By the late 1950s, Nayyar had made a reputation for himself as a conjuror of jaunty numbers that hit the box office bull's eye (though, ironically, his earliest famous songs were the sonorous Preetam aan milo and Aasmaan's Is bewafaa jahan mein). Sone Ki Chidya showcased Nayyar's talents in a more mellow light.

He sidelined his favoured Rafi (actor-singer Talat Mehmood being the hero of this film) and came up with some sweet songs. The Talat-Asha duet Sach bata has its moments but the iridescent gem is indubitably Talat's Pyar par bas toh nahin hai mera lekin phir bhi with Asha's unforgettable Ah ah ah ah refrain imaginatively employed.