 In 1954, he recorded his first non-film song, "Bunder Road se Keemari", written by Mehdi Zaheer for the popular Radio Pakistan show "Bachchon Ki Duniya"; the song was a hit and became the steppingstone for Rushdi's future.After the success of "Bunder Road se Keemari", Rushdi was offered songs as a playback singer for films and quickly gained popularity.He lent his voice to many hit films like "Bara Admi" (1956), "Wah Rey Zamaney" (1957), "Raat Ke Rahi" (1957), "Yeh Dunya" (1958) and many more.