Salil Chowdhury based this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar on the Hamsadhwani raaga-based krithi "Vatapi Ganapatim" by Muthuswami Dikshitar. This was incidentally the first raag Lata Mangeshkar learnt from her guru Ustad Aman Ali Khan Bhendibazaarwale. In fact, it is Ustad Aman Ali Khan who has been credited with bringing Raag Hamsadhwani over from Carnatic music to Hindustani music.[1][MR7]