Sahni's wife Damayanti, who was the heroine of his 1947 film Gudia,
died at a young age that same year.
He started his film career in Mumbai with the film Insaaf(1946), followed by Dharti Ke
Lal directed by KA Abbas in 1946, Damayanti's first film, Door Chalein in 1946, and other films.
According to a report by the Business Standard, Damayanti Tanna said,“We provide cooked meals to 110 citizens
and every month, we provide grains to 100 people so that they can cook the food themselves.