A list of films produced by the Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai in 1944:
Highest-grossing films The seven highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1944:
1944Rank Title Notes 1. Rattan 2. Dost 3. Bhanwara 4. Meri Bahen 5. Bharthari 6. Mumtaz Mahal 7. Chal Chal Re Naujawan
A-C Title Director Cast Genre NotesAaina S. M. YusufTrilok Kapoor, Sulochana Chatterjee, Yakub, Gope, Kaushalya, Yashodhra Katju, Husn Banu, Mirza Musharraf, Leela MishraSocial Music: Fateh Ali Khan, Gulshan SufiLyrics: Pandit Phani, Tanveer NaqviAnbanNiren Lahiri Nargis, Pahari Sanyal, Shah Nawaz, Shobhana Samarth, Gajanan Jagirdar, Mubarak Social Drama Music: Gyan DuttLyrics: Pandit MadhurBade Nawab Saheb B. D. Vedi Chandra Mohan, Pramila, Pahari Sanyal, Bibbo, Kumar, Leela Mishra, Sushil Kumar, Shanta Patel, Ghory Social Music: Bashir DehlviLyrics: Shams LakhnaviBadi Baat Mazhar Khan Swarnalata, Mazhar Khan, Ulhas, Yakub, Zarina, Kumar, Gulab, Madhusudan Social Music: Firoz NizamiLyrics: Swami Ramanand Saraswati, Roopbani, Saraswati Kumar DeepakBadmash A. Karim Anil Kumar, Shantarin, Benjamin, Leela Pawar, Sadiq, Jehangir Action Music: Khan MastanaLyrics: A. KarimBahadurBhagwan Bhagwan, Shanta Patel, Baburao Pendharkar, Surekha, Samson, Bibijan, Gharpure Action Music: C. RamchandraLyrics: Ehsan RizviBahar M. Sadiq Mehtab, Wasti, Nirmala Devi, Badri Prasad Social Music: NaushadLyrics:Bandukwali K. AmarnathS. Nazir, Romila, Anil Kumar, Rekha Pawar, Prakash, Mehar Banu Action Music: Ram Gopal PandeyLyrics: Ehsan RizviBeda PaarTara Harish Sulochana Chatterjee, Dalpat, Bibìjan, Baburao Pehalwan, Nazira, Fazlu, M. Sandow Action Music: Vasant Kumar NaiduLyrics: Shams LakhnaviBhagya Laxmi Sarvottam Badami Shanta Apte, Prem Adib, Vasanti, Jagdish Sethi, Agha, Rajkumari Shukla, Moni Chatterjee Family Drama Music: G. M. DurraniLyrics:Bhai Krishna Dev Mehra Zahur Raja, Asha, Satish, Radharani, Manorama, Sabir Family Drama Music: Ghulam HaiderLyrics: Shatir GhaznaviBhanvaraKidar Sharma K. L. Saigal, Monica Desai, Yakub, Kamla Chatterjee, Arun Kumar, Kesari, Brijmala Romance Comedy Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: Kidar Sharma, Swami Ramanand Saraswati, Pandit IndraBhartrahariChaturbhuj Doshi Mumtaz Shanti, Surendra, Sulochana Chatterjee, Arun Kumar, Yashwant Dave, Jehanara Kajjan, Nagendra Fantasy Devotional Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: Pandit IndraCaravan Aspi Irani Arun Kumar, Kamla Chatterjee, Kesari, Sylvie St. Clair, Premlata Action Music: Bulo C. RaniLyrics: Swami Ramanand Saraswati, Pandit Indra, Munshi Aziz, SharmaChal Chal Re Naujawan Gyan Mukherjee Ashok Kumar, Naseem Banu, Rafiq Ghaznvi, V. H. Desai, Jagdish Sethi, Motibai, Navin Yagnik Social Music: Ghulam HaiderLyrics: Kavi PradeepChand D.D. Kashyap Sitara Devi, Prem Adib, Begum Para, Sapru, Shashikala, Balakram, Guru Dutt, Ram Singh Social Music: Lyrics:Char Aankhen Sushil Majumdar Leela Chitnis, P. Jairaj, P. F. Peethawala, Ashalata, Paul Mahendra, Nand Kishore Social Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Narendra Sharma
D-K Title Director Cast Genre NotesDaasi Hiren BoseNajam,Ragini, Khairati, Kalavati, Om Prakash, Gyani, Pran Social Najmul Hassan with Ragini were the top film heroines from Lahore in the 1940s. Some scenes shot in the movie Punjab Assembly building and Mall Road Lahore, Music: Pandit AmarnathLyrics: D. N. Madhok song sang by Shamshad Begum, S. D. Batish, Zeenat BegumDil Ki Baat Pralhad Keshav Atre Ishwarlal, Vanmala, Durga Khote, Leela Mishra, Dixit, Baburao, Sheela, Mirajkar Romantic Drama Music: C. RamchandraLyrics: Rammurti ChaturvediDo or Die a.k.a. Zindagi Ya Maut Harbans Singh Sheela, Baburao, Mirajkar, Samson Action Music: Mushtaq Hussain, KelkarLyrics: Ehsan RizviDost Shaukat Hussain Rizvi Motilal, Noor Jehan, Maya Banerjee, Himalayawala, Husn Banu, Vatsala Kumtekar, Kanhaiyalal, Agha, Mirza Musharraf Social Drama Music: Sajjad HussainLyrics: Shams LakhnaviDr. KumarKishore Sharma Paresh Bannerjee, Latika, Sankatha Prasad, Rajkumari Shukla, Khurshid Jr, Nazma Drama Music: Saraswati DeviLyrics: Gafil HarnalviDraupadi Baburao Patel Sushila Rani Patel, Chandra Mohan, Mazhar Khan, David, Badri Prasad, Dixit, K. N. Singh, Leela Mishra Fantasy Music: Hanuman PrasadLyrics: Pandit IndraGaali R. S. Choudhury Karan Dewan, Nirmala Devi, Yakub, Manju Dewan, Sunalini Devi, Kanhaiyalal, Jilloo, Kamta Prasad, Mehndi Raza Social Drama Music: Hanuman Prasad, Sajjad HussainLyrics: Rammurti ChaturvediGeet a.k.a. The Song S. U. Sunny Shahu Modak, Nirmala Devi, Amir Ali, Shakir, Chandabai, Zahid Ali Social Music: NaushadLyrics: D. N. MadhokGhar Ki Shobha Harshadrai Sakerlal Mehta Ramesh Saigal Karan Dewan, Swarnalata, Yashodhra Katju, Dixit, Jagdish Sethi, Fazlu Family Drama Music: Allah RakhaLyrics: RoopbaniInsaanBabubhai Jani Kishore Sahu, Shobhana Samarth, Pahari Sanyal, David, Maya Banerjee, Krishna Chandra Dey, Nand Kishore Social Music: Gyan DuttLyrics: Pandit IndraIrada M. Shamsuddin Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Patience Cooper, Shaida Keoravi, Purnima, Shyam Laha, Pushpa Rani Social Music: Pandit AmarnathLyrics: Aziz KashmiriIsmat Sibtain Fazli Mehtab, Nargis, Nandrekar, Pratima Devi, Bhudo Advani, Irshad Ghory, Jani Babu Social Music: Pandit Govardhan PrasadLyrics: Shams LakhnaviJadui KismatA. M. Khan Shanta Patel, Shiraz, Mehar Bano, Nawaz, Anwaribai, Sultan Baba Action Music: Behram IraniLyrics: Ehsan RizviJeevan M. Sadiq Mehtab, Wasti, Nirmala Devi, Badri Prasad, Misra, Shyam Kumar Social Music: NaushadLyrics: D. N. Madhok, Mahir Ul QadriJwar Bhata Amiya Chakravarty Dilip Kumar, Mridula Rani, Shamim Bano, Agha, Bikram Kapoor, K. N. Singh, Khalil, Mumtaz Ali Drama Debut of Dilip Kumar. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Narendra SharmaKadambari Nandlal JaswantlalVanmala, Shanta Apte, Pahari Sanyal, Harish, Jeevan, Jagdish Sethi Costume Music: Hari Prasanna DasLyrics: Miss KamalKaliyan Kidar Sharma Motilal, Leela Desai, Ramola, Amarnath, Sulochana Chatterjee, Leela Mishra, Rajinder Singh Social Music: G.A. ChishtiLyrics: Kidar SharmaKavita K. J. Parmar, Mahesh Chander Ratnamala, Umakant, Jeevan, Kanta Kumari, Badri Prasad, Athavale Social Music: Shankar Rao VyasLyrics: Ramesh GuptaKiran Gajanan Jagirdar Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Jagirdar, Kanhaiyalal, Kusum Deshpande, Rama Shukal, Rajkumari Shukla, Nand Kishore Social Music: Ninu MajumdarLyrics:Kismatwala Nanubhai Vakil Prakash, Urmila, Navin Yagnik, Himalayawala, Vatsala Kumtekar, Narmada Shankar, Geeta Sardesai Action Music: Shanti Kumar, Master RatanlalLyrics: Shams Lakhnavi Krishna Bhakta BodanaJBH Wadia Sheikh Mukhtar, Ranjit Kumari, Gope, Badri Prasad, Meera, Rani Premlata, Gulab, S.B. NayampalliDevotional Music: Avinash Vyas, Shankar Rao VyasLyrics: Pandit Indra
L-M Title Director Cast Genre NotesLady Doctor Wali Saheb Mumtaz Shanti, Sajjan, Ulhas, Mubarak, Maya Bannerjee, David, Nandrekar Social Music: Lyrics: Wali SahebLaheri BadmashNari Ghadiali Husnara, Yusuf Effendi, Bibijan, Mannan, Putlibai, Mohammed Hussain, Mohammed Sandow Action Music: Avinash VyasLyrics: Sadiq LakhnaviLaheri CameramanNari Ghadiali Benjamin, Shantarin, Agha, Bibijan, Nazira, Sadiq, Munchi Tuthi Action Music: K. Narayana RaoLyrics: Waheed QureshiLal Haveli K.B. Lall Noor Jehan, Surendra, Yakub, Ulhas, Baby Meena Kumari, Maya Bannerjee, Kanhaiyalal, Vatsala Kumtekar, Ghory, Badri Prasad Social Family Drama Music: Mir SahebLyrics: Shams LucknaviLalkarJayant Desai Ramola, Ishwarlal, Maya Bannerjee, Mubarak Social Music: C. RamchandraLyrics: Pandit MadhurLieutenantNari Ghadiali Sharda, Benjamin, Bibijan, Sandow, Nazira, Putlibai, Shahzadi Action Music: Lyrics: MustafaMaa BaapV. M. Vyas Veena, Nazir, Yakub, Majeed, Amirbai Karnataki, Dixit, Jagdish, Rajkumari Shukla Social Family Drama Music: Allah RakhaLyrics: RoopbaniMaharathi KarnaBhalji PendharkarPrithviraj Kapoor, Swarnalata, Durga Khote, Shahu Modak, Kamalakar Torne, K. N. Singh, Nimbalkar, Vasantrao Pehalwan Action, Adventure, Drama, War Music: Datta KorgaonkarLyrics: Pandit ShivkumarMali V. Shantaram Mahipal, Nana Palsikar, Amirbai Karnataki Devotional Music: Master KrishnaraoLyrics: Deewan Sharar, Ratan Piya, Bekal, MahipalMan Ki Jeet Wahid-ud-din Zia-ud-din Ahmed (W. Z. Ahmed) Nina, Shyam, Tiwari, Rajkumari Shukla, Prakash, Saroj Borkar, Gulab Social Music: S. K. PalLyrics: Josh Malihabadi, Bharat VyasManorama Jayant Desai Ishwarlal, Leela Chitnis, Maya Banerjee, Mubarak, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Alaknanda, Naseem Jr. Social Music: C. RamchandraLyrics: Anjum PilibhitiMauji JeevanPoonawala Sulochana Chatterjee, Harishchandra, Nazira, Ghory, Bibijan, Dalpat, Habib, Devaskar Action Music: Gulshan SufiLyrics: Baba PaagalMaya Nagari Dhirubhai Desai Prakash, Rajkumari, Yashwant Dave, Shahzadi, Samson, Fazlu Fantasy Music: Veer SinghLyrics:Meena Phani Majumdar Hansa Wadkar, Vasanti, Dixit, Shashi Kapoor, Shakir, Ratan Piya Social Music: Hari Prasanna DasLyrics: Pandit PhaniMeri Bahen a.k.a. My Sister Hemchandra ChunderK. L. Saigal, Tulsi Chakraborty, Chandrabati Devi, Sumitra Devi, Nawab, Akhtar Jehan, Hiralal, Tandon Family Social Music: Pankaj MullickLyrics: Pandit BhushanMiss Devi C. M. Trivedi Surendra, Leela Desai, Nazir, Moni Chatterjee, Jagdish, Agha Social Music: Ashok GhoshLyrics:MujrimNitin Bose Motilal, Leela Desai, Yakub, Jagdish Sethi, Veena, Sunalini Devi, S. Nazir, Cuckoo Social Music: Gyan Prakash GhoshLyrics: Rammurti Chaturvedi, Kailash MatwalaMumtaz Mahal Kidar Nath Sharma Khursheed Bano, Chandra Mohan, Yakub, Madhubala, Sulochana Chatterjee, Brijmala, Rajinder Singh Historical Romance Music: Khemchand PrakashLyrics: Wali Saheb
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