Television work, modelling and stage plays proved to be stepping stones to the big stage. He got to play the role of a prison guard in Tales of Meeting and Parting, a film where he featured alongside Robert Ito. It was nominated for the Academy Award in the best short film category. The year was 1984 and Harry calls it his “greatest achievement.” That, though, was to be the high point of his acting career. It became apparent that Indian actors were inevitably going to find it quite hard to become part of mainstream Hollywood in the 1980s. Bollywood also had restrictions for Indian American actors. So Harry did the next wise thing, he planned to secure himself financially.

He ventured into the fast food industry and became a franchisee for giants like Burger King, Papa Johns Pizza and El Pollo Loco. He also became a Licensed Real Estate Broker in 1991, and went on to develop 28 successful businesses in Orange County. In between, he married Gin, and the couple was blessed with daughter Sohina and son Rohan.