Take a look at some of his iconic films

Kaanch Ki Gudiya (1960)

The story is woven round a luckless girl, Shukla, young, innocent and delicate, but destitute in a big city.

Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962)

A man's marriage is fixed in his childhood, but he grows up and falls for another woman. He weds the woman of his elders' choice but is unhappy despite having a son.

Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)

Anand, a well-respected doctor, is plagued by a series of eerie events after he gives a lift to a mysterious woman. He tries to find out the truth, but circumstances make him lose his sanity.

Purab Aur Paschim (1970)

Bharat, a freedom fighter's son, travels to England to study and strives to change the mindset of the people there towards India.

Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)

Bharat is overwhelmed by the circumstances that follow his father's demise and is unable to afford the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter making him rethink on living a life of honesty.

Clerk (1989)

Facing numerous difficulties due to poverty, a government clerk sells state secrets. However, upon realising his folly, he repents and decides to make things right.