Salil Chowdhury reused the tune of this song for the Malayalam film song "Onnanam Kunninmel" ("Air Hostess", 1980), sung by Yesudas and Vani Jayaram.[1]
The audio records for this song credited Usha Mangeshkar for the female voice at the end of this song. However, according to Salil Chowdhury's wife Sabita, the voice was that of a singer called Shaila Belle, affiliated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[2]
Milon Gupta played the harmonica in this song.
Salil Chowdhury's inspiration for this song came from a Nepali folk song. Chowdhury was on a visit to Kathmandu when he overheard a guard at his hotel humming this song.[3]