Meena Kumari was born with the birth name Mahjabeen into the family of poor theatre artistes Ali Bux and Iqbal. Even the legendary composer O P Nayyar commented, "Lata is finished, Anuradha has replaced her. essay comparing cultures says that Sadhana's curious expressions in the 

song denote listener's peculiar ecstasy while in other cinemas 

it would mean sex or love.