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{{Bollywood films}}
A list of films produced by the [[Bollywood]] film industry based in [[Mumbai]] in 1938:

==1938==
Some of the noteworthy films of 1938:

*'''''[[Street Singer (1938 film)|Street Singer]]''''' is considered as an "all time classic" from [[New Theatres]] Calcutta.<ref name=Nevile>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography.|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780141406343}}</ref> The film starred [[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kanan Devi]], Jagdish Sethi and Bikram Kapoor with music by [[R. C. Boral]]. Directed by [[Prafulla Ghosh]], the film established Kanan Devi's popularity and her 'melody queen' status.<ref name=Pran>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar|date=2004|publisher=Nevile Books|location=India|isbn=9788190116619|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfZkAAAAMAAJ&q=Street+Singer+1938|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> It is also ranked as one of Saigal's greatest hits, where his rendition of [[Wajid Ali Shah]]'s [[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|bhairavi]] [[thumri]] "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye]]" is considered a classic.<ref name=Ganesh>{{cite book|last1=Anantharaman|first1=Ganesh|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song.|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780143063407|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&q=Street+Singer+1938&pg=PA143 |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
*'''''[[Dharti Mata (1938 film)|Dharti Mata]]''''' directed by [[Nitin Bose]] for [[New Theatres]], was a social film with a romantic component. The film starred K. L. Saigal, Uma Shashi, Kamlesh Kumari and Jagdish Sethi.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|last1=citwf|title=Dharti Mata 1938|url=http://www.citwf.com/film86778.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Gible|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> It was a bilingual made in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (''[[Desher Maate]]'') (1938) and Hindi at the same time. The film had the classic song, "Duniya Rang Rangili Baba". It was made against the backdrop of the rural (agriculture) and urban (technology) debate and highlighted the need of technology and new concepts for effective farming.<ref name="Nevile"/>
*'''''[[Gopal Krishna (1938 film)|Gopal Krishna]]''''' was a remake of [[Prabhat Film Company]]'s first silent film Gopal Krishna (1929).<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Gopal Krishna 1938|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253941/Gopal-Krishna/overview?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726133506/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253941/Gopal-Krishna/overview?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> The film was made in Hindi and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] simultaneously. Directed by Sheikh Fattelal and V. G. Damle, it starred [[Ram Marathe]], [[Shanta Apte]], Ganpatrao, and Parshuram. The music was by Master Krishnarao.<ref name=GK>{{cite web|last1=CITWF|title=Gopal Krishna 1938|url=http://www.citwf.com/film135389.htm|website=citwf.com|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> Made during the pre-independent India era, the story based on the young [[Lord Krishna]] is less mythology and more about a social awareness for change against the [[British Raj|British]] regime. The film was a big success and appreciated for its music and sets.<ref name=indiavideo>{{cite web|last1=Chandra, Balakrishnan|first1=Pali, Vijay Kumar|title=100 Years of Bollywood|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/cinema/gopal-krishna-7385.php|website=indiavideo.org|publisher=Invis Multimedia Pvt Ltd.|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>

==A-B==
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
|-
|''[[Abhagin]]''||Prafulla Roy ||Vijay Kumar, Molina, [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Kamla Jharia, Chaman Puri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Nemo, Bikram Kapoor, Devbala, Trilok Kapoor, Rajlakshmi ||Social ||[[New Theatres]]. Music: [[R. C. Boral]] Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi, Rashid Gorakhpuri
|-
|''[[Adhikar (1938 film)|Adhikar]]''||[[P. C. Barua]] ||P. C. Barua, [[Pahari Sanyal]], [[Jamuna Barua|Jamuna]], Menaka Devi, Molina Devi, Rajlakshmi, Sailen Choudhary, Indubala, Pankaj Mullick, Chitralekha, Jagdish Sethi, Bikram Kapoor ||Social Romantic drama ||[[New Theatres]]. Music: [[Timir Baran]] Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi
|-
|''[[Alauddin Aur Jadui Chirag (1938 film)|Alauddin Aur Jadui Chirag]]'' a.k.a. ''Alladin And The Wonderful Lamp'' ||[[Nanubhai Vakil]] ||Navinchandra, Bansi Karnataki, Moti, G. Kadar, Sundari, Moosa, Sardar Mansur, Pokhraj ||Fantasy Action ||Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: N. C. Pande, Akhtar, [[D. N. Madhok]]
|-
|''[[Asha (1938 film)|Asha]]''||Perry Devia, Ranjit Sen ||Vijay Kumar, Kamlesh Kumari, Poorna Choudhary, Kamran, Natwar, Tulsi Lahiri, R. P. Kapoor, Dev Bala ||Social ||Film Corporation of India. Music: Bikram Choudhary Lyrics: L. Meghani
|-
|''[[Baghban (1938 film)|Baghban]]''||[[Abdul Rashid Kardar]] ||Bimla Kumari, [[Sitara Devi]], [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]], Yasmin, B. Nandrekar, Ashraf Khan, [[K. N. Singh]], Putlibai, Mirza Musharraf, [[Wasti (actor)|Wasti]], Lala Yaqub ||Social Drama ||General Films. Music: Lyrics: : Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: Mirza Musharraf
|-
|''[[Bahadur Kisan]]''||[[Bhagwan (actor)|Bhagwan]], Chandrarao Kadam ||[[Hansa Wadkar]], Bhagwan, Indira Wadkar, Chandrarao, Vasantrao Phalwan, Sunetra, Varne, Devraj ||Social ||Chandra Art. Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi
|-
|''[[Ban Ki Chidiya]]''||Jayant Desai ||[[E. Billimoria]], Madhuri, [[Ishwarlal (actor)|Ishwarlal]], [[Noor Mohammed Charlie|Charlie]], Ghory, Apte, Kesari ||Action ||[[Ranjit Studios]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Banke Sawariya]]''||[[Nanubhai Vakil]] ||Navinchandra, Vatsala Kumtekar, Sardar Mansur, Yasmin, Maruti Rao, Mirajkar ||Action Romance ||Indian Liberty Pictures. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Bazigar (1938 film)|Bazigar]]''||Manibhai Vyas ||[[Trilok Kapoor]], Khatoon, Ila Devi, [[Noor Mohammed Charlie|Charlie]], Suresh, Anees Baig ||Action ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Bhabhi (1938 film)|Bhabhi]]''||[[Franz Osten]] ||[[P. Jairaj]], [[Renuka Devi]], Maya Devi, P. F. Pithawala, [[V. H. Desai]], Rama Shukul, M. Nazir, Ranibala, Lalita Devulkar, Saroj Borkar, Agha Jani Kashmiri ||Social Family Drama ||[[Bombay Talkies]]. Music: [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap, [[Mira Bai]]
|-
|''[[Bhedi Burkha]]''||A. H. Essa ||Ganpat Bhalerao, Bansi Karnataki, Ghulam Qadir, Bose, Mirajkar, Roshan, Faiman, Ali ||Action Suspense ||Indian Liberty Pics. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Bhedi Trishul]]''||A. M. Khan ||Shiraz, Zohra, Ata Mohammed, Ameena, Khatoon, Kamala, Ansari, Haroon ||Action ||Mohan Pictures. Music: Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: Munshi Nayab
|-
|''[[Billi (1938 film)|Billi]]'' a.k.a. ''The Cat'' ||[[Jayant Desai]] ||[[E. Billimoria]], Sunita, Ila Devi, [[Ishwarlal (actor)|Ishwarlal]], Ram Apte, Mazhar, Ghory, Kalyani Das ||Action ||Ranjit Pictures. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Brahmachari (1938 film)|Brahmachari]]''||[[Master Vinayak]] ||Minakshi, Vinayak, Damuanna Malvankar, V. G. Jog, Salvi ||Social ||Huns Pictures. Music: Chandekar Lyrics: Pandit Indra
|-
|}

==C-F==
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
|-
|''[[Chabukwali]]''||A. M. Khan || Shiraz, Romila, Hirabai, Sultan, Garib Shah, F. M. Khan, Haroon, S. Rafiq, Kamla, S. S. Koko ||Action ||Mohan Pictures. Music: A. C. Vishwas Lyrics: Munshi Nayab
|-
|''[[Chhote Sarkar (1938 film)|Chhote Sarkar]]'' ||Homi Master ||Jal Merchant, [[Leela Chitnis]], Mehar Sultana, Keki Adjania, Rewashankar, Jamshedji, Rajkumari, Aziz, Heera ||Social ||Sunder Movies. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: Pandit Indra
|-
|''[[Cyclewali]]''||A. M. Khan ||Benjamin, [[Ramola (actress)|Ramola]], Khatoon, Shiraz, Ansari, Ameena, Haroon, S. Alam ||Action ||Mohan Pictures Music: Bashir, Krishna Swamy Lyrics: A. M. Khan
|-
|''[[Devbala]]''||Baburao Apte ||Benjamin, [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]], Rajkumari, Amritlal, Tara, Gulab, Khatoon, Ghulam Hussain, Abdul Rahman Kabuli ||Costume ||JayaBharat. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: A. R. Kabuli
|-
|''[[Dharti Mata (film)|Dharti Mata]]''||[[Nitin Bose]] ||[[K. L. Saigal]], Uma Shashi, Kamlesh Kumari, [[K. C. Dey]], Jagdish Sethi, Nemo, Bikram Kapoor, Nawab, Siraj, Vaid, Sham Laha and Iliyas ||Social ||[[New Theatres]]. Music: [[Pankaj Mullick]] Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan
|-
|''[[Dhruv Kumar (1938 film)|Dhruv Kumar]]''||K. P. Bhave ||Indira Wadkar, [[Raja Paranjpe]], Kumar Prabhakar, Rohini, Manohar ||Mythology Devotional ||Shalini Cine Music: Vishwanath Buwa Jadhav Lyrics: S. K. Prem
|-
|''[[Double Cross (1938 film)|Double Cross]]''||M. D. Bhavnani ||Bimla Kumari, Dilawar, Master Hussain, Nayampalli, David, Ameena, Fatty Prasad, A. S. Gyani, Rai Mohan ||Social ||Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Dulhan (1938 film)|Dulhan]]''||[[Premankur Atorthy]] ||Rattan Bai, Ghulam Mohammed, [[W. M. Khan]], [[Jilloobai]] ||Social ||Imperial Film Company. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Duniya Kya Hai]]''||G. P. Pawar ||[[Lalita Pawar]], Madhav Kale, Indira Wadkar, Begum Fatima, Ghanshyam, Bipin Mehta, Varne ||Social ||Diamond Pictures. Music: Annasahib Mainkar, Kikubhai Yagnik Lyrics: Munshi Aziz
|-
|''[[Dynamite (1938 film)|Dynamite]]''||C. M. Luhar ||[[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], Yakub, Maya Bannerji, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Jamu Patel, Pande, [[Bhudo Advani]] ||Action ||[[Sagar Movietone]]. Music: Anil Biswa Lyrics: [[Zia Sarhadi]]
|-
|''[[Fashionable Wife]]''||Dhirubhai Desai ||Anil Kumar, Suvarna, Urmila, S. Nazir, Chandrika, Samson, Mehar Sultana ||Social ||Vishnu Cine. Music: Kikubhai Yagnik Lyrics:
|-
|}

==G-J==
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
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|''[[Ghunghatwali (1938 film)|Ghunghatwali]]''||Kanjibhai. J. Rathod ||[[Prem Adib]], Rajkumari, Ansuya, Vidya, [[Noor Mohammed Charlie|Charlie]], Fazlu, Haridas ||Action ||Vishwa Kala. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: Pandit Amar
|-
|''[[Gopal Krishna (1938 film)|Gopal Krishna]]''||V. G. Damle, Sheikh Fattelal ||[[Shanta Apte]], [[Ram Marathe]], Parshuram, [[Ulhas (actor)|Ulhas]], Sophia, Ganpat Rao, Karuna Devi, Haribau, Prahlad ||Religious ||[[Prabhat Film Company]] Music: Master Krishnarao Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
|-
|''[[Gorakh Aya]]''||Chaturbhuj Doshi ||[[Trilok Kapoor]], Rajkumari, [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], Kalyani Das, Ram Apte, Sarla, Bhagwandas, Ila Devi ||Devotional ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Gramophone Singer]]''||Chimanlal Desai, Ramchandra Thakur ||[[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], Prabha Devi, Sankatha Prasad, [[Bhudo Advani]], Kayam Ali, Pesi Patel, Sawant, [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]], Gulzar || ||Sagar Movietone. Music: Lyrics: Pandit Sudarshan
|-
|''[[Himalay Ki Beti]]''||M. D. Bhavnani ||Enakshi Rama Rao, Maya Chatterji, S. L. Puri, Ramanand Sharma, [[David (actor)|David]], [[Badri Prasad]], Rai Mohan, Gyani ||Costume ||Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Narottam Vyas
|-
|''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]''||[[Mehboob Khan]] ||[[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]], Rose, [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], Harish, Maya, [[Bhudo Advani]], Sankatha Prasad, Sunalini Devi, Pande || ||Sagar Movietone. Music:[[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] Lyrics: [[Wajahat Mirza]], [[Zia Sarhadi]]
|-
|''[[Impossible (1938 film)|Impossible]]''||R. N. Vaidya ||Protima Das Gupta, Baburao Pahelwan, Nazir Begum, Shahjahan, Sunder, V. K. Das, Sunderlal ||Action ||Indira Movies. Music: Prem Kumar Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Industrial India]]''||[[Mohan Sinha]] ||[[Shobhana Samarth]], [[Prem Adib]], [[Wasti (actor)|Wasti]], Shama Devi, [[K. N. Singh]], Mirza Musharraf ||Social ||General Films. Music: Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: Mohan Sinha
|-
|''[[Jailor (1938 film)|Jailor]]''||[[Sohrab Modi]] ||[[Leela Chitnis]], Sohrab Modi, E. Tarapore, Kamala Kumari, Sharifa, Kusum Deshpande, Abu Bakar, Sadiq Ali ||Social Drama ||[[Minerva Movietone]] Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: [[Kamal Amrohi]]
|-
|''[[Jeevan Ek Paheli]]''||P. Razdan || ||Social ||Central India Theatres. Music: Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Jungle Ka Javan (1938 film)|Jungle Ka Javan]]''||Chunilal Parekh ||Shankar Vazre, Rajkumari, Putlibai, Kamala Kumari, Fakir Mohammed, Garib Shah, Jamshid Banu, Haroon, Narsi ||Action ||Mohan Pictures. Music: Amulyacharan Biswas Lyrics: Munshi Jilani Shyam
|-
|''[[Jwala (1938 film)|Jwala]]''||[[Master Vinayak]] ||[[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]], Ratnaprabha, Master Vinayak, Rajani, Dhavale, Chandrakant, Bulbule ||Costume Drama ||Huns Pictures. Music: Dhamman Khan, Chandekar Lyrics: Pandit Indra
|-
|}

==K-M==
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
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|''[[Karmaveer (1938 film)|Karmaveer]]''||Vithaldas Panchotia ||Radharani, V. Panchotia, Prabha Devi, Leela, Jayshankar, Putlibai, [[Khalil (actor)|Khalil]], Heera, Fakir Chand, M. Isaq ||Action ||Sitaram Cine. Music: Nagardas Nayak Lyrics: Vithaldas Panchotia
|-
|''[[Khatarnak Aurat]]''|| || ||Action ||Madan Theatres. Music: Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Kis Liye]]''||J. K. Mehta ||Mohini, Ghulam Mohammed, Padma Devi, Ghulam Rasool, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, Asuji ||Social ||Imperial Films. Music: K. Bhole Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Lal Bujakkad]]''|| Kanti Patel || Padmini, Kashinath, Shahzadi Jahangir, Fakir Mohammed, Lakshmi, Kusum ||Action ||National Cine Corporation. Music: Master Madhavlal Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Lutaru Lalna]]''||[[Homi Wadia]] ||[[Fearless Nadia]], Sardar Mansur, Sayani Atish, Master Mohammed, Dilawar, Sarita Devi, [[Boman Shroff]], Mithu Miyan, Nazira, Minoo Cooper ||Action Adventure ||[[Wadia Movietone]] Music: Master Madhav, Baldev Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra
|-
|''[[Madhraat Ka Mehmaan]]''||Kikubhai Desai ||Moti, Shankar Vazre, Ganpat Rao, Dhulia, Bose, Bachcha ||Action ||Indian Liberty. Music: Master Basant Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Madhur Milan (1938 film)|Madhur Milan]]''||[[Zia Sarhadi]] ||[[P. Jairaj]], Khursheed, Zebunisa, [[Hari Shivdasani]], Balabhai ||Social Romance Drama ||Saroj Movietone. Music: Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Master Man (1938 film)|Master Man]]'' a.k.a. ''Ustad''||G. K. Mehta ||[[Leela Chitnis]], Majid Khan, Indira Wadkar, [[Gope (actor)|Gope]], Ramlal, [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], Dar, Gulab ||Action || Music: Sunderdas Bhatia Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi, M. R. Kapoor
|-
|''[[Meetha Zahar]]''||[[Sohrab Modi]] ||[[Naseem Banu]], Sohrab Modi, Shanta Dutt, E. Tarapore, Sadiq Ali, Ghulam Hussain, Fakir Chand, Gajanan Jagirdar, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Sheela, Abu Bakar ||Social Drama ||[[Minerva Movietone]]. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: Munshi Irshad Ahmed
|-
|''[[Mera Ladka]]''||Keshav Narayan Kale ||[[Shahu Modak]], Shanta Hublikar, [[Ulhas (actor)|Ulhas]], Balakram, Vasant Thengdi, Sundarabai, Mama Bhatt ||Social ||[[Prabhat Film Company]]. Music: Keshavrao Bhole Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
|-
|''[[Mother India (1938 film)|Mother India]]''||Gunjal ||Pramila, [[W. M. Khan]], Sharifa, Ghulam Mohammed, Ashiq Hussain, Sushila, Ghulam Rasool ||Social ||Indian Cine Pictures. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Mr. X (1938 film)|Mr.X]]''||Dwarka Khosla ||Rattan Bai, [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]], Ranjit, Indurani, [[Anant Marathe]], [[Hari Shivdasani]], Shyam Sunder, Lallubhai || || Music: Shankar Rao Vyas, Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
|-
|}

==N-P==
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
|-
|''[[Na Honewali Baat]]''||R. N. Vaidya ||Protima Das Gupta, V. K. Das, Nazir Begum, Baburao Pehalwan, Sunder, Shanti, Shahjahan ||Action ||Indira Movies. Music: Prem Kumar Lyrics: [[H. S. Rawail]], Safdar Mirza
|-
|''[[Nandakumar (1938 film)|Nandakumar]]''||K. Dhaibar ||[[Durga Khote]], [[Anant Marathe]], Govind Kurvalikar, Jayshree Kamulkar, Govindrao Tembe ||Devotional ||Jayshree Films. Music: G. P. Kapoor Lyrics: Pandit Vir
|-
|''[[Nirmala (1938 film)|Nirmala]]''||[[Franz Osten]] ||[[Devika Rani]], [[Ashok Kumar]], Maya Devi, Balwant Singh, Sankatha Prasad, [[Mumtaz Ali]], Nazir Bedi, P. F. Pithawala, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Gulab ||Social ||[[Bombay Talkies]]. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
|-
|''[[Perfect Man (1938 film)|Perfect Man]]'' a.k.a. ''Nigah-e-Kamil'' ||Rukesh ||Sita, Ghulam Mohammed, Lakshmi, Ghulam Rasool, Kesar, Kakir Chand ||Action ||Circle Pictures. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Purnima (1938 film)|Purnima]]''||Balwant Bhatt ||[[Sardar Akhtar]], Umakant, Ranjit, Noor Jehan, Shirin, [[Badri Prasad]], Shanker Rao, Putlibai, Tarabai, Lallubhai, Jahangir, Athavale, Gulab ||Social ||Prakash. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
|-
|''[[Postman (1938 film)|Postman]]''||[[Zia Sarhadi]], Mahendra Thakore ||[[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], Maya Devi, Harish, Sankatha Prasad, Sunalini Devi, [[Bhudo Advani]] ||Social ||Sagar Movietone. Music: [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
|-
|''[[Prem Samadhi]]''||G. K. Mehta ||[[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]], Zebunissa, Shyam Sunder, Prabhashankar Balabhai, Yusuf Effendi ||Social ||Saroj Movies Music: Keshavrao Naik Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Prithvi Putra]]''||[[Jayant Desai]] ||Madhuri, [[E. Billimoria]], [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], [[Waheedan Bai]], Ram Apte, Ghory, Dinkar, Kantilal, Khatoon, Kalyani Das, Radha ||Mythology ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Professor Waman M. Sc.]]''||Manibhai Vyas ||[[E. Billimoria]], [[Sitara Devi]], [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], Sunita, Bhagwandas, Rajkumari, [[Waheedan Bai]], Ibrahim, Kesari, Satyavati ||Social ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Punarjanma (1938 film)|Punarjanma]]''||Ramnik Desai ||Jal Merchant, Roshanara Begum, Putlibai, Baburao, Dinkar, Gangaram, Jivanand, Sadiq ||Action ||Royal Movies. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai, Lyrics: Arshad Gujrati, Akhtar
|-
|}

==R-S==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
|-
|''[[Raja Gopichand]]''||[[Bhalji Pendharkar]] ||Ratnaprabha, Chandrakanta, [[Leela Chitnis]], Ranade, G. M. Londhe, Dongre, Danve, Usha, Dinkar Kamanna ||Devotional ||Saraswati Cine. Music: C. Balaji Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Rajkumari (1938 film)|Rajkumari]]''||Dwarka Khosla ||[[Lalita Pawar]], [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], Shiraz, [[Gope (actor)|Gope]], Ameena, O. K. Dar, Omkar, Majid ||Costume ||Krishna Movies. Music: Sunderdas Bhatia Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Rangila Mazdoor]]''||S. M. Yusuf ||Harishchandra Rao, Violet Cooper, [[Shah Nawaz (actor)|Shah Nawaz]], Nazira, Dilawar, Agha, A. Haq, Gulshan, Bismillah ||Social ||[[Wadia Movietone]]. Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi
|-
|''[[Rifle Girl]]''||Rama Chowdhary ||[[P. Jairaj]], Rose, Yusuf Effendi, Balabhai, Mehdi Raja, Bibijan ||Action ||Saroj Movies. Music: B. R. Devdhar Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi
|-
|''[[Rikshawala]]''||Ezra Mir ||[[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], Indubala, Ila Devi, [[Noor Mohammed Charlie|Charlie]], [[Wasti (actor)|Wasti]], [[Waheedan Bai]], [[Dixit (actor)|Dixit]], Ghory, Tarabai ||Social ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Royal Commander (1938 film)|Royal Commander]]''||M. Udwadia ||Anil Kumar, Noor Jehan, Ashiq Hussain, Mehar Sultana, Fazlu, Samson, Gulab, F. M. Butt ||Action ||Vishnu. Music: Shyam Babu Pathak Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
|-
|''[[Sathi (1938 film)|Sathi]]''||P. Y. Altekar ||[[Durga Khote]], [[Mubarak (actor)|Mubarak]], Vimla Sardesai, Nyampalli, Salvi, Bachchu, Kaka Joglekar ||Social ||Nataraj Films. Music: [[Govindrao Tembe]] Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar
|-
|''[[The Secretary (1938 film)|The Secretary]]''||[[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] ||Madhuri, Trilok Kapoor, Rajkumari, [[Noor Mohammed Charlie|Charlie]], [[Waheedan Bai]], Kalyani Das ||Social ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Pictures]]. Music: [[Gyan Dutt]] Lyrics: [[Pyare Lal Santoshi]]
|-
|''[[Sharif Daku]]''||G. R. Sethi ||Navinchandra, Padma Devi, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Hussain, F. M. Butt, Mukhtar, Baburao ||Action ||Jaybharat Movies. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: G. R. Sethi
|-
|''[[Sneh Lagna]]''||Chandrarao Kadam ||[[Hansa Wadkar]], Chandrarao, Shyam Sunder, Ansuya, Jeevan, Fakir Mohammed, Gangaprasad Pathak ||Social Drama ||Chandra Art. Music: Mulraj Kapadia Lyrics: [[D. N. Madhok]]
|-
|''[[State Express]]''||[[Vijay Bhatt]] ||[[Sardar Akhtar]], [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]], M. Zahur, Shirin, Lallubhai Nayak, Ismail, Jahangir, Vithaldas, Athavale, Umakant ||Action ||Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
|-
|''[[Stree (1938 film)|Stree]]''||Saqi ||Shakuntala, Roshan Ara Begum, Mirajkar, Amir Hussain ||Social ||Radio Sound Pictures. Music: Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Street Singer (film)|Street Singer]]'' ||[[Phani Majundar]] ||[[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kanan Devi]], Jagdish Sethi, Brij Pal, Bikram Kapoor, Shabir, A. H. Shore, Abdul Rehman, Rekha, Chamanlal, Vaid, Purnima Devi, Ram Kumari ||Social Romance Musical ||[[New Theatres]] Music: [[R. C. Boral]] Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi
|-
|''[[Sunehra Baal]]''|| Narottam Vyas || Radharani, Firoz Dastur, [[Badri Prasad]], Vasantrao Pehalwan, Indurani, Sharifa ||Action || Raj Movietone. Music: Firoz Dastur Lyrics:
|-
|}

==T-Z==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes
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|''[[Talaq (1938 film)|Talaq]]'' a.k.a. ''Divorce'' ||[[Sohrab Modi]] ||[[Naseem Banu]], [[Prem Adib]], Sohrab Modi, [[Gajanan Jagirdar]], Navin Yagnik, Sheela, Vimla Vashishta, Abu Bakar, Sheela, Khan Mastana, Sunalini Devi, Khwaja Sabir ||Social Family Drama ||[[Minerva Movietone]]. Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar
|-
|''[[Talwar Ka Dhani (1938 film)|Talwar Ka Dhani]]''||Dhirubhai Desai ||Anil Kumar, Mehar Sultana, Ghulam Hussain, Urmila, Putlibai, Anwaribai, Samson ||Action ||Vishnu Music: Kikubhai Yagnik Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Tarzan Ki Beti (1938 film)|Tarzan Ki Beti]]''||[[Roop K. Shorey]] ||Majnu, Shama Devi, Jeevan, G. N. Butt, Nafees Begum, Manek, Harold Lewis, Baig ||Action ||Aurora Film Corporation. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Teen Sau Din Ke Baad]]'' a.k.a. ''Three Hundred Days And After''||[[Sarvottam Badami]] ||[[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]], Sabita Devi, [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], Pesi Patel, Sankatha Prasad, Gulzar, Pande, Rukmani, Piroz Wadkar, Yusuf ||Social ||Sagar Pictures. Music: [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] Lyrics: [[Zia Sarhadi]]
|-
|''[[Toofan Express]]''||Chunilal Parekh ||Jal Merchant, Rajkumari, Agha, Nazira, [[Chandrashekhar]], Gulshan, Shahzadi, Dalpat, Nurjahan, Master Mohammed, Bismillah, Minoo Cooper, [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] ||Action ||Sunder Movies. Music: Baldev Naik Lyrics: Chunilal Parekh
|-
|''[[Vachan (1938 film)|Vachan]]''||[[Franz Osten]] ||[[Devika Rani]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Mumtaz Ali]], P. F. Pithawala, Balwant Singh, Maya Devi, Kamta Prasad, Mira, Agha Jani, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, [[Rajendranath]] ||Costume Romantic Drama ||Rajendranath's first film. [[Bombay Talkies]]. Music: [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
|-
|''[[Vasant Bengali]]''||Aspi Irani ||Yashwant Dave, Husn Banu, Ghulam Rasool, Lakshmi, Asooji, Jumna, Sayed Ahmed ||Costume ||Imperial Film Company. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: Sahil Bilgrami
|-
|''[[Vasanti (1938 film)|Vasanti]]''||K. M. Multani ||[[Naseem Banu]], Navin Yagnik, Shanta Dutt, Putlibai, Sadiq Ali, Jamshedji, Khwaja Sabir, Ghulam Hussain, Abu Bakar ||Social ||Minerva Movietone. Music: [[Govindrao Tembe]], Mir Sahib Lyrics: Abdul Baqi
|-
|''[[Veer Bala]]''||Abdul Rehman Kabuli ||Indurani, Pushparani, A. R. Kabuli, Shiraz, Sher Ali, Baburao Pehalwan, Dhirajlal, Firoza Begum, Azar Ansari, Vidya Devi, Garib Shah, Haroon ||Devotional ||Mohan Pictures. Music: Amulya Charan Biswas Lyrics: A. R. Kabuli
|-
|''[[Vijay Danka]]''||Baburao Apte ||Benjamin, [[Leela Chitnis]], Putlibai, Gohar Karnataki, S. Nazir, Amritlal, Gulab, Khatoon, Amritlal Nagar ||Action ||Jay Bharat Music: Sagar Asif Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar
|-
|''[[Watan (film)|Watan]]''||[[Mehboob Khan]] ||[[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], Maya Devi, [[Sitara Devi]], Sankatha Prasad, Kayam Ali, Ramchandra, Agashe, Mirza, H. Siddiqi ||Costume Drama ||Sagar Pictures. Music: [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] Lyrics: Wajahat Mirza
|-
|''[[Yangrilla]]''||M. D. Bhavnani ||Enakshi Rama Rau, NayampallyI, David, S. L. Puri, Fatty Prasad, Sharifa, Rai Mohan ||Action ||Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics:
|-
|''[[Zamana (1938 film)|Zamana]]''||Ram Daryani ||[[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]], Padma Devi, [[Hansa Wadkar]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], Majid, Vasant, Dar, Ameena, Bansi Karnataki, [[Gope (actor)|Gope]], Gulab ||Social ||Krishna Movies. Music: Sunderdas Bhatia Lyrics: [[D. N. Madhok]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&countries=in&sort=moviemeter, asc&title_type=feature&year=1938 Bollywood films of 1938] at the [[IMDb]]

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