[1][2] 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 playback singing was given by Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Shamshad Begum and C. H. Atma.
It wrote that director J.K. Nanda brought the film on the screen with "vivid authenticity and poignant human appeal."
"[5] Revenue wise, it was the sixteenth highest-grossing film of 1956 and a moderate commercial success.