ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, hiː wɛnt bˈæk tə lɐhˈoːɹ ænd ˈoʊpənd hɪz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ æɾ ˌænɑːɹkˈɑːli ænd wʌz wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐn ˈɑːɹt dᵻɹˈɛktɚ fɚɹə fˈɪlm wɛn hiː wʌz fˈoːɹst tə lˈiːv ðə sˈɪɾi dˈuː tə pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.
In 1946, he went back to Lahore and opened his studio at Anarkali and was working as an art director for a film when he was forced to leave the city due to partition of the country.