The "Kadi Te Has Bol Ve" portion of this song was a Punjabi folk song popularized by the Pakistani artist Shaukat Ali. According to Shaukat Ali's son, Ameer Shaukat Ali, his father had composed and written this song in 1983-84. This Punjabi song was also adapted for the Hindi film song "Deewane Tere Naam Ke" ("Saudagar", 1991). The director of "Saudagar" (1991), Subhash Ghai, had apparently taken Shaukat Ali's permission to use the tune.[1][2]