Salil Chowdhary's orchestration captured the sound of falling rain. His songs like Aha rimjhim ke pyare pyare geet, Hariyala sawan and Saawan ki raton mein aisa bhi hota hai are evergreen, but there is a reason why Lata Mangeshkar always picks Parakh's O sajna barkha bahar ayee as one of her favourites.

Besides the excellent sitar pieces rippling through the song, what added to this number's appeal is the visual of a young, deglamourised but gorgeous Sadhana standing under a canopy and watching the rain with mixed feelings, singing "Bheegi bheegi agni mein jale mora jiyara." Using this simple image and words, Bimal Roy communicated a sense of the young girl's romantic longing.