With his first four feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) he was part of a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India.
DEngan empat film pertamanya Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) dan Bhumika (1977) ia membuat sebuah genre baru, yang sekarang disebut "sinema pertengahan" di India.