TOP 11 Hits by A R Rahman That Prove He Is Way Ahead of Our Time!

The multi-award winning music sensation A R. Rahman is one of those music composers who the world gets once in a generation!

His compositions are widely acknowledged in India and abroad, rightly earning him the title of ' Mozart of Madras'.  Coming up with Top 11 of his compositions was a difficult task at hand as one cannot put a list to his genius work, nevertheless here are 11 of his brilliant award winning compositions:

Urvashi Urvashi (Hum Se Hai Muqabla)

You can't deny, Rahman and Prabhudheva's combination is killer. Inspired from the 1994 super hit Tamil film Kadhalan, which he himself had composed. This song went on to become the talk of the town for a very long time, so much so that international rapper Will.I.Am acquired the rights for this song to use it in his 2014 hit single “Birthday”.

Muqabla Muqabla (Hum Se Hai Muqabla)

Easily one of the most loved songs of all time, this song went on to earn a place in the Limca Book of World Records. Also, no one can forget the amazing dance moves in this song, can you?

Dil Se Re (Dil Se...)

The ease at which Rahman shifts his base notes and has lyrics that are so passionate at heart, makes one sit up and notice the brilliance that he is and this song clearly proved his prowess over music.

Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera... (Swades)

Admit it, if you are a working professional outside India, you have gone through an immense pride and love for India after listening to this one. How poignant can a song be, you ask? Here's your answer!

Rubaroo (Rang De Basanti)

Soothing, mesmerizing and a song that makes a silly smile stick for a long time on your face, Rubaroo is all kinds of magic and won't be an exaggeration if said music in Rang De Basanti is one of his best ever, till date!

Tum Ho (Rockstar)

The music in Rockstar made an equal impact on the audience as the movie did. Tum Ho is one such timeless piece of classic that is etched in our minds for years to come and beyond.

Kun Faya Kun (Rockstar)

Rahman owned the year this movie released with the ultimate brilliance of this song! Whoever said Rahman and Sufi don't go hand in hand?

Rehna Tu (Delhi 6)

Some songs just can't be not included in the list of his best songs, and this is one of them. Soothing, uncomplicated with lyrics that touches your heart like nobody's business, Rehna Tu is yet another timeless classic by Rahman!

Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodha Akbar)

A hauntingly soothing number, this song makes the movie a notch better in the list of epics. And with this he proves, he can belt Sufi music as good as any other genre that exists!

Mahi Ve (Highway)

The entire music from Highway was soulful, soothing and excellent. Maahi Ve being slightly better than the rest, bagged a lot of awards and love from everyone!

Agar Tum Saath Ho (Tamasha)

This song proved the fact that Rahman is not only about techno snazzy music and he can create the same magic as he did during Taal, Rangeela, etc. If this song doesn't comfort you, we don't know what will!

Tell us which is your favourite A R Rahman song?!