# List of Hindi films of 1951

A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1951:

## 1951

The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1951:

### Films

| Rank | Title | Cast |
| 1. | Awaara | Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis |
| 2. | Baazi | Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Kalpana Kartik |
| 3. | Albela | Bhagwan Dada, Geeta Bali |
| 4. | Deedar | Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi |
| 5. | Jadoo | Nalini Jaywant, Suresh, Shyam Kumar |
| 6. | Bahar | Vyjayanthimala, Karan Dewan, Pran, Pandari Bai |
| 7. | Baadal | Madhubala, Prem Nath, Purnima |
| 8. | Hum Log | Nutan, Balraj Sahni, Shyama |
| 9. | Afsana | Ashok Kumar, Veena, Kuldip Kaur |
| 10. | Nagina | Nasir Khan, Nutan, Bipin Gupta |

## A-B

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
| 25th July | Chitra Mitra | Chandravati, Pahari Sanyal, Raj Kumar | Social | Music: Nichiketa Ghosh Lyrics: B. M. Sharma |
| Aaram | D.D. Kashyap | Madhubala, Dev Anand, Prem Nath, Talat Mehmood, Durga Khote, Hiralal, Manmohan Krishna, Tabassum, Leela Mishra | Romance - 1 Girl & 3 Suitors | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Prem Dhawan |
| Actor | Ramji Arya | Ramola, Geeta Nazami, Bhagwan, Sunder, Sulochana, Gulzar, Murad | Action Drama | Music: Aziz Hindi-Ibrahim Lyrics: Shewan Rizvi-Nazim Panipati |
| Adaa | D. C. Goel | Rehana, Shekhar, Gope, Madan Puri, Mohana, Shanta Kanwar | Action Romance | Music: Madan Mohan Kohli Lyrics: Behzad Lakhnavi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Prem Dhawan |
| Afsana | B. R. Chopra | Ashok Kumar, Veena, Pran, Jeevan | Crime Thriller Romance | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Gafil Harnalvi, Asad Bhopali, Chander Oberoi, Saraswati Kumar Deepak |
| Albela | Bhagwan | Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, Sunder, Pratima Devi, Nihal, Maruti, Dulari, Badri Prasad | Drama Romance | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Amanat | Aravind Sen | Bharat Bhushan, Nazir Hussain, Asha Mathur, Pran, Chand Usmani | Drama Social | Music: Salil Choudhary Lyrics: Shailendra |
| Andolan | Phani Mujumdar | Kishore Kumar, Sushma, Pushpa, Manju, Krishnakant, Shivraj, Parshuram | National Social Drama | Freedom Fight including Gandhi & Patel Satygraha, Simon Commission and 1942 Quit India Agitation. Music: Pannalal Ghosh Lyrics: Indeevar, Niaz Haider, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| Awaara | Raj Kapoor | Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, K. N. Singh, Shashi Kapoor | Crime Thriller/Romance | Music: Shankar–Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra |
| Azaadi Ke Baad | D. K. Chatterji | Meera Mishra, Asit Baran, Pannalal Ghosh, Tandon | Social Drama | Music: K. P. Sen Lyrics: M. Razi Banarsi |
| Baazi | Guru Dutt | Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Kalpana Kartik, Johnny Walker, K. N. Singh, Rashid Khan, Krishan Dhawan | Crime Thriller | Music: Sachin Dev Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi |
| Baadal | Amiya Chakravarty | Madhubala, Premnath, Purnima, Hiralal, Randhir, S. Nazir, Agha | Action Costume Romance | Based on Sherwood Forest Legend. Music: Shankar–Jaikishan Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra |
| Babla | Agradoot | Paresh Banerjee, Naren Bhattacharya, Nibhanani Devi, Jahar Ganguli, Prabhadevi, Pahari Sanyal, Sova Sen | Social | Robin Chatterjee |
| Bade Bhaiyya | Aspi Irani | Nirupa Roy, Suresh, Agha, Yakub, Husn Banu, Naaz, Habib | Family Drama | Music: Prem Nath Lyrics: Manohar Khanna |
| Bade Sahab | G. P. Pawar | Bhagwan, Leela Gupte, Baburao, Habib, Usha | Social | Music: Nissar Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Badi Bahu | S. Bhagat | Nimmi, Shekhar, Sulochana Chatterji, Shivraj, Chanda | Family Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Prem Dhawan |
| Bahar | | Vyjayanthimala, Karan Dewan, Pran, Pandhari Bai, Gope, Chaman Puri, Leela Mishra, Om Prakash, Sunder | Romantic Drama | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Bedardi | Kidar Sharma | Geeta Bali, Nimmi, Jaswant, Amirbai Karnataki, Nazira, Manju, Rashid Khan, Cuckoo | Social | Music: Lyrics: |
| Bhai Ka Pyar | Raja Nene | Nalini Jaywant, Karan Dewan, Jagdish Sethi, Sunalini Devi | Family Drama | Music: Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Mukhram Sharma |
| Bhola Shankar | Vishram Bedekar | Mahipal, Prem Adib, Vijaylaxmi, Bhagwan, Sadhna Bose, Sheela Naik | Mythology | Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Bharat Vyas |
| Bikhare Moti | S. N. Yusuf | Nigar Sultana, Kamini Kaushal, Jayant, Jeevan, Neelam, Ranjana | Social Drama | Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Akhtar ul Iman |
| Buzdil | Shahid Lateef | Kishore Sahu, Nimmi, Premnath, Kanhaiyalal, Sunalini Devi, Cuckoo | Social | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Shailendra, Kaifi Azmi |

## C-K

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
| Damad | Brij Rani | Bhagwan, Krishna Kumari, Yashodhara Katju, Pratima Devi, Cuckoo, Gajanan Jagirdar | Family | Music: Indravadan Bhatt, Ram Panjwani (3), Shyamu (1) Lyrics: Bahaar Ajmeri, Manohar Singh Sehrai (dialogues) |
| Daman | Nanabhai Bhatt | Ajit, Nigar Sultana, Pran, Yashodhara Katju, Agha, Hiralal | Family Drama | Music: K. Dutta Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Ehsan Rizvi (1), Rajendra Krishan (1), Anjum Jaipuri (1) |
| Dasavtaar | Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy, Trilok Kapoor, Murad, Jeevan, Niranjan Sharma, Tabassum | Mythological | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak (5), B. P. Bhargav (5), Munshi Sagar Hussain (2) |
| Deedar | Nitin Bose | Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Nimmi, Sapru | Romantic drama | Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
| Deepak | Chandrashekhar | Prithviraj Kapoor, Vijaylaxmi, Umesh Sharma, Sajjan, Kamal Mehra, Shanti Madhok | Social Drama | Music: Ram Ganguly Lyrics: Madhukar Rajasthani, Narendra Sharma (2) |
| Dholak | Roop K. Shorey | Ajit, Meena Shorey, Manmohan Krishna, Yashodhara Katju, Majnu, Shakuntala | Social Drama | Music: Shyam Sundar Lyrics: Aziz Kashmiri |
| Dilbar | Raja Ram | Agha, Raja, Bibi, Tiwari, Leela Kumari, Siddiqui, Mumtaz | | Music: Avinash Sufi Samaj Lyrics: S. A. Ghaffar |
| Do Sitare | D. D. Kashyap | Dev Anand, Suraiya, Premnath, Kuldip Kaur, Mumtaz, Shakuntala Paranjpye | Social Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Ek Nazar | O. P. Dutta | Nalini Jaywant, Karan Dewan, Kuldip Kaur, Rehman, Gope, Raj Mehra, Randhir | Romantic Drama | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Ek Tha Ladka | Room Sanware | Bharat Bhushan, Geeta Bali, Geeta Nizami, Tiwari, Jankidas | Social | Music: Murari, Rajhans Kataria Lyrics: Ehsan Elahi (3), Rajesh Kumar (5), Kamal R.C. (2) |
| Ek Tha Raja | K. Ramnath | M. G. Ramachandran, Anjali Devi, Pandaribai, Madhavi Devi, S. V. Sahasraman | Costume Drama | Music: C. R. Subramaniam Lyrics: Sudarshan |
| For Ladies Only a.k.a. Titli | Bedi | Sadhana Bose, Kuldip Kaur, Rupa Verman, Kamal Mehra, Satish | Social | Music: Vinod Lyrics: Sohanlal Sahir, B. R. Sharma, Sahrai |
| Ghayal | Ramchandra Thakur | Geeta Bali, Sheikh Mukhtar, Sulochana Chatterjee, Jawahar Kaul, Yashwant Dave, Pesi Patel, Mirza Musharaf | Action Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Manohar Khanna |
| Hamari Shaan | Balwant Bhatt | Bharat Bhushan, Veera, Durga Khote, Yakub, Agha, S. N. Tripathi, David, Yashodhara Katju | Family Drama | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Anjum Jaipuri, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (1) |
| Hanuman Patal Vijay | Homi Wadia | Meena Kumari, Mahipal, Amarnath, Niranjan Sharma, Dalpat, Bimla, Shanta Kanwar | Religious | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: |
| Hulchul | Shubh Karan Ojha | Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Sitara Devi, Yakub, Jeevan, Balraj Sahni | Family Social Drama | Music: Sajjad Hussain, Mohammed Shafi Niyazi Lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi |
| Humlog | Zia Sarhadi | Nutan, Balraj Sahni, Shyama, Sajjan, Kanhaiyalal, Durga Khote, Cuckoo, Ratan | Social | Music: Roshan Lyrics: Udhav Kumar, Vishwamitra Adil |
| Ishwar Bhakti | Gunjal | Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Shalini, Urvashi, Nand Kishore | Devotional | Music: Sonik, Giridhar Lyrics: Narendra Sharma |
| Jadoo | A. R. Kardar | Nalini Jaywant, Suresh, Krishna Kumar, E. Billimoria | Crime Romance | Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
| Jai Mahakali | Dhirubhai Desai | Nirupa Roy, Shahu Modak, Shanta Kunwar, Lalita Pawar, Ulhas, S. N. Tripathi | Religious | Music: Kumar Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Firoz Jalandhari |
| Jai Mahalaxmi | Nanubhai Vakil | Shobhana Samarth, Mahipal, Usha Kiran, Arun, Nirmala, Tiwari, Ramsingh | Religious | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Mulkraj Bhakri, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, B. P. Bhargav |
| Jai Shankar | Ishwarlal | Ishwarlal, Ranjana, Shakuntala, Niranjan Sharma, Babu Raje, Kesari, Heera Sawant | Religious | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Neelkanth Tiwari, Ambikesh Kuntal |
| Jawani Ki Aag | H. S. Rawail | Ramola, Iftekhar, Robin Majumdar, Hiralal, Manorama, Sunder | Social | Music: G. A. Chisti Lyrics: Jameel Mazhari, G. A. Chishti |
| Johari | Niranjan | Amarnath, Geeta Bali, Manorama, Sunder, Cuckoo, Rajan Haksar | Social | Music: Harbans Lal Lyrics: Tejnath Zar |
| Kali Ghata | Kishore Sahu | Bina Rai, Kishore Sahu, Gope, Asha Mathur, Ulhas, Jeevan, Cuckoo | Romantce Drama | Music: Shanker-Jaikishen Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra |
| Kashmir | Rajendra Jolly | Nirupa Roy, Veena, Kamal Kapoor, Aroon, Achala Sachdev, Sajjan, Al Nasir, Tiwari | Social Drama | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Sarshar Sailani |
| Khazana | M. Sadiq | Nasir Khan, Madhubala, Gope, Om Prakash, Cuckoo, Raj Mehra, Ramesh Thakur | Social | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |

## L-R

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
| Lachak | M. R. Dharamsey | Geeta Bali, Amarnath, Kuldip Kaur, Agha, Ram Singh, Paro Devi | Social | Music: Motiram Lyrics: Sheikh Adam, Shreeram Vohra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shakeel Badayuni |
| Laxmi Narayan | Nanabhai Bhatt | Meena Kumari, Mahipal, Amarnath, Dalpat, B. M. Vyas, Vasantrao Pahelwan, S. N. Tripathi | Religious | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra, Ramesh Pandey |
| Lav Kush | Nanabhai Bhatt | Prem Adib, Nirupa Roy, Umakant, Amirbai Karnataki, Badri Prasad | Mythology | Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Ramesh Gupta |
| Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak | Vishram Bedekar | | Documentary | Music: |
| Madhosh | J. B. H. Wadia | Manhar Desai, Meena Kumari, Usha Kiran, S. Nasir, Mubarak, Rajan, Goldstein, Jilloo | Social | Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
| Maldar | Amit Mitra | Balraj Sahni, Smriti Biswas, Nilima, Chhabi Biswas | Social | Music: Satish Bhatia Lyrics: Pran |
| Malhar | Tara Harish | Shammi, Arjun, Sankatha Prasad, Prem, Moti Sagar, Kanhaiyalal, Sonalini Devi | Family Drama | Produced by Mukesh. Music: Roshan Lyrics: Indeevar, Kaif Irfani |
| Malati Madhav | M. Neelkanth | Durga Khote, Anant Marathe, Shakuntala, Balakram Kelkar | Social | Music: Sudhir Phadke Lyrics: Narendra Sharma |
| Mangla | S. S. Vasan | Ranjan, P. Bhanumati, J Doraiswamy, Agha, David, B. S. Kale, Badri Prasad, Suryaprabha | Costume Drama | Music: M. D. Parthasarathy Lyrics: |
| Maya Machhindra | Aspi Irani | Nirupa Roy, Trilok Kapoor, Usha Kiran, Shanta Kunwar, Amirbai Karnataki | Biopic Devotional | Music: Premnath Lyrics: Manohar Khanna, Neelkanth Tiwari |
| Nadaan | Hira Singh | Dev Anand, Madhubala, Sunalini Devi, Madan Puri, Manmohan Krishna, Mubarak, Chaman Puri | Romantic Drama | Music: Chic Chocolate Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi |
| Nagina | Ravindra Dave | Nasir Khan, Nutan, Gope, Mohana, Hiralal, Bipin Gupta, Goldstein, Shamlal | Suspense Romance | Music: Shankar Jaikishan Lyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri |
| Nai Zindagi | Mohan Sinha | Nirupa Roy, Amarnath, Kuldip Kaur, Durga Khote, Ulhas, Shanta Kanwar, Narmada Shankar | Social | Music: Murari Sharma Lyrics: |
| Nakhare | Surya Kumar | Nasir Khan, Geeta Bali, Jeevan, David, Paro Devi, Heera Sawant | Romance Drama | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Tahir Lakhnavi |
| Nandkishore | Vasant Joglekar | Nalini Jaywant, Mahipal, Durga Khote, Lalita Pawar, Baburao Pendharker, Rajan | Devotional | Music: Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics: Narendra Sharma |
| Naujawan | Mahesh Kaul | Nalini Jaywant, Premnath, Yashodhara Katju, Kamal Mehra, Zeb Qureshi, Cuckoo, S. N. Banerjee | Social | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi |
| Nazneen | N. K. Ziri | Madhubala, Nasir Khan, Jayant, Agha, Om Prakash, Cuckoo, Chanchal, Ram Avtar, Pratima Devi | Romantic Drama | Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
| Phoolon Ke Haar | G. P. Pawar | Nasir Khan, Geeta Bali, Nigar Sultana, Yashodhara Katju, Hiralal, Sunder, Madhav Kale | Drama | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Indeevar, D. N. Madhok |
| Pyar Ki Baaten | Akhtar Hussain | Trilok Kapoor, Nargis, Nazir, Maruti, Nissar, Khurshid, Cuckoo | Social | Music: Bulo C. Rani, Khayyam Lyrics: Khawar Zaman, M. L. Khanna |
| Rajput | Lekhraj Bhakri | Suraiya, P. Jairaj, Kuldip Kaur, Sapru, Maruti, Randhir | Action Drama | Music: Hansraj Behl Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Indeevar, Asad Bhopali, Kaif Irfani |
| Ram Janma | Nanabhai Bhatt | Nirupa Roy, Trilok Kapoor, Veera, Shobhana Samarth, Ramsingh | Religious | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Ramesh Gupta |
| Riding Hero | Chandrakant Gaur | Maruti, P. Kailash, Basant Malini, Bhim, Babu Raje | Action | Music: Indravardhan Bhatt Lyrics: |

## S-Z

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
| Saagar | P. Jairaj | Nargis, P. Jairaj, Bharat Bhushan, Durga Khote, Veera, K. N. Singh, David | Family Romance triangle | Music: S. K. Pal Lyrics: Narendra Sharma |
| Sabz Bagh | Aziz Kashmiri | Nimmi, Shekhar, Pran, Chand Burque, Om Prakash, Suraiya Choudhary, Kamal Kapoor, Rashid Khan, Majnu, Cuckoo | Social Drama | Music: Vinod, Gulshan Sufi Lyrics: Aziz Kashmiri |
| Sagai | H. S. Rawail | Premnath, Gope, Yakub, Sunder, Cuckoo, Rehana, Vijayalaxmi, Purnima, Mohana, Iftekhar | Family Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan |
| Saiyan | M. Sadiq | Madhubala, Sajjan, Raj Mehra, Jayant, Ramesh Thakur, Cuckoo, Amar, Leela Chitnis | Romantic melodrama | Music: Sajjad Hussain Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan, D.N. Madhok, Hasrat Jaipuri (1) |
| Sanam | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Dev Anand, Suraiya, Meena Kumari, Gope, K. N. Singh, Pratima Devi, Jillobai | | Music: Husanlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Sansar | S. S. Vasan | M. K. Radha, Vanaja, Pushpavalli, Mohana, Agha, Ishwarlal, Ratnappa, Swaraj, David | Social | Music: Parthasarthi, B. S. Kalla, Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Sarkar | K. Amarnath | Ajit, Veena, Usha Kiran, Shashikala, Hiralal, Ulhas, S. Nazir, Cuckoo, Murad | Costume Action Drama | Music: Gobind Ram Lyrics: |
| Saudagar | M. I. Dharamsey | Nasir Khan, Rehana, K. N. Singh, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Bhudo Advani, Suraiya Choudhary | Social Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Pyarelal Santoshi, Hasrat Jaipuri, Hanuman Prasad |
| Sazaa | Fali Mistry | Dev Anand, Nimmi, Shyama, K. N. Singh, Lalita Pawar, Mukri, Durga Khote, Gope | Romantic melodrama | Music: S. D. Burman Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, Sahir Ludhianvi (1) |
| Shabistan | B. Mitra | Naseem Banu, Shyam, Sapru, Murad, Cuckoo, Bipin Gupta | Costume Drama | Shyam died during the making of this film from a fall off a horseback. Music: Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Shagun | S. Arora | Sulochana Chatterji, Kamal Kapoor, Bhudo Advani, Wasti Ranjit Kumari | | Music: Husnlal Bhagatram, Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Mulkraj Bhakri |
| Shokian | Kidar Sharma | Premnath, Suraiya, Jeevan, Helen O'Brian, Nazira, Achala Sachdev | Costume Action Drama | Music: Jamal Sen Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Shri Ganesh Janma | Jayant Desai | Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan, Ulhas, Vasantrao Pahelwan, Tiwari | Religious | Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Bharat Vyas |
| Shri Vishnu Bhagwan | Raja Nene | Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Usha Kiran, Jankidas | Religious | Music: Avinash Vyas Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Mukhram Sharma |
| Shrikrishna Satyabhama | Raja Paranjpe | Shahu Modak, Purnima, Anant Marathe, Vasantrao Pahelwan, Nimbalkar | Religious | Music: K. Bhole Lyrics: Mukhram Sharma |
| Simba | Mohammed Hussain | Bimla, Raja Salim, Krishna Kumari, Baburao, Sheikh, Habib | Action Adventure | Music: D. C. Dutta Lyrics: Farooq Qaisar, Indeevar (2) |
| Stage | Vijay Mhatre | Dev Anand, Ramola, Kuldip Kaur, Mubarak, Cuckoo, Sunder, Ram Singh, Raj Mehra | Social Drama | Music: Sardar Malik Lyrics: Sarshar Sailani |
| Tarana | Ram Daryani | Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Shyama, Kumar, Jeevan, Gope, Gulab | Romantic Drama | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: D. N. Madhok, Kaif Irfani Prem Dhawan |
| Ustad Pedro | Tara Harish | Sheikh Mukhtar, Begum Para, Mukri, Shammi, Sapru, Agha | Action | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |