This was the first Hindi film song sung by the Hindustani classical musician and sarod instrumentalist Ustad Sultan Khan. The song was an adaptation of a Raag Ahir Bhairav composition by the Mughal court musician Manarang. Years later, Sanjay Leela Bhansali transformed the classical bandish into a Raag Bhoopali composition for the film "Bajirao Mastani" (2015).[1]