He lent his voice to the 'sad' musical composition, Taqdeer kay malik deikh zara kya zulm hai (Duet, Saleem Raza – Kausar Perveen).
Although his big breakthrough came with the song Yaaro mujhe muaaf rakho, main nashey mein hoon, in Saifuddin Saif's film Saat Lakh (1957).
Apart from Ahmed Rushdi, Raza was in direct competition with highly talented singers like Munir Hussain, Mehdi Hassan, Masood Rana, Mujeeb Aalam and Bashir Ahmad.
[2] Some notable Urdu and Punjabi films for which Raza sang songs include: Saat Lakh (1957), Ishq-e-Laila (1957), Bedari (1957), Daata (1957), Saheli (1960), Rahguzar (1960), Salma (1960), Gulfam (1961), Saperan (1961), Azra (1962), Mousiqaar (1962), Aanchal (1962), Qaidi (1962), Seema (1963), Ik Tera Sahara (1963), Tauba (1964), Chingari (1964), Payal Ki Jhankar (1966), Noor-e-Islam (1957), Chann Mahi (1956), Kartar Singh (1959), Mouj Mela (1963).
Bedard zamanay walon nay kab dard kisi ka jaana hai, film Aas Paas (1957), music by Akhtar Hussain Akhhian 2.
Shah-e-Madina (saw), Yasrib kay wali, film Noor-e-Islam (1957), lyrics by Naeem Hashmi, music by Hassan Latif 3.
Ae nazneen tujh sa koi haseen ham nay kabhi dekha nahin, film Shama (1959) 4.
Jan-e-baharan, rashke-e-chaman, ghuncha dahan, shireen badan, film Azra (1962), music by Master Inayat Hussain[3][1] 8.
Ae dil kisi ki yaad mein hota hay beqarar kyun, jiss nay bhula dia tujhay us ka hai intezar kyun, film Ik Tera Sahara (1963), lyrics by Qateel Shifai, music by Master Inayat Hussain[1] 10.