He went on to produce and star in several hit movies made by his company including "Awaara" (1951), "Shree 420" (1955), and "Jagte Raho" (1956). His movie "Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai", directed by Radhu Karmakar, won Filmfare Award for Best Film. Kapoor also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the movie. The romantic musical movie "Sangam" was his first movie in colour.