He took whatever roles he could get, but apart from Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje and Chori Chori, none were roles of note, and he eventually took on bit parts in which he did his famous dance (made even more famous by Amitabh Bachchan using it as his default dance step).
The music was yet another thrilling endeavour of Shankar Jaikishan, with tracks ranging soothing melodies such as "Aaja Sanam" and "Yeh raat Bheegi Bheegi" in voices of Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey, to fast beat songs such as "Jahan Mein Jati Hun" by Lata and Manna and "Sawa Lakh ki Lottery," with the vocals of the maestro Mohammad Rafi.
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The movie would later inspire the 1990s Hindi re-make Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, which was un-officially remake of Chori Chori.
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Chori Chori is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Anant Thakur, with music by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.
In the Eighties and early Nineties Shikha was considered one of the most desirable woman in India.She appeared as a lead in 11 movies, some of which were multi starrers- Anil Sharma's Tahelka, Policewala Gunda, Pranlal Mehta's Police Public, Gulshan Kumar's Naagmani, Kaayda Kanoon, Pyaar Hua chori chori, Cheetah, Thanedarni and Aawaz de Kahan.