Losing out to Shankar Jaikishan, however, was not new for RD.
Just the year before, despite his superlative scores in Kati Patang & Caravan, he lost out the best Music Director award to Shankar Jaikishan for Mera Naam Joker. And yet, his this composition for Asha Bhosle's sizzling cabaret number on Helen got her the Best Female Singer award.
Its worth listening to the way the composition has been structured. Begininng as a plain club dance movements, with just a hint of sax in each beat, slowly getting down into a melancholic sound of yearning, building up the tempo with the rising breath rhythm, before blasting into a full-fledged medley of beats - that is a mix of Latin & Jazz. Even each of the stanzas builds up a tempo that descends only with singer's voice mixing into percussive beats.
This was a song that was a chart-topper then and remained one till now.
So enjoy..
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