, Musical, DramaWadia Movietone. Music: Madhavlal Damodar Master
Lyrics:
VirginiaK. M. MultaniManjula, W. M. Khan, Rajkumari, Pratap, DavidActionMusic: Khan Mastana
Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi, Abdul Baqi
WaydaRafiq RizviViolet Cooper, Satish, Kokila, Brij Rani, Mohammad Ishaq, Mirza Musharraf, Iqbal Begum, A. R. Pahelwan, KhalilSocialMusic: Ali Bux
Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi
Yaad RaheN. BulchandaniSushila, Akhtar Nawaz, Shyam Sunder, Ram Pyari, Kamla Jharia, Akbar Khan, Ranjit, J. SushilaSocialMusic: G. K. Rampuri
Lyrics:
ZindagiP. C. BaruaK. L. Saigal, Jamuna, Pahari Sanyal, Sitara Devi, Nemo, Ashalata, Kashmiri, Sham Laha, Bikram Kapoor, ManoramaRomantic Social DramaSaigal song "So Ja Rajkumari So ja". Music: Pankaj Mullick
Lyrics: Kidar Sharma

References

  1. Box Office India. "Top Earners 1940". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  2. Bharatan, Raju (2013). Naushadnama The Life and Music of Naushad (1st ed.). India: Hay House. ISBN 9789381431931.
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