 His career as a director was however far less successful than his work as a screenwriter, in which role he wrote some of India's earliest blockbusters "Achhut Kanya" (1936), "Janmabhoomi" (1936), "Jeevan Naiya" (1936) and "Jawani Ki Hawa" (1935).Of these Achhut Kanya was the most popular, and continues to be a landmark film as it dealt with the subject of untouchability.He also collaborated with noted dancer, Uday Shankar to write a libretto for first Indian ballets, performed by Anna Pavlova and Uday Shankar himself.