After
partition of India in 1947, Kwatra's family moved to
Amritsar and then to
Bombay. The first film of
Kwatra Art Production was a
Punjabi film,
Posti (1950). The entire cast were refugees from
Lahore. Kwatra picked
Shyama for the female lead. The music of the film was a hit and critically acclaimed. Kwatra modified the folk tunes of
Punjab and introduced
Asha Bhosle and
Jagjit Kaur, who was married to
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, as playback singers for
Punjabi films, with
Asha Bhosle making her debut. In 1953, another Kwatra Production,
Kaude Shah with Shyama as heroine, became a success at the box office. Kwatra also composed the music of another Punjabi film Vanjara (1954 film), in which
Lata Mangeshkar sang majority of the songs. He also introduced Shaminder as a playback singer. Overall, Sardul Kwatra composed music for a dozen Hindi films and nearly 25 Punjabi films. After Hans Raj Behl, Sardul was the most prolific music director of Punjabi films. His last assignment was a Punjabi film Ankheeli Mutiar (1979). In the mid 1970s, Kwatra moved to
Chandigarh and established the
Chandigarh Film Institute. His last assignment was a Punjabi film,
Unkhilli Muttiar in 1983. Kwatra lived in
Chandigarh after 1975 with his eldest son. He was great friends with actor
Pradeep Kumar. He moved to USA in 1978 where he continued to teach and compose music. ==Death==