D. N. Madhok was born on October 22, 1902 in Gujranwala, Punjab (Pakistan) and worked as a Lyricist, a Director and a Writer in Hindi movies. His debut movie as a director was Khubsoorat Bala (1933) and debut movie as a lyricist was Radhey Shyam (alternate title Zulmekans) released in 1932. His famous movies as a director are Naata, Nao, Diwani, Mast Fakir and Dil Farosh.