"[1] Kashmiri's father, Karim Bakhsh, ran a hotel near Delhi Darwaza, Lahore, Pakistan.
[1][2] As a young man, he was fond of movies, and was introduced to the Pakistani actor Ilyas Kashmiri who used to live in his neighborhood in Lahore.
[2] With Ilyas Kashmiri's help, he was able to play a small role in a Punjabi-language film Yakke Wali (1957).
He later worked as an assistant to many veteran Pakistani film directors including Amin Malik, M. J. Rana, Khalil Qaiser, Aslam Irani and Aziz Meeruthi.
[1] He is also credited with introducing actress Neeli in his film Choron Ki Baraat in 1987.