 Mangeshkar at the time of recording the main theme song was in dispute regards royalties with Raj Kapoor.She has conveyed that she came for the recording, practiced the song for a short while, sang the song in anger in one take, and left.Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood gave 9 stars stating, "Satyam Shivam Sundaram is still a soundtrack that shines more amidst L-P’s many melody accomplishments."