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 : 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, 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 : 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 : 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,...

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 : 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 ...