The tune of this song was inspired by the theme of the film "Limelight" (1952) composed by Charlie Chaplin. A few other Hindi film songs were based on the same theme - "Zindagi Hai Kya Sun Meri Jaan" ("Maya", 1961), "Sun Mere Munne Aa" ("Jyoti", 1969), "Tum Meri Zindagi Mein" ("Bombay To Goa", 1972), and "Main To Chala Pee Kar" ("Mukti", 1977).[1][2][3][4][5]