Soundtrack
According to author, musicologist and film critic Rajesh Subramanian reveals that composer Naushad was first offered the film. He refused when producer S. M. Sriramulu Naidu insisted that the songs had to be composed in a week. C Ramchandra was roped and the melodies were composed in a record time. According to a book published by Raju Bharatan, film director Naidu requested Naushad to compose 10 tunes within 30 days for which he would get his "due payment". To this the great maestro is reported to have said: "Naidusaab, yeh koi baniye ki dukaan samjha aapne? Ek gaana nahi milega aapko tees din main". (Naidusaab, do you think this is a baniya store? You will not get even one song in 30 days.) (source: rediff.com)
The music was composed by C. Ranchandra and the songs were written by Rajendra Krishan
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re, Ghunghat Ke Phat Na Kholey Re | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam Kitna Haseen Safar Hai | Lata Mangeshkar, C. Ramchandra |
| 3 | Ja Ri Ja Ri O Kari Badariya | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | Aplam Chaplam Chap Laiteri Duniya Ko Chod | Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar |
| 5 | Kitni Jawan Hai Raat | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 6 | O Balliye Balliye | Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar |
| 7 | Dekho Ji Bahar Aayi Baghon Me Khili Kaliyan | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 8 | Kabhi Khamosh | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 9 | Marna Bhi Mohabbat Mein (Qawwali) | Raghunath Jadhav & Party |
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