
It has also been sung by several singers in Pakistan. Its rendition by the band Sanam has been so popular that some teenagers think they originally sang it. The singer Shreya Ghoshal performed the song in concert several times in the 2010s. The song was penned in Bengali by Miltu Ghosh. In 1968, Shipra Bose rendered a Bengali version of the same song, "Shongi je ke e monke amar aaj dolalo". In 1966, two movies used the song: in the Tamil movie Yaar Nee?, it is rendered as " Ponmeni Thazhuvamal", and in the Telugu movie Aame Evaru? it is rendered as " Andala ee reyi".

The actor Irrfan Khan, who died on 29 April 2020 after a battle with cancer, used to listen to this song during his last days. When the former star Sadhana died in 2015, she was often recalled by referring to her as the actress of this song. He decided to include it when he heard it the second time. It is said that for the movie Woh Kaun Thi, the song was originally rejected by the movie director. It is also considered to be an iconic song composed by Madan Mohan. Others member a close relative, with impending death due to cancer, dancing her last dance with this song.

Some individuals remember having sung this song for the dying grandmother. The parting, although expresses separation of two lovers in the movie, can also mean death in the Indian context. In Hinduism, death is the parting for this life.

The Hindi expression " ho na ho" implies that it may or may not happen in future. The song expresses profound sadness on the impending partition, which is perhaps final. " Gale lagna" refers to embracing such that the necks touch, it can apply to two persons of the same sex as well. aisa madhur geet aaj bhi purana nahi lagta" ("This year the song 'Lag ja gale ke phir ye hasee'n raat' is 50 years old, but it is so sweet, it does not feel old at all") The singer Amit Mishra claims that "My favourite song by Lata ji is 'Lag Ja Gale' and I can hear it a million times on repeat mode" Lyrics In 2014, on the fiftieth anniversary of the song, she tweeted: " Namaskar Is varsh 'Lag ja gale ke phir ye haseen raat' is geet ko 50 saal pure ho rahe hain. Lata herself considered this song to be among her top six favourite songs in 2016 and among her favourite 20 in 2012.

This iconic song is regarded to be one of the songs by which Lata Mangeshkar is remembered. Lata Mangeshkar's career spanned more than 70 years (starting in 1942), recording thousands of songs. On the screen, the song was performed by the film's star Sadhana, though actually sung by playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. " Lag Jaa Gale" ( Hindi: लग जा गले, lit.'Embrace me') is a Hindi song with music by Madan Mohan Kohli and lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, written for the 1964 Bollywood film Woh Kaun Thi? under the music label Saregama. 1964 song by Lata Mangeshkar "Lag jaa gale"
