

But, he did not like one fast-paced tune composed by the duo for the film and told them to compose a new tune instead. However, by the time Razia Sultan went on the shooting floors, Laxmikant–Pyarelal became the most-sought-after music director duo. Later on, they learned that this song was composed by Khayyam for a movie called Shagoon (1964). The song was "Parbaton Ke Pedon Par" and was sung by Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur. Once Kamal Amrohi and his wife Meena Kumari liked a song that they had listened to on the radio. There is a story as to how Kamal got liking for Khayyam's music.

Earlier he had given music for Shankar Hussain, a movie produced by Amrohi.

It was the second time that Khayyam worked for a Kamal Amrohi movie.
