D. N. Madhok

Dina Nath Madhok
Born(1902-10-22)22 October 1902
Gujranwala, British India (now in Pakistan)
Died9 July 1982(1982-07-09) (aged 79)
Hyderabad, India
Occupation(s)Lyricist, director, screenplay writer, composer, dialogue writer
Years active1932–1969

Dina Nath Madhok (22 October 1902 – 9 July 1982) was a prominent lyricist of Bollywood in the 1940s to 1960s. He started his career with the 1932 film Radhey Sham. He wrote over 800 songs in his career spanning four decades and was regarded as one of the top lyricist in the 1940s earning himself the soubriquet "Mahakavi Madhok".[1] Madhok is cited as one of the three "First Generation" of lyricists (1930s to 1950s) along with Kidar Sharma and Kavi Pradeep.[1] Apart from writing lyrics, he wrote screenplays and directed films. He directed almost 17 films like Baghdad Ka Chor (1934), Mirza Sahiban (1939), Biwamangal (1954) and the Madhubala-starrer Naata (1955).

  1. ^ a b Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.