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• Began his career as a Parsi theatre actor with some experience in silent films.
• At the age of 26 he set up his own Arya Subodh Theatrical Company.
• His early films dealt with contemporary social issues such as alcoholism in Meetha Zaher in 1938 and the right of hindu women to divorce in Talaq in 1938.
• Directed India's first technicolour film Jhansi Ki Rani in 1953.
• His film Mirza Ghalib released in 1954 won the President's Gold medal for Best Feature Film.
• Received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1980.