Top 20 Highest Grossing Bollywood Films of 1961
| Rank | Film | Box Office Worldwide (Approximate) | Box Office India (Net) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Boy Friend | 0.52 Crore | 0.26 Crore |
| 19 | Chote Nawab | 0.56 Crore | 0.28 Crore |
| 18 | Piya Milan Ki Aas | 0.60 Crore | 0.30 Crore |
| 17 | Reshmi Rumal | 0.64 Crore | 0.32 Crore |
| 16 | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | 0.70 Crore | 0.35 Crore |
| 15 | Chhaya | 0.76 Crore | 0.38 Crore |
| 14 | Maya | 0.80 Crore | 0.40 Crore |
| 13 | Pyar Ka Saagar | 0.84 Crore | 0.42 Crore |
| 12 | Nazrana | 0.90 Crore | 0.45 Crore |
| 11 | Shola Aur Shabnam | 1.10 Crore | 0.55 Crore |
| 10 | Jhumroo | 1.20 Crore | 0.50 Crore |
| 9 | Zindagi Aur Khwab | 1.20 Crore | 0.60 Crore |
| 8 | Kabuliwala | 1.40 Crore | 0.70 Crore |
| 7 | Hum Dono | 1.60 Crore | 0.80 Crore |
| 6 | Sasural | 1.70 Crore | 0.85 Crore |
| 5 | Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai | 1.80 Crore | 0.90 Crore |
| 4 | Aas Ka Panchhi | 2.0 Crore | 1.0 Crore |
| 3 | Gharana | 2.50 Crore | 1.25 Crore |
| 2 | Junglee | 3.50 Crore | 1.75 Crore |
| 1 | Gunga Jumna | 11.27 Crore | 3.5 Crore |
List of Bollywood films released during 1961
| Film | Director | Cast | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aas Ka Panchhi | J. Om Prakash | Rajendra Kumar | Family Drama |
| Vyjayanthimala | |||
| Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar | Prabhu Dayal | Nalini Jaywant | Drama |
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Nanda | |||
| Amrit Manthan | S. N. Tripathi | Usha Kiran | Mythology |
| Manhar Desai | |||
| Sulochana Chatterjee | |||
| Aplam Chaplam | Roop K. Shorey | I. S. Johar | Comedy |
| Kumkum | |||
| Tiwari | |||
| Apsara | B.M. Vyas | Pradeep Kumar | Drama |
| Padmini | |||
| Nirupa Roy | |||
| Arab Ka Sitara | R.K. Rehman | Shyam Kumar | Action |
| Sheela Kashmiri | |||
| Kamran | |||
| Bada Aadmi | Kaushal Raj | Sheikh Mukhtar | Action |
| Subiraj | |||
| Vijaya Choudhry | |||
| Batwara | Karunesh Thakur | Balraj Sahni | Family |
| Pradeep Kumar | |||
| Jabeen | |||
| Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan | Sadashiv Rao Kavi | Meena Kumari | Family Drama |
| Balraj Sahni | |||
| Boy Friend | Naresh Saigal | Shammi Kapoor | Romance |
| Dharmendra | |||
| Madhubala | |||
| Char Diwari | Krishan Chopra | Shashi Kapoor | Romance |
| Nanda | |||
| Manmohan Krishna | |||
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | Ram Narayan Gabale | Not Available | Drama |
| Chhaya | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Sunil Dutt | Drama |
| Asha Parekh | |||
| Chhote Nawab | S. A. Akbar | Mehmood | Comedy |
| Ameeta | |||
| Minoo Mumtaz | |||
| Dark Street | Naresh Saigal | Ashok Kumar | Action |
| K.N. Singh | |||
| Amirbai Karnataki | |||
| Dharmputra | Yash Chopra | Shashi Kapoor | Social |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Rehman | |||
| Do Bhai | Vishram Bedekar | Shakila | Family |
| Helen | |||
| Abhi Bhattacharya | |||
| Flat No. 9 | Ramesh Sharma | Ashok Kumar | Drama |
| Sayeeda Khan | |||
| Helen | |||
| Gharana | S.S. Vasan | Rajendra Kumar | Family |
| Asha Parekh | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Gunga Jumna | Nitin Bose | Dilip Kumar | Drama |
| Vyjayanthimala | |||
| Nazir Khan | |||
| Hamari Yaad Aayegi | Kidar Sharma | Tanuja | Romance |
| Ashok Sharma | |||
| Hum Dono | Amarjeet | Dev Anand | Drama |
| Nanda | |||
| Sadhna | |||
| Hum Matwaale Naujawaan | L.R. Asthana | Shekhar | Drama |
| Sayeeda Khan | |||
| Jeevan | |||
| Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai | Nasir Hussain | Dev Anand | Romance |
| Asha Parekh | |||
| Pran | |||
| Jadoo Nagri | Radhakant | Ranjan | Fantasy |
| Vijaya Choudhary | |||
| Jeevan | |||
| Jai Bhawani | Dhirubhai Desai | Jayshree Gadkar | Mythology |
| Manhar Desai | |||
| Lata Sinha | |||
| Jai Chittor | Jaswant Jhaveri | Nirupa Roy | Drama |
| Jairaj | |||
| Bipin Gupta | |||
| Jhumroo | Shanker Mukherjee | Kishore Kumar | Romance |
| Madhubala | |||
| Anoop Kumar | |||
| Junglee | Subodh Mukherjee | Shammi Kapoor | Romance |
| Saira Banu | |||
| Anoop Kumar | |||
| Kabuliwala | Hemen Gupta | Balraj Sahni | Drama |
| Usha Kiran | |||
| Sonu | |||
| Karorepati | Mohan Sehgal | Kishore Kumar | Comedy |
| Kumkum | |||
| Anoop Kumar | |||
| Kanch Ki Gudiya | H. S. Rawail | Manoj Kumar | Drama |
| Sayeeda Khan | |||
| Tarun Bose | |||
| Khiladi | B.J. Patel | Ranjan | Action |
| Jabeen | |||
| Shammi | |||
| Madan Manjri | J. Trivedi | Manhar Desai | Fantasy |
| Ajit | |||
| Nalini Chonker | |||
| Mahavat | M. A. Thirumugam | Udaykumar | Drama |
| B. Saroja Devi | |||
| Main Aur Mera Bhai | Dharam Kumar | Ajit | Family |
| Helen | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Matlabi Duniya | Radhakant M Thakur | Anant Kumar | Social |
| Dhumal | |||
| Asha | |||
| Maya | D.D. Kashyap | Dev Anand | Drama |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Memdidi | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Tanuja | Drama |
| Keysi Mehra | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Mera Suhaag | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Nazima | Family |
| Kanta Rao | |||
| Modern Girl | R. Bhattacharya | Pradeep Kumar | Family |
| Sayeeda Khan | |||
| Madan Puri | |||
| Mr. India | G.P. Sippy | Geeta Bali | Comedy |
| I. S. Johar | |||
| Helen | |||
| Murad | Nari Ghadiali | Chitra | Drama |
| Asgar | |||
| Manju | |||
| Nazrana | Sridhar | Raj Kapoor | Family Drama |
| Vyjayanthimala Gemini | |||
| Ganesan | |||
| Oomar Qaid | Aspi Irani | Sheikh Mukhtiar | Drama |
| Sudhir | |||
| Nazima | |||
| Opera House | P.L. Santoshi | Ajit | Crime |
| B. Saroja Devi | |||
| Lalita Pawar | |||
| Passport | Pramod Chakravorty | Pradeep Kumar | Thriller |
| Madhubala | |||
| K.N. Singh | |||
| Pyaase Panchhi | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt | Mehmood | Romance |
| Ameeta | |||
| Jeevan | |||
| Pyaar Ka Saagar | Devendra Goel | Rajendra Kumar | Romance |
| Meena Kumari | |||
| Madan Puri | |||
| Pyaar Ki Dastan | P.L. Santoshi | Ameeta | Romance |
| Sudesh Kumar | |||
| Shubha Khote | |||
| Pyaar Ki Pyaas | Mahesh Kaul | Honey Irani | Drama |
| Shrikant | |||
| Nishi | |||
| Ram Lila | Chandrakant | Abhi Bhattacharya | Mythological |
| Shahu Modak | |||
| Jayshree T | |||
| Razia Sultana | Devendra Goel | Nirupa Roy | Historical |
| Kamran | |||
| Jairaj | |||
| Reshmi Rumal | Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt | Manoj Kumar | Romance |
| Shakeela | |||
| Kamal Kapoor | |||
| Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | Harnam Singh Rawail | Dev Anand | Romance |
| Waheeda Rehman | |||
| Jeevan | |||
| Saaya | Shreeram | Nasir Khan | Family Drama |
| Nigar Sultana | |||
| Helen | |||
| Salaam Memsaab | Kalpataru | Kumkum | Thriller |
| Subbi Raj | |||
| K. N. Singh | |||
| Sampoorna Ramayana | Babubhai Mistry | Mahipal | Mythological |
| Anita Guha | |||
| Achala Sachdev | |||
| Sanjog | Pramod Chakravorty | Pradeep Kumar | Drama |
| Anita Guha | |||
| Shubha Khote | |||
| Sapera | B. J. Patel | Ranjan | Drama |
| Jeevan Kala | |||
| Tiwari | |||
| Sapne Suhane | Kedar Kapoor | Balraj Sahni | Romance |
| Geeta Bali | |||
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Sara Jahan Hamara | Prakash Chabra | Premnath | Crime |
| Shyama | |||
| Jankidas | |||
| Saranga | Dhirubai Desai | Sudesh Kumar | Drama |
| Jayshree Gadkar | |||
| Sasural | T. Prakash Rao | Rajendra Kumar | Family Drama |
| B. Saroja Devi | |||
| Mehmood | |||
| Sati Renuka | Prakash Rao | Jamuna | Mythological |
| G. Varalaxmi | |||
| Saugandh | G. K. Ramu | Anjali Devi | Drama |
| Gemini Ganesan | |||
| Kamla Laxman | |||
| Savitri | Phani Majumdar | Not Available | Children's Film |
| Senapati | Kedar Kapoor | Prithviraj Kapoor | Costume |
| Nalini Jaywant | |||
| Shahi Farman | K. Anand | Krishna Kumari | Action |
| Kamran | |||
| Shama | Lekhraj Bhakri | Nimmi | Social Drama |
| Suraiya | |||
| Vijay Dutt | |||
| Shola Aur Shabnam | Ramesh Saigal | Dharmendra | Romance |
| Tarla | |||
| Shola Jo Bhadke | Bhagwan | Kumkum | Musical |
| Purnima | |||
| Suresh | |||
| Stree | V. Shantaram | V. Shantaram | Drama |
| Sandhya | |||
| Rajshree | |||
| Suhag Sindoor | Krishanan Panju | Balraj Sahni | Family |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| Manoj Kumar | |||
| Tanhai | Ram Narayan Gabale | Karan Dewan | Drama |
| Usha Kiran | |||
| Purnima | |||
| Teen Kanya: Tales of Three girls | Satyajit Ray | Chandana Banerjee | Anthology film |
| Anil Chatterjee | |||
| Kali Banerjee | |||
| Teen Ustad | Nanabhai Bhatt | Suresh | Action |
| Ameeta | |||
| Shammi | |||
| Tel Malish Boot Polish | Romey Dey | Sheikh Mukhtar | Action |
| Kumkum | |||
| Chandrashekhar | |||
| Wanted | Nisar Ahmad Ansari | Vijay Kumar | Action |
| Sayeeda Khan | |||
| Warrant | Kedar Kapoor | Ashok Kumar | Action |
| Raaj Kumar | |||
| Shakila | |||
| Wazir-e-Azam | R. S. Rahi | Chand Usmani | Adventure |
| Nadira | |||
| Indira Billi | |||
| Zabak | Homi Wadia | Mahipal | Costume |
| Shyama | |||
| Chitra | |||
| Zalim Jadugar | Sultan | Hercules | Fantasy |
| Neeta | |||
| Rajrani | |||
| Zamana Badal Gaya | Jayant Desai | Charlie | Social |
| Chand Usmani | |||
| Naina | |||
| Zindagi aur Khwab | S. Banerjee | Meena Kumari | Romantic melodrama |
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Jayant | |||
| Agha |
