Happy Birthday A.R. Rahman : 7 feel-good songs of the legendary music artist

Indian music composer, and singer Allahrakha Rahman professionally known as A.R. Rahman turned 54 today. As significant as this day is, it also gives fans a moment of nostalgia remembering some of his soul-stirring tracks. It’s an undeniable fact that every 90’s kid has grown up listening to his numbers, and would still dance their heart out, or reminisce about the good old times they’ve had with his tracks. From bringing alive emotions, to transferring us to a mesmerising world of happiness and blissfulness, Rahman surely knows to connect, create and strike in the right chords inside us. Right from peppy tracks to heartwarming romantic songs, Rahman has gifted his fans with his art full of an emotional rumble of happiness. Here’s to remembering few of the feel-good songs of the legendary music artist.

Capturing the rustic streets of old Delhi, the song is a letter to old-school love and embracing it with the simplicity of little things. Sung by Mohit Chauhan, with a soulful music composed by A.R. Rahman, Masakali is one of the finest songs from Delhi 6 featuring Sonam Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan.

10 years ago, Bollywood was blessed with a melodious track featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, and Shammi Kapoor among others. This Sufi creation is one of the finest piece of art by AR Rahman. Sung by Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, and A.R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Irshaad Kamil, Kun Faya Kun is one such soul soothing song from the movie ‘Rockstar’.

The romantic track composed and sung by A.R. Rahman shows the love story between Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan from the 2007 Bollywood movie ‘Guru’.The movie which is loosely based on Dhirubhai Ambani,was helmed by Mani Ratnam. The film which stars Abhishek and Aishwarya in the lead also star R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Arya Babbar, Mithun Chakraborty in supporting roles.

This is one such song, which allows you to introspect life at a deeper level, and embracing the importance of loved ones around us. Sung by Alka Yagnik, and Arijit Singh, the beautiful music was composed by A.R. Rahman. The track which featured Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor is from the 2015 Bollywood movie ‘Tamasha’.

Again another master piece from the movie ‘Rockstar’, sung by Mohit Chauhan and composed by A.R. Rahman, the song was an instant hit among the fans and critics. The track featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, talks about a naive bird who is being requested to come back home, where there’s love and acceptance metaphorically.

The romantic groovy track is from the movie ‘Saathiya’. Composed by A.R. Rahman, and performed by KK, Shaan, Kunal and Pravin Mani, the song was an instant hit. ‘O Humdum Soniyo Re’ talks about young love, falling in it, and holding on it. The song features Vivek Oberoi in a complete jolly mood acknowledging his feelings about love.

The heart-warming romantic song composed by Rahman was one such soul-stirring creations sung by Benny Dayal and Shreya Ghoshal. The song from the Bollywood movie ‘Ghajini’ which features Aamir Khan and Asin talks about separation and love.