This was a cover version of a song from the film "Prince" (1969). The original song was composed by Shankar - Jaikishan, written by Hasrat Jaipuri, and sung by Mohammed Rafi. Sonu Nigam agreed to sing the cover version after Anil Kapoor requested him to. Nigam said that he had sung many Rafi covers in the past but didn't "like to tamper with the original songs anymore". One of the things he liked about the song was that it was filmed on Anil Kapoor who played a die-hard Mohammed Rafi fan. The cover song, whose lyrics were slightly different from the original, was released on Rafi's death anniversary. While the film's album was released by T-Series, this song was released by Saregama as a single.[1][2]