Best Hindi movies of 1961

Actors : Shashikala, Anoop Kumar, Saira Banu, Shammi Kapoor,
Directors : Subodh Mukherji,

A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mother could understand his new lease on life.

Actors : Dilip Kumar, Azra, Nasir Khan, Vyjayanthimala,
Directors : Nitin Bose,

Widowed Govindi lives a poor lifestyle in Haripur along with two sons, Gungaram and Jumna. While Jumna is studious, Gungaram is the opposite, but has a good heart and decides to use his ...

Actors : Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Baby Sonu, Padma,
Directors : Hemen Gupta,

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners.

Actors : Balraj Sahni, Meena Kumari, Seema Deo, Shachin,
Directors : Sadashiv J. Row Kavi,

Geeta (Meena Kumari) is married to Shyam (Balraj Sahni) but is unable to bear children. She also looks after her younger brother-in-law, Mohan (Sailesh Kumar). Their happy family gets an ...

Actors : Johnny Walker, Ameeta, Mehmood, Minoo Mumtaz,
Directors : S.A. Akbar,

Naive, milk-drinker, childlike Chhote Nawab, born on February 29th, lives a wealthy lifestyle in the Bombay-based Nawab family consisting of his widowed dad; sister, Mehnuma and her husband...

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Bipin Gupta, Agha,
Directors : S.S. Vasan,

A mother and daughter create bitterness, hatred, acrimony and discord in a wealthy family.

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Madan Puri, Mohan Choti,
Directors : Devendra Goel,

After the passing of their parents Bombay-based Bishen Chand Gupta takes it upon himself to raise his younger brother, Kishen. He arranges for his education in Ahmedabad. While Kishen is ...

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Sunder, Raj Mehra, Vyjayanthimala,
Directors : Mohan Kumar,

Rajan "Raju" Khanna lives with his elderly father, Nihalchand, mom, and a younger sister. He studies Arts in college, and has a sweetheart in fellow-collegian, Neena Bakshi. When Rajan ...

Actors : Asha Parekh, Dev Anand, Mubarak, Sulochana Latkar,
Directors : Nasir Hussain,

Nisha lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Neelgaon, India, with her businessman dad, Sardar Roop Singh. She is now of marriageable age, and her dad wants her to marry his friend's son, Sohan,...