The social drama Aasman Mahal (1965) was directed and written by K.A. Abbas, while the script and dialogues were by Inder Raj Anand. In the film, Prithviraj Kapoor plays an impoverished Nawab, who, despite having lost all his money, continues to maintain a façade of grandiosity and nobility. The film deals with the decline of the aristocracy and its effects on the families of aristocrats and their varying attitudes.