The official heartbreak song of the nation, Agar Tum Saath Ho perfectly captures the throes of a love that struggles to culminate into itself. “Teri nazron mein hain tere sapne, tere sapno mein hain naraazi, mujhe lagta hain ki baatein dil ki, hoti lafzon ki dhoke baazi” Besides a dozen other things, Rahman’s genius is also in his capability to capture the essence of a story in his music, and Highway was, truly, no exception. With Maahi Ve, Rahman’s voice takes us to a place where unadulterated love is found in abundance. If there’s something the opinions don’t differ on, it’s the music of the film. Like most of Imtiaz Ali’s films, Highway too, received polarizing opinions.
“Maahi Ve, mere har baat mein saath tu hain, maahi ve, mere saare halaat tu” Whether you listen to it at 3 am in your bed, or at 3 pm on a crowded train (pre-corona times) it’s always like applying ointment on your bruises. It’s a prayer, and a love note all at once. Kun Faya Kun from Rockstar is a hug from God. Honestly, I can write a whole essay on this song, but for the sake of this article, let’s keep it to a few lines. “Tune mujhko banaya, main to jagg ko naa bhaya, tu ne gale se lagaya, haq tu hi hain khudaya, ek tu hi hain khudaya” That being said, here are 10 AR Rahman songs that sound like therapy, and heal people’s hearts repeatedly: 1.
This list is not exclusive however, it includes only Hindi songs by the artist, solely for categorization’s sake. On his birthday, I have listed down a handful of Rahman’s songs that have stood the test of time. Simple, common people, have turned into loyal legions of fans for the musical legend, so much so, that they consider him nothing less than God, and proudly call themselves ‘Rahmaniacs’. The Mozart of Madras, AR Rahman, has won people’s hearts again, and again, crossing barriers of language, religion, geography, and culture. Today, as he celebrates his 55th birthday, it’s only fitting that we talk about a few songs by the composer that found their places in millions of different lives. That’s the solemn power that AR Rahman continues to have throughout his decades-long illustrious career.
Every film that AR Rahman composes music for, is equally his creative product, for the stories we so dearly love, would not have realized their full potential sans the legend’s contribution. The end credits of a recently released movie read “A Film by AR Rahman”, even though his role in it was only that of a music composer.
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