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

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

(Kolkata).

Tollywood film industry

The Indian Bengali film industry is centered in the

Tollygunge Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South Ind ...

neighborhood of the city of

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commerc ...

, and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsHollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywoo ...

, since 1932. West Bengal was the center of

Indian cinema The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

in the 1930s, with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. A 2014 industry report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Bengali every year, no more than ten percent were breaking even financially.

Highest-grossing films

*Top 10 Bengali Film's (West Bengal, Kolkata).

Highest opening weeks

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

Highest-grossing films by year

References

External links

IMDb: The 100 Greatest Bengali Movies Of All Time
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