Discover the story of the song > Zaroori Tha – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

The song speaks of a love that was necessary, yet it was equally important to experience heartbreak. The protagonist talks about memories of his lost love and reflects on how they used to pray together when in love, but how they ended up arguing over meaningless things. The song concludes that letting go of love was necessary, just like how the tears from a lover's eyes must fall, and streams flow into rivers.