 He produced the film "Hulchul" and released it in 1951.At that time, Asif recast "Mughal-e-Azam" with Dilip Kumar in the male lead and Madhubala in the female lead and began the production of the film in the same year.In 1960, after twelve years in production, Mughal-e-Azam was released and became a huge hit at packed cinema houses across India.