This song was not included in the film. Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee ended up using a song from another film - "Aaja Re Pardesi" ("Madhumati", 1958) - for the sequence for which this bhajan was intended. Some consider the inclusion of this Lata Mangeshkar song in the film as the director's effort to reconcile with her after having recorded three songs by Vani Jayaram for the film and none by Lata.[1]
The flute in this song was played by Manohari Singh.[MR10]