"Chiragh Jalta Raha" was premiered by Fatima Jinnah on 9 March 1962 at Nishat Cinema, Karachi. He then appeared as a villain in director Munawwar Rasheed's film "Bahadur", director Iqbal Yusuf's film "Daal Mein Kala", and director Javed Hashmi's film "Dil Ne Tujhay Maan Liya". His first film as a hero was "Mr. X" but Movie "Shararat (1963)" was released earlier than film "Mr. X". Later, he moved to Lahore and worked in the movie "Khandan" (1964). But his breakthrough was from the film "Khamosh Raho" (1964). In 1989, he had an extended cameo in the Hindi film "Clerk".