His children's stories include "KBW (Keep Britain White)", a study of a young white boy's response to anti-Bengali racism. In 2011 Dhondy published his translation of selections from the Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi, "Rumi: a New Translation". He also wrote the screenplay for the Bollywood historical blockbuster "Mangal Pandey", starring Aamir Khan and Toby Stephens. In 2012, he scripted a short film called "The K File". This film dealt with a fictional take on the judgement of Ajmal Kasab and was directed by Oorvazi Irani. In 2013 his play "Devdas" was premiered in London and was subsequently replayed globally. 2013 also saw the publication of the novel "Prophet Of Love" (HarperCollins). His collection of Rumi translations was published in 2014 and received a 4.5-star rating on Goodreads.