This song was originally recorded by A.R. Rahman for the shelved film "Shikhar". Subhash Ghai had planned to make this war film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Jackie Shroff, after "Trimurti" (1995). When "Trimurti" (1995) flopped, Ghai decided to put "Shikhar" on hold and make a smaller film instead. The result was "Pardes" (1997). Ghai never went back to "Shikhar" but ended up using this song from it in this film.[1][2][3]