The Thirteenth Victim and Other Stories and The Gun and Other Stories are some of the major collections of short story collections which have become popular in the world of literature. In his writings he always pleaded for democracy and secularism, economic equality and socialism and freedom of expression. He fought a case in the Supreme Court of India against the Censor Board of India for his film A Tale of Four Cities. For the first time in Indian History a film was screened in the Supreme Court of India and the apex court not only asked the Censor Board to give a U certificate to the film but also congratulated Abbas Sahab for making such a meaningful film. In his Will Abbas wrote that after his deathhe should be given a Muslim Shroud but above it should be placed the pages of the Blitz with his column The Last Page because it was for this that he live and died.

Recipient of a number of National and international awards like Haryana State Robe of Honour for literary achievements in 1969, the prestigious Ghalib Award for his contribution to Urdu prose literature in 1983 Vorosky Literary Award of the Soviet Union in 1984, Urdu Akademi Delhi Special Award 1984, Maharashtra State Urdu Akademi Award in 1985 and the Soviet Award for his contribution to the cause of Indo-Soviet Friendship in 1985 in literature, and more than a dozen awards for films Abbas remains an icon in the post independence literary and cultural horizon of India.

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