He was much popular for his film Chetana, Log Kya Kahenge, Milap, Man Jaiye, Ghar Ki Laaj, Woh Phir Aayegi and Sautela Bhai.
[3] His first mainstream film, Insaaf Ka Mandir, starred the actors Tarun Bose and Aruna Irani.
Subsequently, he brought cricketer Salim Durrani into cinema with Charitra in which he also introduced Parveen Babi and composer Bappi Lahiri to film audiences.
He worked with a number of other newcomers including Danny Dengzongpa, Rakesh Pandey, Vijay Arora, Jaya Bhaduri, Amitabh Bachchan, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Kiran and Raza Murad.
His film Woh Phir Ayegi with Rajesh Khanna in 1988 was a silver jubilee hit and Sautela Bhai was critically acclaimed.