List of highest-grossing Bengali films
This is a list of highest-grossing West-Bengal films. This is a list of highest-grossing Bengali-language films. This list covers the cinema of West Bengal in India, while a separate article gives the list of highest-grossing Bangladeshi films.
Tollywood (West Bengal)
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. West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s, with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. A 2014 report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Tollywood every year, fewer than ten percent were breaking even financially.Highest-grossing films
Rank | Movie | Year | Director | Studio | Worldwide gross | Note |
1 | Amazon Obhijaan | 2017 | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
2 | Chander Pahar | 2013 | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
3 | Boss 2: Back to Rule | 2017 | Baba Yadav | Jeetz Fireworks Walzen Media Works Jaaz Multimedia Eros International | India-Bangladesh joint venture | |
4 | Paglu | 2011 | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | Surinder Films | ||
5 | Rangbaaz | 2013 | Raja Chanda | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
6 | Sathi | 2002 | Haranath Chakraborty | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
7 | Paran Jai Jaliya Re | 2009 | Rabi Kinagi | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
8 | Nabab | 2017 | Joydip Mukherjee | Jaaz Multimedia Eskay Movies | ₹9.10 crore | Indo-Bangla joint production |
9 | Chaamp | 2017 | Raj Chakraborty | Dev Entertainment Ventures Geetsangeet Productions | ||
10 | Zulfiqar | 2016 | Srijit Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
11 | Khoka 420 | 2013 | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | Eskay Movies | ||
12 | Praktan | 2016 | Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy | Windows Production House | ||
13 | Awara | 2012 | Rabi Kinagi | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
14 | Posto | 2017 | Shiboprosad Mukherjee Nandita Roy | Windows Production House Eros International | ||
15 | Challenge 2 | 2012 | Raja Chanda | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
16 | Haami | 2018 | Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy | Windows Production House | ||
17 | Mishawr Rawhoshyo | 2013 | Srijit Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
18 | Shudhu Tomari Jonyo | 2015 | Birsa Dasgupta | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
19 | 2013 | Baba Yadav | Reliance Entertainment Grassroot Entertainment | |||
20 | Challenge | 2009 | Raj Chakraborty | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
21 | Bolo Na Tumi Aamar | 2010 | Sujit Mondal | Surinder Films | ||
22 | Bindaas | 2014 | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
23 | Khokababu | 2012 | Dr.Shankar Aiyaa | Eskay Movies | ||
24 | Paglu 2 | 2012 | Sujit Mondal | Surinder Films | ||
25 | Herogiri | 2015 | Ravi Kinagi | Surinder Films | ||
26 | Shikari | 2016 | Joydeep Mukherjee | Eskay Movies Jaaz Multimedia | India-Bangladesh joint venture |
Highest opening days
Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Source |
1 | Amazon Obhijaan | ||
2 | Chander Pahar | ||
3 | Awara | ||
4 | Sathi | ||
5 |
Highest opening weeks
Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Highest-grossing films by year
Films | Year | Director | Box Office |
Pather Panchali | 1955 | Satyajit Ray | |
The World of Apu | 1959 | Satyajit Ray | |
Teen Kanya | 1961 | Satyajit Ray | |
Sathi | 2002 | Haranath Chakraborty | |
I Love You | 2007 | Ravi Kinagi | |
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa | 2008 | Ravi Kinagi | |
Paran Jai Jaliya Re | 2009 | Ravi Kinagi | |
Bolo Na Tumi Aamar | 2010 | Sujit Mondal | |
Paglu | 2011 | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | |
Awara | 2012 | Ravi Kinagi | |
Chander Pahar | 2013 | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | |
Bindaas | 2014 | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | |
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo | 2015 | Birsa Dasgupta | |
Zulfiqar | 2016 | Srijit Mukherjee | |
Amazon Obhijaan | 2017 | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | |
Hoichoi Unlimited | 2018 | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
Sanjhbati | 2019 | Shaibal Banerjee Leena Ganguly |