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• Moved to Mumbai to work with cousin Prithviraj Kapoor who introduced him with the role of a British Officer in the play Deewar (1944).
• Made his acting debut in film as a hero in the Bollywood flick Door Chalen (1946).
• Played the role of Raj Kapoor's father in the film Aag (1948) which was Raj Kapoor's debut as producer-director, and also later in Deewana (1967).
• Produced two films in the 1950s: Kashmir (1951) and Khyber (1954).
• Went bankrupt after his production Khyber (1954) flopped.
• Had to sell his only car in 1954 due to financial crisis, but purchased a new car in 1966 after regaining stability.
• Played villain for the first time ever in the film Akhiri Dao (1958).
• Acted in about 600 movies that included Gujarati and Punjabi apart from mainstream Hindi films.
• Bid adieu to acting after starring in Zakhmi Rooh (1993).