It’s easy to see why Guide is so popular a musical. Every song in the film, be it Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai, Tere mere sapne, Din dhal jaaye, Gaata rahe meradil, Piya tose, Mose chhal kiye ja, Kya se kya ho gaya, Allah megh de or Wahaan kaun haitera, holds its own as a melody, has a life beyond its celluloid innings. Just about everything in each song—the tune, lyrics and singing—comes together in perfect harmony. Ironical then that S.D. Burman should have lost the Filmfare trophy that year to Shankar Jaikishen forSooraj.