▁like ▁D ale ▁Car neg ie ' s ▁How ▁to ▁Win ▁friends ▁and ▁influence ▁people , ▁and ▁used ▁techniques ▁given ▁in ▁it ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁try ▁and ▁enter ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁lear nt ▁of ▁and ▁entered ▁a ▁United ▁Produ cers ▁Film fare ▁talent ▁contest . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁participants , ▁three ▁people ▁were ▁selected ▁in ▁it , ▁he , ▁Raj esh ▁Kh anna ▁and ▁D he er aj ▁K umar . ▁While ▁Kh anna ▁received ▁a ▁role ▁soon ▁after , ▁Gh ai ▁received ▁a ▁role ▁an ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁Gh ai ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁H indi ▁cinema ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁with ▁small ▁roles ▁in ▁films ▁including ▁Ta q de er ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁and ▁ ▁Ar ad h ana ▁( 1 9 7 1 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁male ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Um ang , ▁and ▁G um ra ah ▁( 1 9 7 6 ). ▁His ▁director ial ▁debut ▁was ▁the ▁film ▁Kal ich aran ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁which ▁he ▁obtained ▁through ▁a ▁recommendation ▁by ▁Sh at rug han ▁Sin ha . ▁, ▁he ▁has ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁successful ▁collaboration ▁with ▁D il ip ▁K umar ▁whom ▁he ▁directed ▁in ▁Vid ha ata ▁( 1 9 8