Sandesh Shandilya is an Indian film composer, musician, singer, working in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

, most known for his work in films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... is a Bollywood film released in India and countries with large NRI populations on 14 December 2001....

(2001), Chameli, Road, Uff Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai and Socha Na Tha

Socha Na Tha

Socha Na Tha is a Hindi language movie, released on 4 March 2005. It debuts Abhay Deol and stars Ayesha Takia & Apoorva Jha. It is the first movie Imtiaz Ali directed...

.

His 2001 music album Piya Basanti

Piya Basanti

Piya Basanti is a Hindi album released on 28 November, 2000. Nachiket, Sultan Khan and K. S. Chithra are the singers and Sandesh Shandilya is the composer...

was a mega-hit and won International viewers' choice award at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards

2001 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 2001, honoring the best music videos from June 10, 2000, to June 8, 2001. The show was hosted by Jamie Foxx at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City...

. Luckily for him his teacher, Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian sarangi player and singer who performed Hindustani classical music. He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell...

had sung for him.

He took basic training of music from maestro Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian sarangi player and singer who performed Hindustani classical music. He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell...

 who is a noted Sarangi

Sarangi

The Sārangī is a bowed, short-necked string instrument of India which is originated from Rajasthani folk instruments. It plays an important role in India's Hindustani classical music tradition...

player too.

Filmography

Year	Film	Other Notes

2001 pyaar tune kya kiya music director
2002 company music director
2003 road music director
2oo3 darna mana hai music director

External links

• Sandesh Shandilya at Bollywood Hungama
  Bollywood Hungama
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