Music scholar Nilanjana Bhattacharjya identified "Piya Tu Ab To Aja" as one of the culturally important Hindi film songs.

It is a highly suggestive song with Asha Bhosle breathing quickly at intervals, giving it an orgasmic sound.

[5] The picturisation is typical of the item numbers of the era portraying a "vamp" character who dances seductively for a nightclub audience.

[6] The song was later released as part of the video Raat Ki Rani (1987), a compilation of Helen's different cabaret numbers.

Composer Lesle Lewis released a remix of the song on his 2003 album Special Appointment Club Hits[8] while R.P.