 "Ustad Pedro" had Sheikh Mukhtar opposite Begum Para and Mukri as the comedian and it was directed by Tara Harish and this Begum Para-Sheikh Mukhtar starrer was a hit film at the box office in 1949.She had to attend the studio every day and practice acting even when she had no shoot.Shammi had to read dialogues of other films and Harish, the film's director taught her a lot of things since he was an actor himself.