Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)

Directed by

J.K. Nanda

Country

India

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A romantic comedy about a man and a woman who meet and fall in love. The story involves misunderstandings and comedic situations set to music.

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What happens

Dhake Ki Malmal (transl. "Fine Silk") is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical comedy directed by J. K. Nanda and produced under the Nanda Films banner. The film stars Madhubala and Kishore Kumar in lead roles, while Jeevan, Om Prakash and Jagdeep are among the supporting cast. Dhake Ki Malmal was the first film to star Kumar and Madhubala together, who would later act in several popular musical comedies which include classics like Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Half Ticket (1962). The music was composed by O. P. Nayyar. The print of Dhake Ki Malmal was lost by the studio just after few years of its release, making it a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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