Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Zaroori Tha Direct

It is impossible to discuss Rahat’s sad songs without mentioning Tum Hi Ho (from Aashiqui 2 ). Both songs deal with obsession and loss, but their philosophies differ:

Zaroori Tha is not a song you listen to when you are happy. It is a song you listen to when you are healing. It validates the pain by giving it a purpose. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Zaroori Tha

Written by the prolific Pakistani poet and lyricist (not to be confused with the film version which had different writers; the Back 2 Love version is steeped in classical poetry), the lyrics of Zaroori Tha are a masterpiece of passive-aggressive farewell. It is impossible to discuss Rahat’s sad songs

: Directed by Rahul Sud and shot in Dubai, the video features the then-popular real-life couple Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon It validates the pain by giving it a purpose

The lyrics, penned by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, are a stroke of lyrical genius. They speak of a separation that was perhaps written in the stars. The protagonist acknowledges the pain but accepts it as a necessary step in the journey of life.

The song is structured as a one-sided conversation with a departing lover. The protagonist does not scream or beg. Instead, he uses cold logic wrapped in poetic fire.