Nayyar was in the transitional stage when he switched allegiances from Geeta to Asha; but before the inevitable happened, he gave Geeta an incredible swan song -- Howrah Bridge's rocking Mera naam Chin Chin Choo the song that set Helen on the road to becoming Bollywood's definitive cabaret cutie.

Amazingly, in the same film, Nayyar composed for Asha an equally seductive scorcher -- Aaiye meharbaan baithiye jaanejaan -- that was bewitchingly picturised on heroine Madhubala.