D. N. Madhok

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". Madhok is cited as one of the three "First Generation" of lyricists (1930s to 1950s) along with Kidar Sharma and Kavi Pradeep.

According to Bhaichand Patel, he wrote songs "that were simple yet had universal appeal". Madhok was instrumental in introducing the famous composer Naushad to Bollywood. This time also it was Madhok who penned the lyrics for the songs of that film. Some other notable soundtracks, that he contributed to as a lyricist are Lagan (1938), Pyaas (1941), Zameendaar (1942), Zabaan (1943), Daasi (1944), Preet, Dhamaki (1945), Anjuman, Kaajal (1948), Sunhere Din (1949), Khiladi, Anmol Ratan (1950), Rasiya (1950), Goonj (1952), Dard-e-Dil (1953), Majboori (1954), Oot Patang (1955), Makkhichoos (1956), Maharani Padmini (1964), Tasveer (1966) Samay Bada Balwan (1969).

Collaborations Madhok was credited for bringing Naushad Ali to Bollywood. He penned lyrics for Naushad's first film Prem Nagar. After that they worked together in many films with successful contribution to Indian Cinema. Their pairing culminated in Rattan (1944), which was a big success at the box-office, especially for its music.

He worked with almost every prominent music director of the forties and fifties such as Gyan Dutt, N. R. Bhattacharya, Khemchand Prakash, S. N. Tripathi, Bulo C Rani, Naushad, Khurshid Anwar, Pandit Amarnath, Sardul Kwatra, Anil Biswas, R. C. Boral, Robin Chatterjee, Sunder Das, Rasheed Attre, C. Ramchandra, Sajjad Hussain, Ghulam Haider, Vinod, Gobind Ram, Husnlal Bhagatram, A. R. Qureshi, Roshan, Sardar Malik, Ghulam Mohammad, and Hansraj Behl.

Filmography

As lyricist Selected films.

Radhe Shyam (1932): lyricist and Acting Punjabi movie made in Lahore -Released on the Friday, 2 September 1932 under the Film Company Kamla Movietone Khubsurat Bala (1933) Jwalamukhi (1936) Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1937) Dilfarosh (1937) Shama Parwana (1937 Zamana (1938) Nadi Kinare (1939) Aaj Ka Hindustan (1940) Diwali (1940) Musafir (1940) Pagal (1940) Prem Nagar (1940) Dhandora (1941) Kurmai Punjabi movie released under the Film Company (Nishat Productions ) Released on 29,08,1941 Pardesi (1941) Sasural (1941) Shaadi (1941) Ummeed (1941) Bhakta Surdas (1942) Jhankar (1942) Khandan (1942) Maheman (1942) Vasantsena (1942) Zamindar (1942) Zevar (1942) Bansari (1943) Bhaktaraj (1943) Ishara (1943) Kanoon (1943) Sanjog (1943) Screenplay, Songs and Dialogues Tansen (1943) Dassi (1944) Geet (1944) Ratan (1944) Pehle Aap (1944) Shirin Farhad (1945) Insaaf (1946) Bela (1947) Parwana (1947) Lal Dupatta (1948) Nao (1948) Singaar (1949) Sunhere Din (1949) Anmol Ratan (1950) Khiladi (1950) Sabak (1950) Tarana (1951) Goonj (1952) Dard-e-Dil (1953) Bilwamangal (1954) Ehsan (1954) Oot Patang (1955) Aabroo (1956) Dhake Ki Malmal (1956) Makhee Choos (1956) Jeevan Sathi (1957) Maharani Padmini (1964) Satluj De Kandhe story only (1964) Punjabi Movie Janam Janam Ke Sathi (1965) Tasveer (1966) Samay Bada Balwan (1969)

As director

Dilfarosh Three Warriors (1932) Sharafi Loot a.k.a. Lure of Gold (1932) Flame of Love (1932) Khubsurat Bala (1934) Watan Parasta (1934) Master Fakir (1934) Diwani (1934) Baghdad Ka Chor (1934) Jwalamukhi (1936) Dil Ka Daku (1936) Sharafi Loot (1937) Shama Parwana (1937) Dil Farosh (1937) Sneh Lagna (1938) Mirza Sahiban (1939) Punjabi movie Nao (1948) Khamosh Sipahi (1950) Bilwamangal (1954) Naata (1955)