Dilip Dholakia was a well-known music director, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi and Gujarati film industries.

For many years, he also worked as an assistant to music directors S.N. Tripathi, Chitragupt and Lakshmikant - Pyarelal. Tripathi. Some films for which he composed music include "Bhakti Mahima" (1960), "Teen Ustad" (1961) and "Private Secretary" (1962).

He passed away on January 2, 2011 at the age of 90.