List of highest-grossing Bengali films

This is a list of highest-grossing Bengali-language films. This list covers the Bengali cinema in India.

This article is about Indian Bengali-language films. For Bangladeshi films, see List of highest grossing Bangladeshi films.

West Bengal film industry

The Bengali film industry is centered in the Tollygunge neighborhood of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, since 1932.[1] West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s,[1] with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s.[2] A 2014 report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Bengali every year, fewer than ten percent were breaking even financially.[3]

Highest-grossing films
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Rank Movie Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Note
1 Amazon Obhijaan 2017 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹52.48 crore (US$7.4 million)
2 Chander Pahar 2013 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹22.76 crore (US$3.2 million)
3 Boss 2: Back to Rule 2017 Baba Yadav Jeetz Fireworks
Walzen Media Works
Jaaz Multimedia
Eros International		 ₹10.50 crore (US$1.5 million) India-Bangladesh joint venture[4]
4 Paglu 2011 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Surinder Films ₹10 crore (US$1.4 million)
5 Rangbaaz 2013 Raja Chanda Surinder Films ₹9.92 crore (US$1.4 million)
6 I love you 2008 Ravi kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.78 crore (US$1.4 million)
7 Paran Jai Jaliya Re 2009 Rabi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.50 crore (US$1.3 million)
8 Nabab 2017 Joydip Mukherjee Jaaz Multimedia

Eskay Movies

 ₹9.10 crore (US$1.3 million) Indo-Bangla joint production
9 Chaamp 2017 Raj Chakraborty Dev Entertainment Ventures
Geetsangeet Productions		 ₹8.90 crore (US$1.2 million)
10 Khoka 420 2013 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Eskay Movies ₹8.58 crore (US$1.2 million)
11 Praktan 2016 Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy Windows Production House ₹8.50 crore (US$1.2 million)
12 Awara 2012 Rabi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹8.50 crore (US$1.2 million) [5]
13 Challenge 2011
Raj Chakraborty
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 ₹8.01 crore

(US$1.1 million)
14 Posto 2017 Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Nandita Roy		 Windows Production House
Eros International		 ₹8.00 crore (US$1.1 million) [6][7][8]
15 Khokababu 2011
Ravi Kinagi
Eskay Movies
 ₹7.71 crore

(US$1.1 million)
16 Challenge 2 2012 Raja Chanda Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.56 crore (US$1.1 million) [9]
18 Zulfiqar 2016 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.50 crore
19 Haami 2018 Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy Windows Production House ₹7.40 crore (US$1.0 million) [10]
20 Mishawr Rawhoshyo 2013 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.10 crore (US$1.0 million)
21
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 2014 Raja Chanda
Reliance EntertainmentGrassroot Entertainment
 ₹7.09 crore

(US$1.0 million)
22 Shudhu Tomari Jonyo 2015 Birsa Dasgupta Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.00 crore (US$980,000) [11]
23 Paglu 2 2012 Baba Yadav Surundar flims
 ₹6.94 crore (US$970,000) [12]
24 Challenge 2009 Raj Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹6.80 crore (US$950,000)
25 Bolo Na Tumi Aamar 2010 Sujit Mondal Surinder Films ₹6.6 crore (US$930,000)
26 Dui Prithibi 2010 Raj Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹6.51 crore

(US$910,000)
27 Bindaas 2014 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Shree Venkatesh Films ₹6.50 crore (US$910,000)

Highest opening days
Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1 Password ₹2.14 crore (US$300,000)
2 Chander Pahar ₹90 lakh (US$130,000) [13]
3 Awara ₹75 lakh (US$110,000)
4 Sathi ₹72 lakh (US$100,000)
5 Boss 2: Back to Rule ₹72 lakh (US$100,000)

Highest opening weeks
Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1. Amazon Obhijaan ₹15.04 crore (US$2.1 million) [14]
2. Chander Pahar ₹4.85 crore (US$680,000) and [13]
3. Awara ₹3.80 crore (US$530,000) [15]
4. Paglu ₹3.62 crore (US$510,000) [15]

Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide box office (in crores) No. of films Average of films (in crores) Highest-grossing film (gross in INR(₹) crores)

Highest-grossing films by year
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Films Year Director Box office
Pather Panchali1955Satyajit Ray₹70 lakh (US$98,000) (US$1 million )[19]
The World of Apu1959Satyajit Ray₹77.5 lakh (US$110,000)[20]
Teen Kanya1961Satyajit Ray₹77.5 lakh (US$110,000)[20]
Sathi2002Haranath Chakraborty₹9.78 crore (US$1.4 million)
I Love You2007Ravi Kinagi₹6 crore (US$840,000)
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa2008Ravi Kinagi₹5.50 crore (US$770,000)
Paran Jai Jaliya Re2009Ravi Kinagi₹9.50 crore (US$1.3 million)
Bolo Na Tumi Aamar2010Sujit Mondal₹6.6 crore (US$930,000)
Paglu2011Rajiv Kumar Biswas₹10 crore (US$1.4 million)[15]
Awara2012Ravi Kinagi₹8.46 crore (US$1.2 million)
Chander Pahar2013Kamaleswar Mukherjee₹22.76 crore (US$3.2 million)
Bindaas2014Rajiv Kumar Biswas₹6.50 crore (US$910,000)
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo2015Birsa Dasgupta₹6.20 crore (US$870,000)[11]
Zulfiqar2016Srijit Mukherjee₹8.68 crore (US$1.2 million)
Amazon Obhijaan2017Kamaleswar Mukherjee

₹52.60 crore (US$7.4 million)

Hoichoi Unlimited2018Aniket Chattopadhyay

₹5.85 crore (US$820,000)

Sanjhbati2019Shaibal Banerjee
Leena Ganguly		₹2 crore (US$280,000)[22]

See also

References
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