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D.N. Madhok(1902-1982)

  • Director
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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D.N. Madhok was born in 1902 in Gujranwala, Punjab, British India [now in Pakistan]. D.N. was a director and writer, known for Naata (1955), Ratan (1944) and Tarana (1951). D.N. died on 9 July 1982 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Born1902
DiedJuly 9, 1982
Born1902
DiedJuly 9, 1982
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Known for

Naata (1955)
Naata
7.5
  • Director
  • 1955
Ratan (1944)
Ratan
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1944
Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Tarana (1951)
Tarana
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1951
Tansen (1943)
Tansen
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1943

Credits

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Director

  • Naata (1955)
    Naata
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Bilwamangal
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Khamosh Sipahi (1950)
    Khamosh Sipahi
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Nao
    • Director (as Deena Nath Madhok)
    • 1948
  • Mirza Sahiban (1939)
    Mirza Sahiban
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Dil Farosh
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Shama Parwana
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Sharafi Loot
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Dil Ka Daku
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Jwalamukhi
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Baghdad Ka Chor
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Diwani
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Mast Fakir
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Vatan Parasta
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Khubsoorat Bala
    • Director
    • 1933

Music Department

  • Feroz Khan and Kalpana Mohan in Tasveer (1966)
    Tasveer
    5.4
    • lyricist
    • 1966
  • Mumtaz Begum, Mirza Musharraf, Nishi Kohli, Balraj Sahni, and Suresh in Satluj De Kande (1964)
    Satluj De Kande
    8.4
    • lyricist
    • 1964
  • Barati (1954)
    Barati
    • lyricist
    • 1954
  • Anmol Ratan
    5.3
    • lyricist: film songs (as Dina Nath Madhok)
    • 1950
  • Dev Anand and Rehana in Dilruba (1950)
    Dilruba
    7.0
    • lyricist
    • 1950
  • Suraiya in Singaar (1949)
    Singaar
    6.1
    • lyricist
    • 1949
  • Chanda Ki Chandni
    • lyricist
    • 1948
  • Nao
    • lyricist (as Dina Nath Madhok)
    • 1948
  • Madhubala and D.K. Sapru in Lal Dupatta (1948)
    Lal Dupatta
    6.6
    • lyricist
    • 1948
  • Parwana (1947)
    Parwana
    7.6
    • lyricist
    • 1947
  • Shirin Farhad (1945)
    Shirin Farhad
    • lyricist: film songs (as Dina Nath Madhok)
    • 1945
  • Dasi (1944)
    Dasi
    • songs
    • 1944
  • Ratan (1944)
    Ratan
    7.2
    • lyricist
    • 1944
  • Khandaan (1942)
    Khandaan
    6.8
    • lyricist: film songs (as Dina Nath Madhok)
    • 1942
  • Kurmai
    • lyricist: film songs
    • 1941

Writer

  • Feroz Khan and Kalpana Mohan in Tasveer (1966)
    Tasveer
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Mumtaz Begum, Mirza Musharraf, Nishi Kohli, Balraj Sahni, and Suresh in Satluj De Kande (1964)
    Satluj De Kande
    8.4
    • story & dialogue
    • 1964
  • Jawani Ki Hawa (1959)
    Jawani Ki Hawa
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Kanhaiya (1959)
    Kanhaiya
    6.7
    • dialogue
    • 1959
  • Naata (1955)
    Naata
    7.5
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Tarana (1951)
    Tarana
    7.3
    • dialogue
    • 1951
  • Parwana (1947)
    Parwana
    7.6
    • story
    • 1947
  • Ratan (1944)
    Ratan
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Tansen (1943)
    Tansen
    7.2
    • dialogue
    • 1943
  • Kurmai
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Musafir (1940)
    Musafir
    • dialogue
    • 1940
  • Aaj Ka Hindustan (1940)
    Aaj Ka Hindustan
    • Writer
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Deena Nath Madhok
  • Born
    • 1902
    • Gujranwala, Punjab, British India [now in Pakistan]
  • Died
    • July 9, 1982
    • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son Dr. Prithvi Madhok is married to Dev Anand's sister Usha.

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