64 years of Bollywood magic

In the 64 years since Independence, India has changed a lot and so has Bollywood. From Devdas to Dev D and from Raj Kapoor to Ranbir Kapoor, films and filmstars have made Indians cry, laugh, dance and sing over the years. We invite you to celebrate August 15 this year with 64 top-grossing Bollywood films from 1947 to 2010.

1947: Jugnu. Nett Gross: Rs 50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Noor Jehan, Shashikala. Directed by: Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.

1948: Shaheed. Nett Gross: Rs 75,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Kamini Kaushal, Dilip Kumar, Chandra Mohan. Directed by: Ramesh Saigal.

1949: Barsaat. Nett Gross: Rs 1,10,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Prem Nath. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1950: Samadhi. Net Gross: Rs 75,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Kuldip Kaur. Directed by: Ramesh Saigal.

1951: Awaara. Net Gross: 1,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis, Raj Kapoor. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1952: Aan. Net Gross: Rs 1,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Prem Nath. Directed by: Mehboob Khan.

1953: Anarkali. Net Gross: Rs 1,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Kuldip Kaur. Directed by: Nandlal Jaswantlal.

1954: Nagin. Net Gross: Rs 1,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar, Jeevan. Directed by: Nandlal Jaswantlal.

1955: Shree 420. Net Gross: Rs 2,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Nargis, Nadira, Raj Kapoor. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1956: CID. Net Gross: Rs 1,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dev Anand, Shakila, Johnny Walker. Directed by: Raj Khosla.

1957: Mother India. Net Gross: Rs 4,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar. Directed by: Mehboob Khan.

1958: Madhumati. Net Gross: Rs 2,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Johnny Walker. Directed by: Bimal Roy.

1959: Anari. Net Gross: Rs 1,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Raj Kapoor, Nutan Behl, Lalita Pawar. Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

1960: Mughal E Azam. Net Gross: Rs 5,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala. Directed by: K.Asif.

1961: Ganga Jamuna. Net Gross: Rs 3,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Nasir Khan. Directed by: Nitin Bose.

1962: Bees Saal Baad. Net Gross: Rs 1,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Manmohan Krishna. Directed by: Biren Nag.

1963: Mere Mehboob. Net Gross: Rs 3,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana Shivdasani. Directed by: Harnam Singh Rawail.

1964: Sangam. Net Gross: Rs 4,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Raj Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1965: Waqt. Net Gross: Rs 3,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Sunil Dutt, Sadhana Shivdasani, Raaj Kumar. Directed by: Yash Chopra.

1966: Phool Aur Patthar. Net Gross: Rs 2,75,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Shashikala. Directed by: OP Ralhan.

1967: Upkar. Net Gross: Rs 3,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra. Directed by: Manoj Kumar.

1968: Aankhen. Net Gross: Rs 3,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Kumkum. Directed by: Ramanand Sagar.

1969: Aradhana. Net Gross: Rs 3,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Sujit Kumar. Directed by: Shakti Samanta.

1970: Johny Mera Naam. Net Gross: Rs 4,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran. Directed by: Vijay Anand.

1971: Haathi Mera Saathi. Net Gross: Rs 3,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja, David Abraham. Directed by: MA Thirumugham.

1972: Seeta Aur Geeta. Net Gross: Rs 3,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini. Directed by: Ramesh Sippy.

1973: Bobby. Net Gross: Rs 5,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Pran. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1974: Roti Kapada Aur Makaan. Net Gross: Rs 5,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Manoj Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman. Directed by: Manoj Kumar.

1975: Sholay. Net Gross: Rs 15,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini. Directed by: Ramesh Sippy.

1976: Dus Numbri. Net Gross: Rs 4,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Prem Nath. Directed by: Madan Mohla.

1977: Amar Akbar Anthony. Net Gross: Rs 7,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan. Directed by: Manmohan Desai.

1978: Muqaddar Ka Sikandar. Net Gross: Rs 8,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha. Directed by: Prakash Mehra.

1979: Suhaag. Net Gross: Rs 5,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha. Directed by: Manmohan Desai.

1980: Qurbani. Net Gross: Rs 6,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman. Directed by: Feroz Khan.

1981: Kranti. Net Gross: Rs 10,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor. Directed by: Manoj Kumar.

1982: Vidhaata. Net Gross: Rs 8,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt. Directed by: Subhash Ghai.

1983: Coolie. Net Gross: Rs 9,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor. Directed by: Manmohan Desai, Prayag Raj.

1984: Tohfa. Net Gross: Rs 4,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Jeetendra, Jayapradha, Sridevi. Directed by: K. Raghavendra Rao.

1985: Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Net Gross: Rs 9,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Rajiv Kapoor, Divya Rana, Saeed Jaffrey, Mandakini. Directed by: Raj Kapoor.

1986: Karma. Net Gross: Rs 7,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nutan Behl, Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Anupam Kher. Directed by: Subhash Ghai.

1987: Hukumat. Net Gross: Rs 5,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Prem Chopra. Directed by: Anil Sharma.

1988: Tezaab. Net Gross: Rs 8,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher. Directed by: N. Chandra.

1989: Maine Pyar Kiya. Net Gross: Rs 14,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Salman Khan, Bhagyashree, Alok Nath. Directed by: Sooraj R. Barjatya.

1990: Dil. Net Gross: Rs 7,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Saeed Jaffrey. Directed by: Indra Kumar.

1991: Saudagar. Net Gross: Rs 8,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Vivek Mushran, Manisha Koirala. Directed by: Subhash Ghai.

1992: Beta. Net Gross: Rs 10,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Aruna Irani. Directed by: Indra Kumar.

1993: Aankhen. Net Gross: Rs 12,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Govinda, Chunky Pandey, Raj Babbar. Directed by: David Dhawan.

1994: Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. Net Gross: Rs 65,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan. Directed by: Sooraj R. Barjatya.

1995: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Net Gross: Rs 58,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri. Directed by: Aditya Chopra.

1996: Raja Hindustani. Net Gross: Rs 50,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi. Directed by: Dharmesh Darshan.

1997: Border. Net Gross: Rs 38,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Rakhee Gulzar, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna. Directed by: JP Dutta.

1998: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Net Gross: Rs 50,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee. Directed by: Karan Johar.

1999: Biwi No1. Net Gross: Rs 22,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen. Directed by: David Dhawan.

2000: Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Net Gross: Rs 34,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher.. Directed by: Rakesh Roshan.

2001: Gadar Ek Prem Katha. Net Gross: Rs 70,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel, Amrish Puri, Lilette Dubey. Directed by: Anil Sharma.

2002: Devdas. Net Gross: Rs 33,25,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai. Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

2003: Koi Mil Gaya. Net Gross: Rs 43,50,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta. Directed by: Rakesh Roshan.

2004: Veer Zaara. Net Gross: Rs 41,00,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee. Directed by: Yash Chopra.

2005: No Entry. Net Gross: Rs 44,84,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol, Bipasha Basu, Celina Jaitley. Directed by: Anees Bazmee.

2006: Dhoom 2. Net Gross: Rs 80,53,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai. Directed by: Sanjay Gadhvi.

2007: Om Shanti Om. Net Gross: Rs 79,42,00,000 (Source: Boxofficeindia.com). Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Kiron Kher. Directed by: Farah Khan.

2008: Ghajini. Gross: 176,52,49,178 (Source: Boxofficemojo.com). Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin. Directed by: AR Murugadoss.

2009: 3 Idiots. Adjusted Collections: Rs 211,59,81,952. (Source: ibosnetwork.com). Cast: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi. Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani.

2010 (Till August 2010): Rajneeti. Net Gross: Rs 94,89,66,316 (Source: ibosnetwork.com). Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai. Directed by: Prakash Jha.