Typically, the first third of this film baffles one for the very atypical casting - it would seem far more suitable, say, for a Shammi Kapoor with a then fresh younger heroine, such as Asha Parekh, rather than the very serious and talented pair that was more appropriate for far more emotional, traditional roles even in romantic settings. And this film seems adapted from an older one set in Europe, not India.
But the song "Who Jo Milte Thay Kabhie" begins 1:04:02 - 1:07:45, and it's instantly clear why it had to be this pair. No one but Meena Kumari could have done it so superlatively, so easily, and only Rajendra kumar could pair with her in the role.
A few years ago, when seeing this song perhaps for the first time, it was astounding how well and how diversely she expressed the pain of someone very familiar having suddenly become a stranger. Later sometime, a music maestro Hariharan was on a television show, singing a piece in a variety of ways as per classical Indian music, and here that is exactly what this superb artist has done re expression of a verse via enactment in several ways.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kREdeOYiU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=93DS8Nv7FBs
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