This song is from the movie "1942: A Love Story", a 1994 Indian Hindi patriotic romance film, directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo, it was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics, and the portrayal of leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career. The film received thirteen nominations at the 40th Filmfare Awards, winning nine.

The core plot of the movie was reported to be inspired by the 1992 Kannada movie Mysore Mallige based on the 1942 work of the same title by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kamna Chandra, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher
Music by Songs: R. D. Burman, Score: Manohari Singh,Babloo Chakravorty