Director Raj Khosla had asked Laxmikant - Pyarelal to compose the music for the film's title song although the lyrics were not yet ready. Upon seeing Laxmikant - Pyarelal's dilemma, lyricist Anand Bakshi came to their rescue by giving them the next line, "Koi nahin main tere saajan ki", which gave the music directors enough to compose this song.