His career as a director was however far less successful than his work as a screenwriter, in which role he wrote some of India's earliest blockbusters Achhut Kanya (1936), Janmabhoomi (1936), Jeevan Naiya (1936) and Jawani Ki Hawa (1935).
His success as a screenwriter was greater than his career as a director, with notable works like Achhut Kanya (1936), Janmabhoomi (1936), Jeevan Naiya (1936), and Jawani Ki Hawa (1935).