dance competition is being held. Hoping to sabotage his chances, Manilal has bribed Girdhar's new partner to drop out of the competition. Neela takes her place in the Tandav dance and Mangal realizes that she spurned Girdhar to help him win the competition. He then convinces his son to give her a second chance. With the help of Neela, Girdhar wins the competition and Mangal gives the couple his blessing to marry. Music Vasant Desai composed the music and Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics for the film. The song "Jo Tum Todo Piya", inspired by Meerabai was later also used for the 1981 film Silsila. Shivkumar Sharma, the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan recipient musician has played Santoor in this film. Santoor was used for the first time in Indian Cinema. The voice of Asha Bhosle was used in a few lines, which was not available on records, but only on the film soundtrack. Awards 3rd National Film Awards (1955) All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film Best Feature Film in Hindi 4th Filmfare Awards (1956) Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Director for V. Shantaram Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction for Kanu Desai Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design for A. K. Parmar References External links Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje - A study UIO 1955 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by V. Shantaram Indian dance films Indian epic films Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners