Cyrus Mistry began his writing career as a playwright, freelance journalist and short story writer. His play "Doongaji House", written in 1977 when he was twenty-one, has acquired classic status in contemporary Indian theatre in English. One of his short stories was made into a Gujarati feature film. His plays and screenplays have won several awards. His first novel, The Radiance of Ashes, was published in 2005.