There are different accounts of how Mukesh landed this iconic song. According to one account, this song was offered to Talat Mahmood first but Talat re-directed it to Mukesh to help revive his career. According to another account, Salil Chowdhury had initially wanted Hemant Kumar to sing this song but was persuaded by Shailendra to pick Mukesh since his voice was better suited for Dilip Kumar.[1][MR3]
