Soundtrack
Music composed by R.D. Burman, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Choreography was by Herman Benjamin.
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Tumne Mujhe Dekha Ho Kar" | Mohammad Rafi |
| "O Mere Sona Re Sona Re" | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| "O Haseena Zulfonwali Jaane Jahan" | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| "Aaja Aaja Mein Hoon Pyar Tera" | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| "Dekhiye Sahiban Woh Koi Aur Thi" | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| "Deewana Mujhsa Nahin Iss Ambar Ke Neeche" | Mohammad Rafi |
The film became a hit and remains popular to this day. What is unusual is that although it is a murder mystery, it continues to draw repeat audiences even though the identity of the murderer is no longer a secret. Teesri Manzil was the last time Shammi starred in a Nasir Hussain film. Asha would go on to do four more, three of which she starred in.
Teesri Manzil was also the last Nasir Hussain film in which Mohammed Rafi sang all the songs. By Yaadon Ki Baraat, Kishore Kumar had temporarily become the dominant singer in Hussain's movies, but Rafi always had a special place in Hussain's films and would later win major awards for the song "Kya hua tera wada" in Hussain's Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977).
Nasir Hussain and Vijay Anand never worked together after Teesri Manzil. Hussain would return to directing all his films again and would only relinquish the director's chair to his son after three of his films flopped in the 1980s. Salim Khan played a small role as Shammi Kapoor's musician friend who pretends to be Rocky in the musical number "Oh Haseena zulfonwaali". In real life, Helen would later become his second wife. Shammi Kapoor's wife Geeta Bali died during the filming, and director Vijay Anand helped Shammi get over the grief.
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