 In 1950, 2/Lt Maung Mg Ta attended Staff College Regimental Course with senior staff and infantry captains and stood first in administration and third in the exam.From 1955 to 1980 he was a very highly successful actor starring in over 40 feature films.He visited Bombay including the RK Studios, and met Raj Kapoor and director Mehboob Khan who was then filming "Mother India".