AR
Rahman
is
celebrating
his
48th
birthday
today
and
what
better
way
to
rejoice
than
listening
to
his
soulful
songs.
It
won't
be
wrong
in
saying
that
he
is
one
of
the
best
music
composers
in
India
and
today
we'll
be
listing
his
top
10
Bollywood
hit
songs.
He
was
born
as
A.
S.
Dileep
Kumar
on
6
January,
1967.
Among
the
many
awards
that
he
has
been
felicitated
with,
the
most
prestigious
ones
are
two
Academy
Awards,
two
Grammy
Awards,
a
BAFTA
Award,
a
Golden
Globe,
four
National
Film
Awards,
fifteen
Filmfare
Awards
and
thirteen
Filmfare
Awards
South.
He
is
truly
one
of
the
best
and
probably
the
only
Indian
music
composer
who
is
so
famous
in
Hollywood
and
has
evens
composed
many
a
songs
for
Hollywood
films.
He
is
called
as
"The
Mozart
of
Madras",
and
his
Tamil
fans
call
him
Isai
Puyal
which
means
'Musical
Storm'.
He
is
one
of
the
highest-paid
music
composers
in
the
film
industry
and
has
become
a
notable
humanitarian
and
philanthropist,
donating
and
raising
money
for
a
number
of
charities.
His
career
began
in
Tamil
film
industry
but
his
Hindi
compositions
earned
him
worldwide
recognition.
His
composition
for
the
film
Roja
won
him
many
awards,
from
a
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Music
Direction,
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
-
Tamil,
Tamil
Nadu
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
and
was
even
listed
in
TIME's
"10
Best
Soundtracks" of
all
time
in
2005.
The
film
came
in
Hindi
as
well
and
so
the
same
songs
came
out
in
Hindi
too
and
the
one
which
stole
the
hearts
of
all
was
Yeh
Haseen
Vaadiyan.
His
latest
composition
was
for
the
Lingaa,
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Hindi
versions.
His
upcoming
projects
in
Bollywood
are
Tamasha
and
Mehenjo
Daro.
Can't
wait
for
those
songs
to
release,
meanwhile
listen
to
his
10
best
compositions
in
Bollywood.
Yeh
Haseen
Vaadiyan
Yeh
Haseen
Vaadiya
from
Roja,
1992
film.
This
song
continues
to
be
a
favourite
among
many
fans
and
is
most
loved
by
those
in
love.
Tanha
Tanha
Yahan
Pe
Jeena
Tanha
Tanha
Yahan
Pe
Jeena
from
Rangeela,
1995
film
was
a
huge
chart-bursting
song.
The
entire
film
was
known
for
it's
awesome
songs
composed
by
AR
Rahman.
Ae
Ajnabi
Ae
Ajnabi
from
Dil
Se,
1998
film
was
a
soul
wrenching
number.
Mani
Ratnam
composed
a
lot
of
hit
numbers
for
his
movie,
Malaika
Arora's
famous
Chaiyya
Chaiyya
to
Ae
Ajnabi.
Ishq
Bina
Ishq
Bina
from
Taal,
1999
film
is
the
most
evergreen
romantic
number
in
Bollywood.
This
movie
was
basically
knowsn
for
it's
songs
and
Aishwarya's
dance.
Jai
Ho
Jai
Ho
from
Slumdog
Millionaire
became
a
cult
song
across
the
world.
AR
Rahman
even
won
some
major
awards
for
this
composition.
O
Palanhare
O
Palanhare
from
Lagaan,
2001
film
was
a
superhit.
Every
song
from
this
film
became
popular
and
would
be
sung
at
functions
to
recitals.
Lukka
Chuppi
Paathshaala,
Sasural
Genda
Phool,
Lukka
Chuppi
and
Khalbali
from
Rang
De
Basanti,
2006
film
were
all
melodious
numbers
which
chopped
the
charts.
Rehna
Tu
Masakkali,
Rehna
Tu
and
Arziyaan
songs
from
Delhi
6,
2006
film
were
all
beautiful
compositions
but
Rehna
Tu
was
the
best
of
all
with
soulful
romantic
feel
to
it.
Tum
Ho
Tum
Ho
from
Rockstar
can
be
called
as
AR
Rahman's
the
best
composition.
A
song
made
for
lovers,
it
is
extremely
heart
wrenching
and
beautiful.
Patakha
Guddi
Patakha
Guddi
from
Highway
was
yet
another
beautiful
song
that
captured
the
essence
of
the
story.
AR
Rahman
has
many
beautiful
compositions
to
his
credit
but
these
10
films's
compositions
stand
out
the
most.