It appears that this song was adapted from the Punjabi folk song "Kadi Te Has Bol Ve" popularized by the Pakistani artist Shaukat Ali. According to Shaukat Ali's son, Ameer Shaukat Ali, his father had composed and written this song in 1983-84. The film's director Subhash Ghai had apparently taken permission from his father to use his tune for this song. This Punjabi song was also used in the song "Aahun Aahun" ("Love Aaj Kal", 2009).[1][2]