Top 20 Highest Grossing Bollywood Films of 1972
| Rank | Film | Box Office Worldwide (Approximate) | Box Office India (Net) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Do Chor | 1.64 Crore | 0.82 Crore |
| 19 | Mere Jeevan Saathi | 1.70 Crore | 0.85 Crore |
| 18 | Shor | 1.76 Crore | 0.88 Crore |
| 17 | Anuraag | 1.80 Crore | 0.90 Crore |
| 16 | Shehzada | 1.90 Crore | 0.95 Crore |
| 15 | Dastaan | 1.94 Crore | 0.92 Crore |
| 14 | Bombay To Goa | 2.0 Crore | 1.0 Crore |
| 13 | Shararat | 2.10 Crore | 1.05 Crore |
| 12 | Apradh | 2.20 Crore | 1.10 Crore |
| 11 | Bhai Ho To Aisa | 2.50 Crore | 1.25 Crore |
| 10 | Amar Prem | 3.0 Crore | 1.50 Crore |
| 10 | Rampur La Lakshman | 3.0 Crore | 1.50 Crore |
| 9 | Samadhi | 3.20 Crore | 1.60 Crore |
| 8 | Jawani Diwani | 3.60 Crore | 1.75 Crore |
| 8 | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | 3.60 | 1.80 Crore |
| 7 | Victoria No. 203 | 4.0 Crore | 2.0 Crore |
| 6 | Apna Desh | 4.20 Crore | 2.10 Crore |
| 5 | Gora Aur Kala | 4.40 Crore | 2.20 Crore |
| 4 | Be-Imaan | 5.50 Crore | 2.25 Crore |
| 3 | Raja Jani | 5.0 Crore | 2.50 Crore |
| 2 | Pakeezah | 6.0 Crore | 3.0 Crore |
| 1 | Seeta Aur Geeta | 19.53 Crore | 3.25 Crore |
List of Bollywood Hindi Films of 1972
| Film | Director | Cast | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aan Baan | Prakash Mehra | Raakhee | Drama |
| Pran | |||
| Aankh Micholi | Ramanna | Rakesh Roshan | Drama |
| Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | |||
| Farida Jalal | |||
| Aankhon Aankhon Mein | Raghunath Jhalani | Rakesh Roshan | Drama |
| Raakhee | |||
| Pran | |||
| Amar Prem | Shakti Samanta | Rajesh Khanna | Drama |
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| Annadata | Asit Sen | Jaya Bhaduri | Drama |
| Anil Dhawan | |||
| Anokha Daan | Asit Sen | Kabir Bedi | Drama |
| Tarun Bose | |||
| Anil Dhawan | |||
| Zaheera | |||
| Anokha Milan | Jagannath Chatterjee | Dilip Kumar | Drama |
| Dharmendra | |||
| Anokhi Pehchan | Satyen Bose | Sanjay Khan | Drama |
| Raakhee | |||
| Anuraag | Shakti Samanta | Nutan | Drama |
| Rajesh Khanna | |||
| Apna Desh | Jambu | Rajesh Khanna | Drama |
| Mumtaz | |||
| Apradh | Feroz Khan | Feroz Khan | Action |
| Mumtaz | |||
| Babul Ki Galiyaan | S.D. Narang | Sanjay Khan | Drama |
| Hema Malini | |||
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Baharon Phool Barsao | Umesh Mathur | Dheeraj Kumar | Drama |
| Bandagi | K. Shankar | Pandari Bai | Romance |
| Bansi Birju | Prakash Verma | Amitabh Bachchan | Romance |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Bawarchi | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Rajesh Khanna | Comedy |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Be-Imaan | Sohanlal Kanwar | Manoj Kumar | Drama |
| Raakhee | |||
| Pran | |||
| Bees Saal Pehle | Probir Roy | Lalita Pawar | Drama |
| Bindiya Aur Bandook | Shibu Mitra | Kiran Kumar | Action |
| Asha Sachdev | |||
| Raza Murad | |||
| Bhai Ho To Aisa | Manmohan Desai | Jeetendra | Drama |
| Hema Malini | |||
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Bombay to Goa | S. Ramanathan | Amitabh Bachchan | Drama |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Aruna Irani | |||
| Mehmood | |||
| Buniyaad | Virender Sinha | Rakesh Roshan | Drama |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Yogeeta Bali | |||
| Pran | |||
| Dastaan | B. R. Chopra | Dilip Kumar | Drama |
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| Bindu | |||
| Dharkan | Devendra Goel | Sanjay Khan | Thriller |
| Mumtaz | |||
| Dil Daulat Duniya | Prem Narayan Arora | Rajesh Khanna | Drama |
| Sadhana Shivdasani | |||
| Ashok Kumar | |||
| Helen | |||
| Dil Ka Raja | P. Madhavan | Waheeda Rehman | Action |
| Raaj Kumar | |||
| Do Bachche Dus Haath | Kalpataru | Nasir Ahmad Ansari | Drama |
| Prem Nath | |||
| Do Chor | Padmanabh | Dharmendra | Action |
| Tanuja | |||
| Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche | Tulsi Ramsay | Satyendra Kapoor | Horror |
| Do Yaar | Kewal Misra | Vinod Khanna | Action |
| Rekha | |||
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Double Cross | Gogi Anand | Vijay Anand | Action |
| Rekha | |||
| Ek Adhuri Kahani | Mrinal Sen | Utpal Dutt | Drama |
| Shekhar Chatterjee | |||
| Ek Bar Mooskura Do | Ram Mukherjee | Shobhna Samarth | Drama |
| Joy Mukherjee | |||
| Tanuja | |||
| Ek Bechara | S. M. Abbas | Jeetendra | Drama |
| Rekha | |||
| Vinod Khanna | |||
| Pran | |||
| Ek Hasina Do Diwane | S. M. Abbas | Jeetendra | Romance |
| Babita, | |||
| Vinod Khanna | |||
| Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey | Ravi Khanna | Vinod Khanna | Drama |
| Ravi Khanna | |||
| Ek Nazar | B. R. Ishara | Amitabh Bachchan | Romance |
| Jaya Bachchan | |||
| Nadira | |||
| Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara | Naresh Kumar | Rajendra Kumar | Romance |
| Rekha | |||
| Garam Masala | Aspi Irani | Aruna Irani | Comedy |
| Mehmood | |||
| Gomti Ke Kinare | Saawan Kumar Tak | Meena Kumari | Drama |
| Sameer Khan | |||
| Mumtaz | |||
| Gora Aur Kala | Naresh Kumar | Rekha | Action |
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Hema Malini | |||
| Grahan | Arvind Kumar Sinha | Nutan | Drama |
| Haar Jeet | C. P. Dixit | Rehana Sultan | Drama |
| Anil Dhawan | |||
| Hari Darshan | Chandrakant | Dara Singh | Fantasy |
| B. Saroja Devi | |||
| Jai Jwala | Manohar Deepak | Sunil Dutt | Drama |
| Jangal Mein Mangal | Rajendra Bhatia | Kiran Kumar | Romance |
| Reena Roy | |||
| Pran | |||
| Janwar Aur Insaan | Tapi Chanakya | Shashi Kapoor | Drama |
| Raakhee | |||
| Jawani Diwani | Narendra Bedi | Randhir Kapoor | Romance |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Jeet | Adurthi Subba Rao | Randhir Kapoor | Romance |
| Babita | |||
| Joroo Ka Ghulam | A. Bhimsingh | Rajesh Khanna | Comedy |
| Nanda | |||
| Om Prakash | |||
| Koshish | Sampooran Singh Gulzar | Sanjeev Kumar | Romance |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Lalkar | Ramanand Sagar | Dharmendra | Action |
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Maalik | A. Bhimsingh | Rajesh Khanna | Drama |
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| Man Jaiye | B. R. Ishara | Rakesh Pandhya | Drama |
| Maya Darpan | Kumar Shahani | Aditi | Drama |
| Anil Pandya | |||
| Mehmil | Bibhuti Mitra | Shatrughan Sinha | Drama |
| Mere Bhaiya | Satyen Bose | Vijay Arora | Drama |
| Suresh Chatwal | |||
| Mere Jeevan Saathi | Ravikant Nagaich | Rajesh Khanna | Romance |
| Tanuja | |||
| Midnight | Raju | Not Available | Romance |
| Milap | B. R. Ishara | Shatrughan Sinha | Action |
| Danny Denzongpa | |||
| Mome Ki Gudiya | Mohan Kumar | Ratan Chopra | Drama |
| Tanuja | |||
| Pakeezah | Kamal Amrohi | Raaj Kumar | Drama |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Ashok Kumar | |||
| Parchhaiyan | Sharankumar Chand | Vinod Khanna | Drama |
| Bindu | |||
| Parichay | Sampooran Singh Gulzar | Jeetendra | Drama |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Pran | |||
| Piya Ka Ghar | Basu Chatterjee | Anil Dhawan | Drama |
| Jaya Badhuri | |||
| Pyaar Diwana | Samar Chatterjee | Kishore Kumar | Comedy |
| Mumtaz | |||
| Raampur Ka Lakshman | Manmohan Desai | Randhir Kapoor | Drama |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Rekha | |||
| Raaste Kaa Patthar | Mukul Dutt | Amitabh Bachchan | Action |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Raja Jani | Mohan Segal | Dharmendra | Drama |
| Hema Malini | |||
| Prem Nath | |||
| Rakhi Aur Hathkadi | S. M. Sagar | Ashok Kumar | Action |
| Asha Parekh | |||
| Rani Mera Naam | S. M. Sagar | Ashok Kumar | Drama |
| Prem Nath | |||
| Rivaaj | T. Prakash Rao | Farida Jalal | Drama |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Roop Tera Mastana | Khalid Akhtar | Jeetendra | Romance |
| Mumtaz | |||
| Pran | |||
| Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa | Satyen Bose | Ashok Kumar | Drama |
| Sabse Bada Sukh | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Vijay Arora | Drama |
| Utpal Dutt | |||
| Samaanta | Nitin Bose | Dheeraj Kumar | Drama |
| Samadhi | Prakash Mehra | Dharmendra | Romance |
| Jaya Bhaduri | |||
| Asha Parekh | |||
| Sazaa | Chand | Kabir Bedi | Thriller |
| Rekha | |||
| Jeetendra | |||
| Ashok Kumar | |||
| Seeta Aur Geeta | Ramesh Sippy | Dharmendra | Romance |
| Sanjeev Kumar | |||
| Hema Malini | |||
| Shaadi Ke Baad | L.V. Prasad | Jeetendra | Drama |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Raakhee | |||
| Shararat | Manmohan Desai | Mumtaz | Drama |
| Shatrughan Sinha | |||
| Shayar-e-Kashmir Mahjoor | Prabhat Mukherjee | Balraj Sahni | Drama |
| Shehzada | K. Shankar | Rajesh Khanna | |
| Raakhee | |||
| Shor | Manoj Kumar | Manoj Kumar | Drama |
| Nanda | |||
| Jaya Bachchan | |||
| Sub Ka Saathi | A. Bhimsingh | Vinod Khanna | Drama |
| Bharthi | |||
| Subah-O-Shaam | Tapi Chanakya | Sanjeev Kumar | Drama |
| Waheeda Rehman | |||
| Sultana Daku | Mohammed Hussain | Helen | Drama |
| Dara Singh | |||
| Tangewala | Naresh Kumar | Mumtaz | Action |
| Sujit Kumar | |||
| Tanhai | Naresh Kumar | Rehana Sultan | Drama |
| Trisandhya | Raj Marbros | Waheeda Rehman | Drama |
| Victoria No. 203 | Brij | Navin Nischol | Drama |
| Saira Banu | |||
| Ashok Kumar | |||
| Pran | |||
| Wafaa | Ramanna | Raakhee | Drama |
| Nasir Hussain | |||
| Sanjay Khan | |||
| Yaar Mera | Atma Ram | Jeetendra | Drama |
| Rakhee Gulzar | |||
| Yeh Gulistan Hamara | Atma Ra | Dev Anand | Drama |
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| Pran | |||
| Zameen Aasman | A. Veerappan | Sunil Dutt | Action |
| Yogeeta Bali | |||
| Zaroorat | B. R. Ishara | Reena Roy | Drama |
| Danny Denzongpa | |||
| Zindagi Zindagi | Tapan Sinha | Deb Mukherjee | Romance |
| Waheeda Rehman | |||
| Farida Jalal | |||
| Ashok Kumar |
