[3] Soon Dev Anand felt he had other talents and hired him to be Guru Dutt's assistant on films, and eventually he became director.

His directorial debut Milap (starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali) in 1954 didn't click at the box office.

was a slick crime thriller that highlighted Khosla's stylish shot taking and innovative song picturization, something passed down from Guru Dutt.

Bambai Ka Babu (1960) had the hero, a killer, entering the family of the man he has killed as their long lost son and falling in love with his "sister".

He made films after Mera Gaon Mera Desh and had hits like Prem Kahani (1975) starring the then hottest pair of the day Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz, Nehle Pe Dehla (1976) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) In Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, he evoked sympathy for the mistress even as he told the story from the wife's point of view.

After enjoying big hits like Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and Dostana (1980) with Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Shatrughan Sinha, Khosla ran into some rough weather as his other films started flopping.

A dispirited Khosla took refuge in alcohol and died in Bombay on 9 June 1991, totally disillusioned with the film industry.