 He was assistant to composer Timir Baran in "Devdas (1935 film)", and he sang a comedy song 'lo kha lo madam khaanaa' (लो खा लो मॅडम खाना) in Street Singer (1938).He then moved to Mumbai and made his debut as music director in 1939 with Supreme Pictures' films "Meri Aankhein" and "Gazi Salauddin", and was soon signed up by "Ranjit Movietone" Film Studio.His initial years with Ranjit Movietone produced significant films like "Diwali", "Holi", "Pardesi", "Fariyaad", etc.