Top 10 Highest Grossing Bollywood Films of 1956
| Rank | Film | Box Office Worldwide (Approximate) | Box Office India (Net) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Inspector | 0.80 Crore | 0.40 Crore |
| 9 | Funtoosh | 0.90 Crore | 0.45 Crore |
| 8 | Toofan Aur Diya | 1.15 Crore | 0.60 Crore |
| 7 | Bhai Bhai | 1.25 Crore | 0.65 Crore |
| 6 | Raj Hath | 1.35 Crore | 0.70 Crore |
| 5 | New Delhi | 1.45 Crore | 0.75 Crore |
| 4 | Basant Bahar | 1.55 Crore | 0.80 Crore |
| 3 | Chori Chori | 1.80 Crore | 0.90 Crore |
| 2 | Ek Hi Raasta | 1.95 Crore | 1.0 Crore |
| 1 | C.I.D. | 2.50 Crore | 1.25 Crore |
List of Bollywood films produced during 1956
| Film | Director | Cast | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Ramesh Saigal | Ajit | Fantasy |
| Nalini Jaywant | |||
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Aabroo | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Kamini Kaushal | Romance |
| Kishore Kumar | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Aan Baan | D. D. Kashyap | Ajit | Drama |
| Nalini Jaywant | |||
| Pran | |||
| Aankh Ka Nasha | Ved Madan | Anita Guha | Costume |
| Shammi | |||
| Helen | |||
| Aastik | S. P. Kalla | Shahu Modak | Devotional |
| Paro Devi | |||
| Meenakshi | |||
| Alam Ara | Nanubhai Vakil | Daljeet | Costume |
| Chitra | |||
| Tiwari | |||
| Amarsingh Rathaur | Jaswant Zaveri | P. Jairaj | Historical |
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Veena | |||
| Anjaan | M. Sadiq | Vyjayantimala | Romance |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Premnath | |||
| Anuraag | Madhusadan | Mukesh | Social |
| Usha Kiran | |||
| Pratima Devi | |||
| Arab Ka Saudagar | S. D. Narang | Pradeep Kumar | Costume |
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Shashikala | |||
| Awara Shahzadi | Pyarelal | Meena Shorey | Action |
| Daljeet | |||
| Sheila Ramani | |||
| Awaz | Zia Sarhadi | Nalini Jaywant | Social |
| Usha Kiran | |||
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Ayodhyapati | S. Fattelal | Usha Kiran | Mythology |
| Abhi Bhattacharya | |||
| Anant Kumar | |||
| Badal Aur Bijli | Maurice | Manhar Desai | Action |
| Ameeta | |||
| Yashodhara Katju | |||
| Badshah Salamat | Prem Sinha | Chandrashekhar | Costume |
| Shyama | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Baghdad Ka Jadu | John Cawas | John Cawas | Action |
| Nadia | |||
| Krishna Kumari | |||
| Bajrang Bali | Manibhai Vyas | Mahipal | Religious |
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Bal Ramayan | Vijay Bhatt | Shahu Modak | Religious |
| Shobhana Samarth | |||
| Prem Adib | |||
| Bandhan | Hemchander Chander | Meena Kumari | Drama |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Motilal | |||
| Basant Bahar | Raja Nawathe | Bharat Bhushan | Romance |
| Nimmi | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Basant Panchami | Jayant Desai | Nirupa Roy | Devotional |
| Anant Kumar | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Bhagam Bhag | Bhagwan | Bhagwan | Comedy |
| Kishore Kumar | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Bhai-Bhai | M. V. Raman | Ashok Kumar | Family |
| Shyama | |||
| Kishore Kumar | |||
| C.I.D. | Raj Khosla | Dev Anand | Crime |
| Shakila | |||
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Waheeda Rehman | |||
| Caravan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal | Action |
| Shakila | |||
| Yashodra Katju | |||
| Char Dost | Nitin Bose | Vishwanath | Children |
| Kamar | |||
| Bhola | |||
| Char Minar | Ravindra Dave | Nasir Khan | Costume |
| Bhagwan | |||
| Helen | |||
| Chhoo Mantar | M. Sadiq | Johnny Walker | Comedy |
| Karan Dewan | |||
| Shyama | |||
| Chori Chori | Anant Thakur | Raj Kapoor | Romantic Comedy |
| Nargis | |||
| Pran | |||
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Dashehra | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Shahu Modak | Devotional |
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Daisy Irani | |||
| Dilli Durbar | Chandrakant Desai | Sumitra | Costume |
| Ulhas | |||
| Rehana | |||
| Devta | Pattanna | Vyjayanthimala | Fantasy |
| Anjali Devi | |||
| Gemini Ganesan | |||
| Dhake Ki Malmal | J. K. Nanda | Kishore Kumar | Social |
| Madhubala | |||
| Jagdeep | |||
| Shashikala | |||
| Dhola Maru | N. R. Acharya | Pradeep Kumar | Legend |
| Rehana | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Diwali Ki Raat | Dharam Kumar | Talat Mahmood | Social |
| Shashikala | |||
| Roopmala | |||
| Durgesh Nandini | B. Mitra | Nalini Jaywant | Costume |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Bina Rai | |||
| Ek Shola | Chander Saigal | Mala Sinha | Family |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Shobha Khote | |||
| Ek Hi Rasta | B. R. Chopra | Ashok Kumar | Social |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Sunil Dutt | |||
| Fifty Fifty | R. L. Malhotra | Nalini Jaywant | Drama |
| M. Rajan | |||
| Om Prakash | |||
| Fighting Queen | Nari Ghadiali | John Cawas | Action |
| Nadia | |||
| Pramila | |||
| Funtoosh | Chetan Anand | Dev Anand | Romance |
| Sheila Ramani | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Gauri Puja | Vinod Desai | Abhi Bhattacharya | Devotional |
| Kumkum | |||
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Ghulam Begum Badshah | Jugal Kishore | Daljeet | Action |
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Sheila Ramani | |||
| Halaku | D.D. Kashyap | Ajit | Costume |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Pran | |||
| Hum Sab Chor Hain | I. S. Johar | Shammi Kapoor | Comedy |
| Nalini Jaywant | |||
| Ameeta | |||
| Hamara Watan | Jayant Desai | Bina Rai | Social |
| Premnath | |||
| Agha | |||
| Hatim Tai | Homi Wadia | P. Jairaj | Fantasy |
| Shakila | |||
| Krishna Kumari | |||
| Heer | Hameed Butt | Nutan | Romance |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Krishna Kumari | |||
| Hotel | Manmohan Sabir | Geeta Bali | Social |
| P. Jairaj | |||
| Pran | |||
| Husn Banoo | Akkoo | Mahipal | Costume |
| Shakila | |||
| Hiralal | |||
| Inquilab | Kedar Kapoor | Shyama | Action |
| Ranjan | |||
| Kuldip Kaur | |||
| Insaaf | Kedar Kapoor | Nalini Jaywant | Action |
| Ajit | |||
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Inspector | Shakti Samanta | Ashok Kumar | Crime |
| Geeta Bali | |||
| K. N. Singh | |||
| Jagte Raho | Amit Maitra | Raj Kapoor | Social |
| Sombhu Mitra | Motilal | ||
| Nargis | |||
| Jayshree | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt | Jeevan | Social |
| Bhalchandra Shukla | Lalita Pawar | ||
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Jaldeep | Kidar Sharma | Ashok Sharma | Children |
| Zeb Rehman | |||
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Jallad | Jay Bee | Veena | Action |
| Nasir Khan | |||
| Munawar Sultan | |||
| Jungle Queen | Nari Ghadiali | Fearless Nadia | Action |
| John Cawas | |||
| Maqbul | |||
| Kar Bhala | Bhagwan | Begum Para | Action |
| Nasir Khan | |||
| Bhagwan | |||
| Karwan | Rafiq Rizvi | Mahipal | Costume |
| Shakila | |||
| Yashodhara Katju | |||
| Khul Ja Sim Sim | Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal | Fantasy |
| Shakila | |||
| Helen | |||
| Kismet | Nanabhai Bhatt | Nishi | Action |
| Peace Kanwal | |||
| Ranjan | |||
| Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Vyjayanthimala | Social |
| Sunil Dutt | |||
| Begum Par | |||
| Lal-E-Yaman | Nanubhai Vakil | Mahipal | Costume |
| Anita Guha | |||
| Chitra | |||
| Lalkaar | Nanubhai Vakil | Nirupa Roy | Action |
| Mahipal | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Lalten | Tara Harish | Motilal | Social |
| Geeta Bali | |||
| Mukri | |||
| Makkhee Choos | Ramchandra Thakur | Mahipal | Comedy |
| Shyama | |||
| Bhagwan | |||
| Malika | Majnu | Mahipal | Costume |
| Shakila | |||
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Mem Sahib | R. C. Talwar | Shammi Kapoor | Social |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Kishore Kumar | |||
| Mr. Chakram | S. P. Bakshi | Chandrashekhar | Social |
| Shyama | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Mr. Lambu | N. A. Ansari | Sheikh Mukhtar | Social Crime |
| Suraiya | |||
| Kamaljit Bhagwan | |||
| Naqab Posh | Ram Pahwa | Manhar Desai | Thriller |
| Chitra | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Naya Andaz | K. Amarnath | Kishore Kumar | Social Romance |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Johnny Walker | |||
| New Delhi | Mohan Sehgal | Kishore Kumar | Family Drama |
| Vyjayanthimala | |||
| Jabeen | |||
| Paisa Hi Paisa | Mehrish | Kishore Kumar | Comedy |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Shakila | |||
| Parivar | Asit Sen | Kishore Kumar | Family |
| P. Jairaj | |||
| Usha Kiran | |||
| Passing Show | Bhagwan | Chandrashekhar | Action |
| Shakila | |||
| Purnima | |||
| Patrani | Vijay Bhatt | Vyjayanthimala | Costume |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Shashikala | |||
| Pocket Maar | H. S. Rawail | Dev Anand | Social Crime |
| Geeta Bali | |||
| Nadira | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Raj Hath | Sohrab Modi | Madhubala | Costume |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Sohrab Modi | |||
| Raj Rani Meera | G. P. Pawar | Mahipal | Devotional |
| Prem Adib | |||
| Sulochana | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Rajdhani | Naresh Saigal | Sunil Dutt | Action |
| Nimmi | |||
| Durga Khote | |||
| Ram Navami | Raman Desai | Nirupa Roy | Devotional |
| Prem Adib | |||
| Yashodra Katju | |||
| Ramshastri Ka Nyay | Vishram Bedekar | Not Available | Biography |
| Rangeen Raten | Kedar Sharma | Shammi Kapoor | Romance |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Geeta Bali | |||
| Roop Kumari | Manibhai Vyas | Mahipal | Costume |
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Shakila | |||
| Sailaab | Guru Dutt | Geeta Bali | Romance |
| Abhi Bhattacharya | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Sajani | Vasant Painter | Anoop Kumar | Drama |
| Krishna Kumari | |||
| Ruby Myers | |||
| Samundari Daku | A. R. Zamindar | Nasir Khan | Action |
| Nadira | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Sati Ansuya | Dhirubhai Desai | Manhar Desai | Devotional |
| Sumitra | |||
| Sulochana | |||
| Sati Naag Kanya | Babubhai Mistri | Mahipal | Mythology |
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Manhar Desai | |||
| Shatranj | Gyan Mukherjee | Ashok Kumar | Social Drama |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Yakub | |||
| Shirin Farhad | Aspi Irani | Madhubala | Legend |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| P. Kailash | |||
| Sheikh Chilli | Ramchandra Thakur | Shyama | Fantasy |
| Mahipal | |||
| Agha | |||
| Shrimati 420 | G. P. Sippy | Meena Shorey | Comedy |
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Om Prakash | |||
| Sipahsalar | Mohammed Husain | Shammi Kapoor | Costume |
| Nadira | |||
| Kumkum | |||
| Helen | |||
| Sudarshan Chakra | Datta Dharamadhikari | Nalini Jaywant | Mythology |
| Mahipal | |||
| Shahu Modak | |||
| Sultan-E-Alam | Mohan Sinha | Chitra | Costume |
| Mahipal | |||
| Kuldip Kaur | |||
| Sultana Daku | Mohan Sinha | P. Jairaj | Action |
| Sheila Ramani | |||
| Krishna Kumari | |||
| Taj | Nandalal Jaswantlal | Pradeep Kumar | Costume |
| Vyjayanthimala | |||
| Bipin Gupta | |||
| Taj Aur Talwar | Dwarka Khosla | Daljeet | Action |
| Shashikala | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Taksaal | Hemen Gupta | Nirupa Roy | Social |
| Balraj Sahni | |||
| Smriti Biswas | |||
| Talwar Ka Dhani | Dwarka Khosla | Manhar Desai | Drama |
| Nadira | |||
| Anwar Hussain | |||
| Tankhah | Murtaza Changezi | Ajit | Social |
| Nigar Sultana | |||
| Naina | |||
| Toofan Aur Deeya | Prabhat Kumar | Rajendra Kumar | Social |
| Nanda | |||
| Vatsala Deshmukh | |||
| Zindagi | C. L. Dheer | Geeta Bali | Social |
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Vijayalaxmi | |||
| Zindagi Ke Mele | K. B. Lal | Chandrashekhar | Social |
| Chitra | |||
| Kumkum |
