This song was based on a Punjabi folk song popularised by the UK-based artist Malkit Singh in the 1990s. The song's antecedents are unclear. According to Malkit Singh, he had composed the song in 1981 when he was in college. The song took off when Bally Sagoo collaborated with Malkit Singh to produce a remixed version in 1991. A version of the same song was also recorded for the Hindi film "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" (2019).[1][2][3]