, ▁who ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁H indi ▁film ▁industry , ▁requested ▁Ash ok ▁K umar ▁to ▁give ▁Me h di ▁Ali ▁some ▁work . ▁He ▁soon ▁got ▁a ▁film ▁called ▁A ath ▁Din ▁( 1 9 4 6 ) ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁not ▁only ▁wrote ▁dialog ues ▁but ▁also ▁acted . ▁S ash ad har ▁M uk her je e , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁partners ▁in ▁Film istan ▁Studio , ▁gave ▁Me h di ▁Ali ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁write ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁his ▁film , ▁Do ▁Bh ai ▁( 1 9 4 7 ). ▁Songs ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁such ▁as ▁" M era ▁S under ▁S ap na " ▁and ▁" Y a ad ▁Kar oge " ▁became ▁instant ▁hits . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Me h di ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁T ah ira ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁India ▁instead ▁of ▁migr ating ▁to ▁Pakistan . ▁They ▁came ▁to ▁this ▁decision ▁despite ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁ri ots ▁pl agu ing ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁his ▁patri ot ism ▁manif ested ▁in ▁his ▁songs , ▁" W atan ▁Ki ▁Ra ah ▁Me in " ▁and ▁" T odi ▁Tod i ▁Bach che ", ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Sh a he ed . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁music ▁compos ers ▁including ▁Sach in ▁Dev ▁Bur man , ▁I q bal ▁Q ures hi , ▁Bab ul , ▁S . ▁Moh inder , ▁Ch ic ▁Ch oc olate , ▁and ▁R ono ▁M