▁took ▁part ▁in ▁concert s ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁" re putation " ▁of ▁a ▁singer . ▁ ▁Sur endra ▁completed ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁from ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁University , ▁in ▁Amb ala , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁P un j ab . ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁B . A ., LL . B ▁degree ▁and ▁started ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁P un j ab . ▁He ▁was ▁" sp otted " ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁leading ▁distrib utor ▁from ▁Del hi , ▁L ala ▁Alo pi ▁Pr ash ad ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁young ▁Sur endra ▁to ▁join ▁films . ▁On ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁who ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁luck ▁in ▁films ▁as ▁a ▁singer , ▁he ▁left ▁P un j ab ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁Bomb ay , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan . ▁ ▁Sur endra ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁his ▁joining ▁films , ▁but ▁on ▁being ▁persu aded ▁they ▁agreed , ▁st ip ulating ▁that ▁Sur endra ' s ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁credit ▁roll ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁should ▁appear ▁as ▁" Sur endra ▁N ath ▁B . A ., ▁LL . B ", ▁a ▁condition ▁agreed ▁to ▁by ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁ ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan , ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁film ▁Al ▁Hil al ▁in ▁ 1 9 3