 Some of Murthy's best work came in Guru Dutt's movies like "Pyaasa", "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" and "Aar Paar".Following Dutt's death, Murthy worked with Kamal Amrohi on his masterpiece, "Pakeezah" and "Razia Sultan".Post Guru Dutt, he like many of the director's team was not able to give any pinnacle work.