On the soundtrack: the unforgettable Khoya Khoya Chand. Women swooned; men mirrored his sweptback hair and tried to mirror the languid ease of Dev Anand. Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni from Jaal would, in fact, endure as one of music director Burman’s biggest hits, featuring on compilations and talent hunt contests even today. But it was Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni, based on Raga Kafi, that established the Dev Anand-SD Burman pairing as one to watch. There was a consistency to what he and Dev Anand created together; it was a hit machine, but one that somehow never sounded too similar, or too different.

Source: The Star September 29, 2023 17:48 UTC