This song almost did not get recorded because of director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's insistence on using a Rabindra Sangeet tune for it. Music director Vasant Desai convinced Mukherjee to listen to Vani Jayaram sing his composition before making his final decision. When Mukherjee heard Desai's composition, he agreed that it was better and went ahead and used it in the film.
The tune of the mukhda of this song sounds similar to a tune Vasan Desai had used years ago for the title music of the film "School Master" (1959).[1]