This song, amongst Mukesh's first hit songs, has him singing in K.L. Saigal's style.
Pre-release, this song was not received well by the film's distributors because they felt that Mukesh's voice did not suit the hero, Motilal. Producer Mazhar Khan wanted to remove the song from the film but when a tearful Mukesh pleaded, he agreed to keep the song in the film on the condition that he would remove it after the first show, if it was not received well. The song was liked by the audience so much that the producer retained it in the film and the song became a big hit.[MR3]
Mukesh had gone missing when this song was about to be recorded. Music director Anil Biswas had to send some people to fetch him to the studio. On reaching the studio, when Anil Biswas chided him, Mukesh had said that he would not record the song. An angry Anil Biswas had then slapped him and asked him to bring the pain of the slap to the recording room.[MR6]
