 He used his real name Shaukat Ali to compose for the 1948 film "Payal".In 1948, he also composed songs for film Toote Taare (1948) as Shaukat Dehalvi.Released under the banner of Sheikh Mukhtar's film production unit called "Omar Khayyam films", the director was Harish, and the cast included "Shamim Banu" and Motilal.