This song was based on a Gond tribe tune originating in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. Folk singer Rama Joshi had alleged that this song was plagiarised and had demanded compensation for the family of the song's lyricist, Gangaram Siwar (credited as Gangaram Sakhet in the song). The song's singer, Nageen Tanvir, had clarified that the copyright owners had already been compensated since the Habib Tanvir theatre group had bought the rights for the song.[1]