hiː wʌzðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə fˈɪlm ænd tˌiːvˈiː pɹədˈuːsɚz ɡˈɪld ʌv ˈɪndiə fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz, ænd wˈʌn ðə fˈɪlmfɛɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
He was the Chairman of the Film and TV Producers Guild of India for several years, and won the Filmfare Award in 1968 and 1982.