List of highest-grossing Indian Bengali films

Cinema of West Bengal, popularly known as Tollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The films are made primarily in Bengali language.

This article is about Indian Bengali-language films. For Bangladeshi Bengali-language films, see List of highest-grossing Bangladeshi films.

The following is a list of highest-grossing Bengali (Indian) films based on gross. There is no official tracking of sales and online sources publishing data are frequently unreliable.

Tollywood film industry

The Indian Bengali film industry is centered in the Tollygunge neighborhood of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, since 1932.[1] West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s,[1] with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s.[2] A 2014 industry report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Bengali every year, no more than ten percent were breaking even financially.[3]

Highest-grossing films
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Rank Film Year Worldwide gross Ref
01 Amazon Obhijaan 2017 ₹48.63 crore (US$7.47 million) [4][5]
02 Chander Pahar 2013 ₹20 crore (US$3.41 million) [6][7]
03 Projapoti 2022 ₹13 Crore [8]
04 Awara 2012 ₹12 Crore ($1.87 million) [9]
05 Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo 2010 ₹12 Crore ($2.07 million) [10]
06 Boss 2: Back to Rule 2017 ₹10.50 crore (US$1.61 million) [11]
07 Paglu 2011 ₹9.95 crore [12]
08 Prem Aamar 2009 ₹9.80 crore
09 Sathi 2002 ₹9.80 Crore [13]
10 Poran Jai Joliya Re 2009 ₹9.50 Crore [14]
11 Karnasubarner Guptodhon 2022 ₹9.20 Crore [15]
12 Nabab 2017 ₹9.12 Crore [16]
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13 Durgeshgorer Guptodhon 2019 ₹9 Crore [18]
14 Rangbaaz 2013 ₹9 crore (US$1.54 million) [19]

Highest opening weeks
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Rank Film Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Ref
1 Amazon Obhijaan 2017 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹8.8 crore (US$1.35 million) [5]
2 Karnasubarner Guptodhon 2022 Dhrubo Banerjee ₹5.0 crore (US$630,000) [20]
3 Chander Pahar 2012 Kamaleswar Mukherjee ₹4.83 crore (US$824,263.03) [21]
4 Rangbaaz 2013 Raja Chanda Surinder Films ₹4.5 crore (equivalent to ₹4.8 crore or US$600,000 in 2023)
5 Projapoti 2022 Avijit Sen Bengal Talkies
Dev Entertainment Ventures		 ₹2.17 crore (US$270,000) [22][23]
6 Awara 2012 Rajesh Ganguly Jeetz Filmworks ₹1.95 crore (US$240,000)
7 Aparajito 2022 Anik Dutta Friends Communication ₹1.86 crore (US$230,000) [24]
8 Bela Shuru 2022 Nandita Roy
Shiboprosad Mukherjee		 Windows Production ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) [24]

Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide box office (in crores) No. of films Average of films (in crores) Highest-grossing film (gross in INR(₹) crores)

Highest-grossing films by year
Year Films Box office(Domestic Net Collection) Director Note Ref.
1950 Vidyasagar

₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹55 crore or US$6.9 million in 2023)

 Kali Prasad Ghosh
1951 Jighansa

₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$7.9 million in 2023)

 Ajoy Kar
1952 Basu Poribar₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹76 crore or US$9.5 million in 2023)Nirmal Dey
1953 Sharey Chuattor₹75 lakh (equivalent to ₹79 crore or US$9.9 million in 2023)Nirmal Dey
1954 Agni Pariksha₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹71 crore or US$8.9 million in 2023)Agradoot
1955 Sabar Uparey₹73 lakh (equivalent to ₹79 crore or US$9.9 million in 2023)Agradoot
1956 Shyamali₹58 lakh (equivalent to ₹66 crore or US$8.3 million in 2023)Ajoy Kar
1957 Harano Sur₹77 lakh (equivalent to ₹77 crore or US$9.7 million in 2023)Ajoy Kar
1958 Indrani (film)₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹67 crore or US$8.4 million in 2023)Niren Lahiri
1959 Deep Jwele Jaai₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹92 crore or US$11 million in 2023)Asit Sen (director)
1960 Meghe Dhaka Tara₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$7.9 million in 2023)Ritwik Ghatak
1961 Saptapadi₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹62 crore or US$7.8 million in 2023)Ajoy Kar
1962 Bipasha₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹51 crore or US$6.4 million in 2023) Agradoot
1963 Deya Neya

₹62 lakh (equivalent to ₹51 crore or US$6.4 million in 2023)

 Sunil Banerjee
1964 Lal Pathore ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹51 crore or US$6.4 million in 2023)Sushil Mazumder
1965 Thana Theke Aschi₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹47 crore or US$5.9 million in 2023)Hiren Nag
1966 Galpo Holeo Satti ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹42 crore or US$5.3 million in 2023)Tapan Sinha
1967 Antony Firingee ₹77 lakh (equivalent to ₹41 crore or US$5.1 million in 2023)

Sunil Bannerjee
1968 Chowringhee (film) ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹36 crore or US$4.5 million in 2023)

Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹36 crore or US$4.5 million in 2023)Satyajit Ray
1970 Nishi Padma ₹75 lakh (equivalent to ₹37 crore or US$4.6 million in 2023)Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
1971 Dhanni Meye ₹65 lakh (equivalent to ₹31 crore or US$3.9 million in 2023)Arabinda Mukherjee
1972 Mem Saheb ₹72 lakh (equivalent to ₹32 crore or US$4.1 million in 2023)Pinaki Mukherjee
1973 Shriman Prithviraj ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$3.4 million in 2023)Tarun Majumder
1974 Amanush ₹1.8 crore (equivalent to ₹54 crore or US$6.8 million in 2023)Shakti Samanta
1975 Sanyasi Raja ₹75 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 crore or US$2.6 million in 2023)Pijush Bose
1976 Datta (film)₹25 lakh (equivalent to ₹7.6 crore or US$950,000 in 2023)Ajoy Kar
1977 Anand Ashram₹90 lakh (equivalent to ₹25 crore or US$3.2 million in 2023)Shakti Samanta
1978 Dui Purush ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹19 crore or US$2.4 million in 2023)Sushil Mukherjee
1979 Joi Baba Felunath ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.3 million in 2023)Satyajit Ray
1980 Hirak Rajar Deshe₹80 lakh (equivalent to ₹19 crore or US$2.3 million in 2023) Satyajit Ray
1981 Ogo Bodhu Shundori

₹82 lakh (equivalent to ₹17 crore or US$2.1 million in 2023)

 Salil Dutta
1982 Troyee

₹29 lakh (equivalent to ₹5.5 crore or US$690,000 in 2023)

 Gautam Mukherjee
1983 Protidan ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023)Prabhat Roy
1984 Shatru₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.4 million in 2023)Anjan Choudhury
1985 Bhalobasa Bhalobasa₹78 lakh (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.4 million in 2023)Tarun Majumder
1986 Pathbhola

₹21 lakh (equivalent to ₹2.9 crore or US$360,000 in 2023)

 Tarun Majumdar
1987 Amar Sangi ₹86 lakh (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.3 million in 2023)Sujit Guha
1988 Choto Bou ₹85 lakh (equivalent to ₹9.7 crore or US$1.2 million in 2023)Anjan Choudhury
1989 Asha O Bhalobasha ₹88 lakh (equivalent to ₹9.4 crore or US$1.2 million in 2023)Sujit Guha
1990 Apan Amar Apan

₹88 lakh (equivalent to ₹8.6 crore or US$1.1 million in 2023)

 Tarun Majumdar
1991 Beder Meye Josna₹0.9 crore (equivalent to ₹7.8 crore or US$970,000 in 2023)Tojammel Haque Bokul
1992 Goopy Bagha Phire Elo₹98.57 lakh (equivalent to ₹7.6 crore or US$950,000 in 2023)Sandip Ray
1993 Shraddhanjali₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹7.2 crore or US$910,000 in 2023)Srikant Guha Thakurata
1994 Rakta Nadir Dhara₹88 lakh (equivalent to ₹5.8 crore or US$720,000 in 2023)Ram Mukherjee
1995 Sangharsha₹95 lakh (equivalent to ₹5.7 crore or US$710,000 in 2023)Haranath Chakraborty
1996 Bhai Amar Bhai₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹5.5 crore or US$680,000 in 2023)Swapan Saha
1997 Bakul Priya₹1.8 crore (equivalent to ₹9.2 crore or US$1.1 million in 2023)Swapan Saha
1998 Ranokhetro ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹4.5 crore or US$560,000 in 2023)Haranath Chakraborty
1999 Jibon Niye Khela₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹4.3 crore or US$540,000 in 2023)Anjan Choudhury
2000 Sasurbari Zindabad₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023)Haranath Chakraborty
2001 Pratibad₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹8.0 crore or US$1.0 million in 2023)Haranath Chakraborty
2002 Sathi₹9.8 crore (equivalent to ₹37 crore or US$4.7 million in 2023)[15]Haranath Chakraborty
2003 Guru (2003 film)₹3.1 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.4 million in 2023)Swapan Saha
2004 Bandhan₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.3 million in 2023)Ravi Kinagi
2005 Yuddho₹3.5 crore (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023)Ravi Kinagi
2006 MLA Fatakeshto₹7.5 crore (equivalent to ₹24 crore or US$3.0 million in 2023)Swapan Saha
2007 I Love You₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.3 million in 2023)Ravi Kinnagi
2008 Chirodini Tumi Je Amar₹6.5 crore (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.3 million in 2023)Raj Chakraborty
2009 Prem Aamar₹9.80 crore (equivalent to ₹25 crore or US$3.1 million in 2023)Raj Chakraborty
2010 Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo ₹12 crore (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$3.4 million in 2023)Sujit Mondal [28]
2011 Paglu₹10 crore (equivalent to ₹21 crore or US$2.6 million in 2023)Rajiv Kumar Biswas
2012 Awara₹12 crore (equivalent to ₹23 crore or US$2.8 million in 2023)Ravi Kinagi
2013 Chander Pahar₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹34 crore or US$4.3 million in 2023)[15]Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2014 Arundhati (2014 film)₹7 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.4 million in 2023)Sujit Mondal
2015 Shudhu Tomari Jonno₹7.10 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.3 million in 2023)Birsa Dasgupta
2016 Praktan₹8.5 crore (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023)Nandita Roy, Shiboprosad Mukherjee
2017 Amazon Obhijaan

₹30 crore (equivalent to ₹42 crore or US$5.3 million in 2023)[4]

 Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2018 Sultan: The Saviour₹10 crore (equivalent to ₹13 crore or US$1.7 million in 2023)Raja Chanda [29]
2019 Durgeshgorer Guptodhon₹9 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.4 million in 2023)Dhrubo Banerjee
2020 Dwitiyo Purush ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹5.6 crore or US$700,000 in 2023)Srijit Mukherjee
2021 Tonic₹8.6 crore (equivalent to ₹9.7 crore or US$1.2 million in 2023)Avijit Sen
2022 Projapoti₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹15 crore or US$1.9 million in 2023)[8]Avijit Sen
2023 Chengiz₹5.4 crore (US$680,000)[30] Rajesh Ganguly

See also

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