Zaroori Tha by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Zaroori Tha is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The arrangement here is the work of , and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The performance by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Back 2 Love finds its musical expression here — Zaroori Tha is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2018 marked the release of Back 2 Love, and Zaroori Tha was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Zaroori Tha demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

At 5:42, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Years from now, Zaroori Tha will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.