In an interview, Amitabh Bhattacharya cited the usage of "baasi" and "jeevit" in this song as an example of his attempts to use words that appeared to be dropping out of popular use. The use of "keval jhaag" in the song "Bhaag DK Bose Aandhi Aayi" ("Delhi Belly", 2011) was another such instance. Bhattacharya said that he was inspired to do this by what Gulzar had said in an interview - that he had used words like "chimta" and "charkha" in "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" ("Maachis", 1996) in order to preserve words that seemed to be falling out of favour.[1][2][3]