List of Bollywood films of 1950

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An overview of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1950:^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

1950

The notable and top grossing films of 1950 at the box-office were Samadhi, Babul, Dastan, Jogan, Sangram and Beqasoor.^[6][7][8]

Films

• Samadhi was Filmistan's big "box-office hit"(s) of 1950.^[9] It was directed by Ramesh Saigal, who was one of the top directors of Filmistan with films like Shaheed (1948), Samadhi (1950) and Shikast (1953).^[10] The music was composed by C. Ramchandra, with "Gore Gore Banke Chhore" (Oh Fair Lad) sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Amirbai Karnataki, and picturised on Kuldip Kaur and Nalini Jaywant, becoming a popular song,.^[11] Described as a "patriotic spy-thriller", "the film turned out to be the year's biggest hit with a gross profit of ₹ 75 lakhs".^[6]

• Babul had Dilip Kumar in another tragic role, where he was teamed with Nargis and Munawwar Sultana. It was directed by S. U. Sunny. The music composer was Naushad, and he had Shamshad Begum give playback for seven out of the twelve songs in the film. A famous song by Talat Mehmood and Shamshad was "Milte Hi Anken Dil Hua Diwana Kisika".^[12] Naushad had Talat Mehmood singing for the first and last time under his baton. The famous Talat solo was "Husnwalon Ko Na Dil Do Yeh Mita Dete Hain" (Don't Give Your Heart To The Pretty Ones, They Destroy It). The songs of this film made Talat the "most sought-after ghazal singer". ^[13] The film was a big success and grossed an estimated ₹ 70 lakhs.^[6]

• Sangram starred Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant again. Written and directed by Gyan Mukherjee for Bombay Talkies, it had music by C. Ramchandra. A popular song from the film was "Yaara Wai Wai, Yaara Wai Wai".^[11] The film as a box-office success commercially, earning a gross profit of ₹ 50 lakhs.^[14][6]

• ''Dastan was directed by A. R. Kardar, with Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, and Veena in the main roles. The film was a tragic melodrama narrated in a flashback by Suraiya's character.^[15] This was the only film in which Kapoor and Suraiya starred together.^[16] The "waltz-type rhythm" song "Tara Ri Tara ri" sung by Suraiya and Mohammed Rafi, became a popular number.^[17] Inspired from the film Enchantment (1948),^[18] it's referred to as "one of the biggest commercial hits",^[19] grossing an estimated ₹ 65 lakhs.^[6]

• Jogan directed by Kidar Sharma, featured Dilip Kumar and Nargis. It was described as Dilip Kumar's "most powerful portrayal as a one-way love seeker". It had Nargis playing a Meera-like Sadhvi and has been referred to as a "most famous classic".^[20] The film grossed ₹ 62 lakhs.^[6]

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References

External links

• Bollywood films of 1950 at the Internet Movie Database