▁Both ▁brothers ▁are ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁girl , ▁Mun aw war ▁S ult ana . ▁Cla im ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" st yl ised ▁Muslim ▁social ", ▁it ▁had ▁music ▁by ▁N aus had . ▁Ela an ▁was ▁in ▁trouble ▁with ▁the ▁cens ors ▁and ▁b anned ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁When ▁the ▁cens ors ▁cleared ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁view ing ▁it ▁was ▁" re ject ed " ▁by ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁fare ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁though ▁Sur endra ' s ▁acting ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁" simple - heart ed " ▁step bro ther . ▁Su endra ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁films ▁directed ▁by ▁Moh an ▁Sin ha , ▁M ere ▁Bh ag wan ▁and ▁Ch itt or ▁V ij ay , ▁which ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁un success ful ▁commer cially . ▁A ▁third ▁film ▁made ▁by ▁Sin ha ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Im ti han ▁also ▁flo pped . ▁According ▁to ▁Sur endra , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Kr ish na , ▁he ▁stated ▁the ▁films ▁were ▁" very ▁badly ▁made ▁and ▁released ▁without ▁any ▁build - up " ▁and ▁" very ▁poor ▁in ▁content ". ▁The ▁films ▁far ing ▁poor ly ▁brought ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁a ▁lead ▁role ▁to ▁a ▁near ▁halt . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan ▁cast ▁Sur endra ▁in ▁An ok hi ▁Ada , ▁with ▁N ase em ▁Ban u ▁and ▁Prem ▁Ad