Top 10 Movie Titles Which Were Used The Most By Bollywood

The requirements for selecting and settling on a movie title are to flow naturally with the narration, and be brief, memorable, and relatable to the viewer. When our Bollywood producers are unable to come up with a new title for their movie, they sometimes resort to using one that has previously been used in the past. In certain cases, a movie title has been used numerous times, but, as viewers, lose track of these titles and how frequently they have been used over the years. Here are the Top 10 movie titles which were used the most by Bollywood-

1. Zindagi

The 1940 film Zindagi, starring K.L. Saigal and Jamuna, was the first time the title was used. Director Amiya Chakrabarty’s social drama Zindagi, starring Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywat, used this title for the second time after two years in 1942. After this, the title was by directors four times, in 1956, 1964, 1976, and 2000. The title ‘Zindagi’ was used six times by the directors of the Indian film industry.

2. Anjaam

This title was used six times by the filmmakers of Bollywood. Director Kanjibhai Rathod used it for the first time in 1940, and then Shanti Kumar used it in his 1952 film Anjam, which starred Premnath, Vyjayantimala, Kuldip Kaur, and Dulari. After that, the title was again used in 1986, and then in 1978; after this, the title was used again two times more, in 1987 and in 1994

3. Dushman

This title was also used six times in Bollywood. The other titles used by the directors followed the same spelling, but Rajesh Khanna's Dushmun (1972) was an exception, which had a 'U' in place of an 'A'. The film Dushman, starring K.L. Saigal and Leela Desai, was initially released by New Theatres in 1939 under the direction of Nitin Bose; this was the first time the title was used. The second time the title was used was in 1950, then in 1957, 1990, and 1998.

4. Raja Harishchandra

In 1913, this title was used for the first time. This movie is a milestone in Indian cinema as it was the first movie directed by Dadasaheb Phalke. He used his own movie’s name for the second time and increased the runtime compared to the earlier one, after that, the title was used in 1924, 1928, 1952, and 1979. Bollywood used the title six times in total.

5. Toofan

Another popular Hindi movie title used by our Bollywood filmmakers is Toofan. Even though it was also used as a prefix and suffix to create additional titles like Toofan Queen, Aandhi Toofan, Toofan Mail, Aaya Toofan, Bijlee Aur Toofan, and more, the title Toofan originally appeared during the silent era by filmmaker Bhagwati Prasad Mishra in 1931. After that 1940, 1951, 1969, 1975, 1989, and in 2021. This makes seven times in total.

6. Heer Ranjha

Heer Ranjha is a legendary love story that has been told since the beginning. We know seven Bollywood movies that have used the title Heer Ranjha. Director R.S. Choudhury used the title for the first time in 1929. Then in 1931, J.P. Advani directed a movie with this title. After this, the title was used again in 1932, 1948, 1970, and 1992.

7. Kismat

Baburao Patel, a silent film director, initially used the title Kismat or Kismet in 1932. The title was used a second time, in 1943, with Gyan Mukherjee’s direction and actor Ashok Kumar's movie Kismet. Bollywood filmmakers used this title again in 1956, 1969, 1980, 1995, and lastly,in 2004. Using this title 7 times, Bollywood gave us some amazing movies to watch.

8. Laila Majnu

Another extraordinary love story of Laila Majnu is a part of the top 10 movie titles which were used the most by Bollywood. In numerous Indian languages, this title has been adapted for the big screen. Three times when the title was used in the silent era was going on, which was in 1922, 1927, and 1931. After that, various directors used this title for their movies in 1941, 1945, 1953, 1976, and 2018. Eight times, directors used this title in the film industry.

9. Inteqam

The title, Inteqam, was used eight times by the filmmakers of Bollywood. Director K.P. Dave used the title for the first time in 1930, in the silent era. Under the direction of H.R. Desai, the title was used again 1931. After this, the title was used six more times, in 1933, 1947, 1969, 1988, 2001, and in 2004.

10. Insaaf

This title breaks all the records because it was used niine times by the makers of the Indian film industry. In 1925, they used it for the first time. The filmmakers used it for the second time in 1937. After that, it was used by director Phani Majumdar in 1946. Then they kept using the title in different years like 1956, 1966, 1973, 1987, 1997, and 2004.

Were the filmmakers out of names while naming their movies? Or were they out of creativity? But what so ever we get to see some amazing films and outstanding performances.