# List of Hindi films of 1961

A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1961:

## Highest-grossing films

The twenty highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1961:
| Rank | Title | Cast |
| 1. | Gunga Jumna | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 2. | Junglee | Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu |
| 3. | Gharana | Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Asha Parekh |
| 4. | Aas Ka Panchhi | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala |
| 5. | Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai | Dev Anand, Asha Parekh |
| 6. | Sasural | Rajendra Kumar, B. Saroja Devi |
| 7. | Hum Dono | Dev Anand, Sadhana, Nanda |
| 8. | Kabuliwala | Balraj Sahni |
| 9. | Zindagi aur Khwab | Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari |
| 10. | Shola Aur Shabnam | Dharmendra, Tarla Mehta |
| 11. | Jhumroo | Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar |
| 12. | Nazrana | Raj Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala |
| 13. | Pyar Ka Saagar | Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari |
| 14. | Maya | Dev Anand, Mala Sinha |
| 15. | Chhaya | Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Nirupa Roy |
| 16. | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman |
| 17. | Reshmi Rumal | Manoj Kumar, Shakila |
| 18. | Piya Milan Ki Aas | Manoj Kumar |
| 19. | Chote Nawab | Mehmood, Ameeta |
| 20. | Boy Friend | Madhubala, Shammi Kapoor, Dharmendra |

## A-G

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Aas Ka Panchhi | J. Om Prakash | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala | Family Drama | Music by Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar | Prabhu Dayal | Nalini Jaywant, Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Prabhu Dayal | Drama Family | Music by C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |
| Amrit Manthan | S. N. Tripathi | Usha Kiran, Manhar Desai, Sulochana Chatterjee, Ulhas, Ratnamala, Sunder, Yashodhra Katju, Dalpat, Jeevankala, Amirbai Karnataki | Mythology | Music: S. N. Tripathi Lyrics: B. D. Mishra |
| Aplam Chaplam | Roop K. Shorey | I. S. Johar, Kumkum, Tiwari | Comedy | Music by Chitragupta |
| Apsara | B.M. Vyas | Pradeep Kumar, Padmini, Nirupa Roy | Drama | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Arab Ka Sitara | R.K. Rehman | Shyam Kumar, Sheela Kashmiri, Kamran | Action | Music by Saadat Khan |
| Bada Aadmi | Kaushal Raj | Sheikh Mukhtar, Subiraj, Vijaya Choudhry | Action | Chitragupta |
| Batwara | Karunesh Thakur | Balraj Sahni, Pradeep Kumar, Jabeen, Shashikala | Family Drama | Music by S Madan |
| Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan | Sadashiv Rao Kavi | Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahni | Family Drama | Sudhir Phadke |
| Boy Friend | Naresh Saigal | Shammi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Madhubala | Romance | Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Char Diwari | Krishan Chopra | Shashi Kapoor, Nanda, Manmohan Krishna | Romance Family | Music by Salil Chowdhary |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | Ram Narayan Gabale | | | |
| Chhaya | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh | | Music by Salil Chowdhary |
| Chhote Nawab | S. A. Akbar | Mehmood, Ameeta, Minoo Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, R. D. Burman | Comedy Romance | Music by Rahul Dev Burman |
| Dark Street | Naresh Saigal | Ashok Kumar, K.N. Singh, Amirbai Karnataki, Nishi | Action | Music by Dattaram |
| Dharmputra | Yash Chopra | Shashi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Indrani Mukherjee | Social Family Drama | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi Music by N.Dutta |
| Do Bhai | Vishram Bedekar | Shakila, Helen, Abhi Bhattacharya, Om Prakash, Daisy Irani | Family | Music by N.Dutta |
| Flat No. 9 | Ramesh Sharma | Ashok Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Helen | | Music by Usha Khanna |
| Gharana | S.S. Vasan | Rajendra Kumar, Asha Parekh, Lalita Pawar | Family Drama | Music by Ravi |
| Gunga Jumna | Nitin Bose | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Nazir Khan | Drama Action | Music by Naushad |

## H-O

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Hamari Yaad Aayegi | Kidar Sharma | Tanuja, Ashok Sharma | Romance Drama | Snehal Bhatkar |
| Hum Dono | Amarjeet | Dev Anand, Nanda, Sadhna | Drama Family Romance War | Entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival Music by Jaidev |
| Hum Matwaale Naujawaan | L.R. Asthana | Shekhar, Sayeeda Khan, Jeevan, Agha | Drama Family | Chitragupta |
| Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai | Nasir Hussain | Dev Anand, Asha Parekh, Pran | Romance | Music by Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Jadoo Nagri | Radhakant | Ranjan, Vijaya Choudhary, Jeevan | Fantasy | Music by S.N. Tripathi |
| Jai Bhawani | Dhirubhai Desai | Jayshree Gadkar, Manhar Desai, Lata Sinha, Veena | Mythology | Music by S. Mohinder |
| Jai Chittor | Jaswant Jhaveri | Nirupa Roy, Jairaj, Bipin Gupta | Drama History | Music by S.N. Tripathi |
| Jhumroo | Shanker Mukherjee | Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar, Chanchal | Romance Drama | Music by Kishore Kumar |
| Junglee | Subodh Mukherjee | Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Azra | Romance | Intro: Saira Banu, Music by Shankar- Jaikishan |
| Kabuliwala | Hemen Gupta | Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sonu, Baby Farida | Drama | A Bimal Roy Productions, Music by Salil Choudhary |
| Karorepati | Mohan Sehgal | Kishore Kumar, Kumkum, Anoop Kumar, Shashikala | Comedy, Crime | Music by Shankar–Jaikishan |
| Kanch Ki Gudiya | H. S. Rawail | Manoj Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Tarun Bose, Shubha Khote | Drama Family | Music by Suhrid Kar |
| Khiladi | B.J. Patel | Ranjan, Jabeen, Shammi, Sunder, Tiwari | Action | Sardul Kwatra |
| Madan Manjri | J. Trivedi | Manhar Desai, Ajit, Nalini Chonker | Fantasy | Sardar Malik |
| Mahavat | M. A. Thirumugam | Udaykumar, B. Saroja Devi | Drama | Music by Sudharshan. Dubbed from Tamil |
| Main Aur Mera Bhai | Dharam Kumar | Ajit, Ameeta, Lalita Pawar, Helen | Family Drama | Music by C. Arjun composer |
| Matlabi Duniya | Radhakant M Thakur | Anant Kumar, Dhumal, Asha | Social | Shashank Banerji |
| Maya | D.D. Kashyap | Dev Anand, Mala Sinha | Drama Crime Romance | Salil Chowdhury |
| Memdidi | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Tanuja, Keysi Mehra, Lalita Pawar, Jayant, David | Drama | Music by Salil Choudhary |
| Mera Suhaag | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Nazima, Kanta Rao | Family Drama | Music by Arun Raghavan |
| Modern Girl | R. Bhattacharya | Pradeep Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Helen | Family Drama | Ravi |
| Mr. India | G.P. Sippy | Geeta Bali, I. S. Johar, Helen, Feroz Khan | Comedy, Crime | Music by G.S. Kohli |
| Murad | Nari Ghadiali | Chitra, Asgar, Manju | | Hanuman Prasad Triloki |
| Nazrana | Sridhar | Raj Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala Gemini Ganesan, Usha Kiran | Family Drama | Music by Ravi |
| Oomar Qaid | Aspi Irani | Sheikh Mukhtiar, Sudhir, Nazima, Mukri, Helen, Sulochana. | | Music by Iqbal Qureshi |
| Opera House | P.L. Santoshi | Ajit, B. Saroja Devi, Lalita Pawar | Crime Thriller Romance | Music by Chitragupta |

## P-Z

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Passport | Pramod Chakravorty | Pradeep Kumar, Madhubala, K.N. Singh | Thriller | Qamar Jalalabadi-Kalyanji Anandji |
| Piya Milan Ki Aas | S. N. Tripathi | Manoj Kumar, Ameeta | Romance | S. N. Tripathi |
| Pyaase Panchhi | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt | Mehmood, Leela Mishra Ameeta,Malka,Niranjan Sharma,Uma Khosla, Agha, Jeevan, David | Romance, Comedy | Music by Kalyanji Anandji Assts by Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Pyaar Ka Saagar | Devendra Goel | Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Madan Puri | Romance, Drama | Music by Ravi |
| Pyaar Ki Dastan | P.L. Santoshi | Ameeta, Sudesh Kumar, Shubha Khote, Mohan Choti, Helen | Romance | Music by Naushad |
| Pyaar Ki Pyaas | Mahesh Kaul | Honey Irani, Shrikant, Nishi, Manmohan Krishna | Drama Family | Music by Vasant Desai |
| Ram Lila | Chandrakant | Abhi Bhattacharya, Jayshree T, Shahu Modak, Leela Chitnis, Tiwari, Anil Kumar, Tun Tun | Mythological | Music by S.N. Tripathi |
| Razia Sultana | Devendra Goel | Nirupa Roy, Kamran, Jairaj, Agha, Madhumati | Historical Romance | Music by Lachchiram Bhairam |
| Reshmi Rumal | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt | Manoj Kumar, Shakila, Kamal Kapoor, K. N. Singh, Helen | Romance | Music by Babul |
| Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | Harnam Singh Rawail | Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Jeevan, Sunder | Romance | Music by Shankar Jaikishan |
| Saaya | Shreeram | Nasir Khan, Nigar Sultana, Helen, Chitra, Madan Puri | Family Drama | Music by Ram Ganguly |
| Salaam Memsaab | Kalpataru | Kumkum, Subbi Raj, K. N. Singh | Thriller, Action, Romance | Music by Ravi |
| Sampoorna Ramayana | Babubhai Mistry | Mahipal, Anita Guha, Achala Sachdev, Lalita Pawar, Badri Prasad | Mythological | Music by Vasant Desai |
| Sanjog | Pramod Chakravorty | Pradeep Kumar, Anita Guha, Shubha Khote, Om Prakash | Drama Social Family | Music by Madan Mohan |
| Sapera | B. J. Patel | Ranjan, Jeevan Kala, Tiwari | | Music by Ajit Merchant, Lyrics: Indivar |
| Sapne Suhane | Kedar Kapoor | Balraj Sahni, Geeta Bali, Chandrashekhar, Kamini Kadam | Romance Drama | Music by Salil Choudhary |
| Sara Jahan Hamara | Prakash Chabra | Premnath, Shyama, Jankidas, Azra | Crime Action Drama | Music by Babul |
| Saranga | Dhirubai Desai | Sudesh Kumar, Jayshree Gadkar | | |
| Sasural | T. Prakash Rao | Rajendra Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Mehmood, Shubha Khote, Dhumal | Family Drama | Music by Shankar Jaikishan |
| Sati Renuka | Prakash Rao | Jamuna, G. Varalaxmi | Mythological | Music by S. L. Merchant Shreeram, Lyrics by Bharat Vyas |
| Saugandh | G. K. Ramu | Anjali Devi, Gemini Ganesan, Kamla Laxman, M. N. Nambiar. | Drama | Music by Dilip Dholakia |
| Savitri | Phani Majumdar | | Children's Film | Received All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Children's Film |
| Senapati | Kedar Kapoor | Prithviraj Kapoor, Nalini Jaywant | Costume Drama | Music by Madan Mohan |
| Shahi Farman | K. Anand | Krishna Kumari, Kamran | Action | Music by Harbans |
| Shama | Lekhraj Bhakri | Nimmi, Suraiya, Vijay Dutt | Social Drama | Ghulam Mohammed |
| Shola Aur Shabnam | Ramesh Saigal | Dharmendra, Tarla | Romance Drama | Khayyam |
| Shola Jo Bhadke | Bhagwan | Kumkum, Purnima, Suresh, Anwar, Bhagwan, Helen | Musical | Music by Nissar |
| Stree | V. Shantaram | V. Shantaram, Sandhya, Rajshree | Drama | Music by C. Ramchandra |
| Suhag Sindoor | Krishanan Panju | Balraj Sahni, Mala Sinha, Manoj Kumar | Family Social Drama | Music by Chitragupta |
| Tanhai | Ram Narayan Gabale | Karan Dewan, Usha Kiran, Purnima, Jagirdar | | Music by Mohd. Shafi |
| Teen Kanya: Tales of Three girls (Bengali) | Satyajit Ray | Chandana Banerjee, Anil Chatterjee, Kali Banerjee, Kumar Roy, Soumitra Chatterjee, Aparna Sen, Gita Dey | Anthology film | Based on short stories by Rabindranath Tagore |
| Teen Ustad | Nanabhai Bhatt | Suresh, Ameeta, Shammi, Honey Irani | Action Crime Drama | Music by Dilip Dholakia |
| Tel Malish Boot Polish | Romey Dey | Sheikh Mukhtar, Kumkum, Chandrashekhar, Madan Puri | Action Drama | Music by Chitragupta |
| Wanted | Nisar Ahmad Ansari | Vijay Kumar, Sayeeda Khan | Action | Music by Ravi |
| Warrant | Kedar Kapoor | Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Shakila, Dhumal | Action | Music by Roshan |
| Wazir-e-Azam | R. S. Rahi | Chand Usmani, Nadira, Indira Billi, Bhagwan, Helen | Adventure, Costume Drama | Music by Robin Banerjee |
| Zabak | Homi Wadia | Mahipal, Shyama, Chitra | Costume Drama | Chitragupta |
| Zalim Jadugar | Sultan | Hercules, Neeta, Rajrani | Fantasy, Action | Music by Iqbal |
| Zamana Badal Gaya | Jayant Desai | Charlie, Chand Usmani, Naina, Iftekhar, Bhagwan, Helen | Social | Music by Iqbal Qureshi |
| Zindagi aur Khwab | S. Banerjee | Meena Kumari, Rajendra Kumar, Jayant, Agha, Naaz, Pratima Devi, Jeevankala | Romantic melodrama | Music: Dattaram Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep |