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{{infobox film<br />
| name = Dhake Ki Malmal<br />
| director = J. K. Nanda<br />
| starring = [[Madhubala]] <br />[[Kishore Kumar]] <br />[[Om Prakash]]<br />
| music = [[O. P. Nayyar]]<br />
| released = 29 March 1956<br />
}}<br />
'''''Dhake Ki Malmal''''' ({{Translation|"Fine Silk"}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1956|1956]] Indian [[Hindi-language]] romantic musical comedy directed by J. K. Nanda and produced under the Nanda Films banner.<ref name="Akbar">{{cite book|last=Akbar|first=Khatija |title=I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9ZABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT138|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=1 April 2011|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-21-0|pages=138–}}</ref><ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Dhake Ki Malmal|url=http://www.gomolo.com/dhake-ki-malmal-movie-cast-crew/2675|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|ref=Cast and Crew}}</ref> The film stars [[Madhubala]] and [[Kishore Kumar]] in lead roles, while [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], [[Om Prakash]] and [[Jagdeep]] are among the supporting cast. <br />
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''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).<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Dhake Ki Malmal|url=http://www.citwf.com/film86717.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=23 October 2015}}</ref> The music was composed by [[O.P. Nayyar|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=2017-12-16|title=Here’s Why Madhubala Has a Huge Millennial Fan Following|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/flashback/madhubala-fan-following-among-millennials|access-date=2021-05-21|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Madhubala]] as Shivana<br />
* [[Kishore Kumar]] as Jeeva<br />
* [[Om Prakash]] <br />
* [[Jagdeep]]<br />
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]]<br />
* Ulhas<br />
* Sajjan as Kalicharan<br />
* Raj Mehra<br />
* Rajen Haksar<br />
* Shyam Kumar<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music director was [[O. P. Nayyar]] with [[D. N. Madhok]], [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]] and Saroj Mohini Nayyar being the three lyricists. The playback singing was given by [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Shamshad Begum]] and [[C. H. Atma]].<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Diya To Jala Sab Raat Re"<br />
| [[C. H. Atma]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Main Ban Ka Mor, Mere Dil Mein Tera Shor, Chain Na Aaye"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Manna Dey]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Kuch Kuch Hone Laga, Mera Dil Khone Laga"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Shamshad Begum]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Kadar Mori Jane Na, Haay Piya Mane Na"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Shamshad Begum]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ab To Tum Sang"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Preetam Jab Aan Milenge"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "More Man Mein Uthe Hai"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Jadugar Sanwariya"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical reception ===<br />
A ''Cineplot'' review praised ''Dhake Ki Malmal'' extensively. It wrote that director J.K. Nanda brought the film on the screen with "vivid authenticity and poignant human appeal." It praised Madhubala for playing the leading lady well: "Madhubala [...] gives what is probably the finest performance of her career so far in the picture’s most captivating and important role."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dhake ki Malmal (1956) – Review – Cineplot.com|url=https://cineplot.com/dhake-ki-malmal-1956-review/#:~:text=Shot%20from%20a%20screenplay%20developed,the%20well-%20known%20writer%20D.%20N.&text=The%20story%20is%20fanciful%20undoubtedly,imagination%20than%20to%20recorded%20fact.|access-date=2020-11-04|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Box office ===<br />
Revenue wise, it was the sixteenth highest-grossing film of 1956 and a moderate commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1956|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls005576156/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0134615}}<br />
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[[Category:1956 films]]<br />
[[Category: Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by O. P. Nayyar]]<br />
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