After Indonesia's independence, Andjar moved to Purwokerto to lead the daily "Perdjoeangan Rakjat". After the paper collapsed, he returned to film, film a piece entitled "Djaoeh Dimata" for the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration in 1948. This was followed by two additional films, "Anggrek Bulan" ("Moon Orchid"; 1948) and "Gadis Desa" ("Maiden from the Village"; 1949), both based on plays he wrote several years earlier. In 1950, Andjar published his only novel, "Noesa Penida", a critique of the Balinese caste system, which followed lovers from different levels of the social hierarchy. Meanwhile, he continued to write and publish paperback serials adapted from local films.