List of highest-grossing Bengali films

This is a list of highest-grossing Bengali-language films. This list covers the Bengali cinema in India.

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

West Bengal film industry

The 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 report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Bengali every year, fewer than ten percent were breaking even financially.[3]

Highest-grossing films
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Rank Movie Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide Gross Ref
1 Amazon Obhijaan 2017 Kamaleshwar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹66.63 crore (US$8.7 million) [4]
2 Chander Pahar 2013 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹48 crore (US$6.3 million) [5]
3 Boss 2: Back to Rule 2017 Baba Yadav Jeetz Filmworks

Grassroot Entertainment

₹28.5 crore (US$3.7 million) [6]
4 Paglu 2011 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Surinder Films ₹9.95 crore (US$1.3 million)
5 Sathi 2002 Haranath Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.80 crore (US$1.3 million)
6 Paran Jai Jaliya Re 2009 Rabi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.50 crore (US$1.2 million)
7 Nabab 2017 Joydip Mukherjee Jaaz Multimedia

Eskay Movies

 ₹9.10 crore (US$1.3 million) [7]
8 Rangbaaz 2013 Raja Chanda Surinder Films ₹9.00 crore (US$1.2 million)
9 Game 2014 Baba Yadav Reliance Entertainment
Grassroot Entertainment		 ₹8.95 crore (US$1.2 million)
10 Chaamp 2017 Raj Chakraborty Dev Entertainment Ventures
Geetsangeet Productions		 ₹8.90 crore (US$1.2 million)
11 Awara (film) 2012 Ravi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹8.84 crore (US$1.2 million)
12 Dui Prithibi (2010 film) 2010 Raj Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹8.05 crore (US$1.1 million)
13 Durgeshgorer Guptodhon 2019 Dhrubo Banerjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.05 crore (US$930,000)
14 Bolo Na Tumi Aamar 2010 Sujit Mondal Surinder Films ₹7.00 crore (US$920,000)
15 Paglu 2 2012 Sujit Mondal Surinder Films ₹7.00 crore (US$920,000)

Highest opening days
Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1 Amazon Obhijaan ₹2.14 crore (US$280,000)
2 Chander Pahar ₹90 lakh (US$120,000) [8]
3 Boss 2: Back to Rule ₹78 lakh (US$100,000)
4 Awara ₹75 lakh (US$98,000)
5 Sathi ₹72 lakh (US$94,000)

Highest opening weeks
Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1 Amazon Obhijaan ₹20.00 crore (US$2.6 million) [9]
2 Chander Pahar ₹6.00 crore (US$790,000) [8]
3 Boss 2 ₹3.80 crore (US$500,000) [10]
4 Paglu ₹3.62 crore (US$480,000) [10]
5 Awara ₹3 crore (US$390,000) [10]
6 Golondaaj ₹2.43 crore (US$320,000) [10]
7 Dwitiyo Purush ₹2.25 crore (US$300,000) [10]

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
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Films Year Director Box office
Hanabari1952Premendra Mitra₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Sharey Chuattor1953Nirmal Dey₹75 lakh (US$98,000)
Agni Pariksha (1954 film)1954Agradoot₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Pather Panchali1955Satyajit Ray₹70 lakh (US$92,000) (US$1 million)[15]
Shyamali1956Ajoy Kar₹58 lakh (US$76,000)
Harano Sur1957 Ajoy Kar

₹77 lakh (US$100,000)

Rajlakshmi O Srikanta1958Haridas Bhattacharya

₹70 lakh (US$92,000)

The World of Apu1959Satyajit Ray₹77.5 lakh (US$100,000)[16]
Chupi Chupi Aashey1960 Premendra Mitra₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Saptapadi (1961 film) 1961Ajoy Kar₹70 lakh (US$92,000)[16]
Atal Jaler Ahwan1962 Ajoy Kar₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Saat Pake Bandha 1963Ajoy Kar

₹72 lakh (US$94,000)

Jatugriha 1964Tapan Sinha ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Thana Theke Aschi (1965 film) 1965Hiren Nag₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Nayak (1966 film) 1966Satyajit Ray ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Antony Firingee (film) 1967

Sunil Bannerjee

 ₹77 lakh (US$100,000)
Apanjan1968

Tapan Sinha

 ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne1969Satyajit Ray ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Nishi Padma1970Arabinda Mukhopadhyay ₹75 lakh (US$98,000)
Dhanyee Meye 1971Arabinda Mukhopadhyay ₹75 lakh (US$98,000)
Mem Saheb 1972Pinaki Mukherjee ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Shriman Prithviraj 1973Tarun Majumder ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Mouchak1974Arabinda Mukhopadhyay ₹77 lakh (US$100,000)
Sanyasi Raja1975Asim Sarkar ₹75 lakh (US$98,000)
Datta (film)1976Ajoy Kar₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Kabita (film)1977Bharat Shumsher₹80 lakh (US$100,000)
Ganadevata (film)1978Tarun Majumdar ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Sabuj Dwiper Raja 1979Tapan Sinha ₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Hirak Rajar Deshe1980 Satyajit Ray₹50 lakh (US$66,000)
Ogo Bodhu Shundori 1981Salil Dutta

₹47 lakh (US$62,000)

Troyee 1982Gautam Mukherjee

₹70 lakh (US$92,000)

Protidan 1983Prabhat Roy₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Kony (film)1984Saroj Dey₹70 lakh (US$92,000)
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film) 1985Tarun Majumder₹78 lakh (US$100,000)
Pathbhola 1986Tarun Majumdar

₹12 lakh (US$16,000)

Amar Sangi 1987Sujit Guha₹80 lakh (US$100,000)
Choto Bou 1988Anjan Choudhury₹85 lakh (US$110,000)
Asha O Bhalobasha 1989Sujit Guha₹88 lakh (US$120,000)
Apan Amar Apan 1990Tarun Majumdar

₹50 lakh (US$66,000)

Beder Meye Josna 1991Tojammel Hoque Bokul₹26 crore (US$3.4 million)
Goopy Bagha Phire Elo1992Sandip Ray₹0.98 lakh (US$1,300)
Padma Nadir Majhi 1993Goutam Ghose₹66 lakh (US$87,000)
Rakta Nadir Dhara1994Ram Mukherjee₹88 lakh (US$120,000)
Sangharsha (1995 film)1995Haranath Chakraborty ₹95 lakh (US$120,000)
Bhai Amar Bhai1996Swapan Saha ₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Bakul Priya1997Swapan Saha ₹2 crore (US$260,000)
Raja Rani Badsha 1998Haranath Chakraborty ₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Jibon Niye Khela1999Anjan Choudhury₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Sasurbari Zindabad2000Haranath Chakraborty ₹3.50 crore (US$460,000)
Pratibad2001Haranath Chakraborty ₹3.00 crore (US$390,000)
Sathi2002Haranath Chakraborty₹9.78 crore (US$1.3 million)
Nater Guru2003Haranath Chakraborty₹4.00 crore (US$520,000)
Bandhan (2004 film)2004Ravi Kinagi₹6.00 crore (US$790,000)
Yuddho2005Ravi Kinagi₹5.38 crore (US$710,000)
MLA Fatakeshto 2006Swapan Saha ₹5.50 crore (US$720,000)
I Love You2007Ravi Kinagi₹6.40 crore (US$840,000)
Mon mane na2008Sujit Guha₹6.50 crore (US$850,000)
Paran Jai Jaliya Re2009Ravi Kinagi₹9.50 crore (US$1.2 million)
Dui Prithibi2010Raj Chakraborty₹7.35 crore (US$960,000)
Paglu2011Rajiv Kumar Biswas₹9.95 crore (US$1.3 million)[6]
Awara2012Ravi Kinagi₹8.84 crore (US$1.2 million)
Chander Pahar2013Kamaleswar Mukherjee₹25.00 crore (US$3.3 million)
Game2014Baba Yadav₹8.46 crore (US$1.1 million)
Shudhu Tomari Jonno2015Birsa Dasgupta₹7 crore (US$920,000)[17]
Zulfiqar2016Srijit Mukherjee₹8.68 crore (US$1.1 million)
Amazon Obhijaan2017Kamaleswar Mukherjee

₹48.63 crore (US$6.4 million)

Haami2018Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy

₹7.40 crore (US$970,000)

Durgeshgorer Guptodhon2019Dhrubo Banerjee₹7.5 crore (US$980,000)

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Dwitiyo Purush2020Srijit Mukherji₹5 crore (US$660,000)
Tonic (film)2021Avijit Sen₹6.00 crore (US$790,000)

See also

References
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