lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, hiː swˈɪtʃt tə kˈæɹɪktɚ ɹˈoʊlz, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn fˈɪlmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˈaɪ sæntˈoʊʃi mˈɑː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z hˈɪt.
Later in his career, he switched to character roles, and appeared in films such as Jai Santoshi Maa (1975), a 1970s hit.