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Sandesh Shandilya is a Sound Indian born on 8 april 1979

Sandesh Shandilya

Sandesh Shandilya
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Nationality Inde
Birth 8 april 1979 (45 years)

Sandesh Shandilya is an Indian film composer, musician, singer, working in Bollywood, most known for his work in films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Chameli, Road, Uff Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai and Socha Na Tha.

His 2001 music album Piya Basanti was a mega-hit and won International viewers' choice award at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. His teacher, Ustad Sultan Khan sung the hit song Piya Basanti for him on this album.

Till date his most praiseworthy composition is "Aoge jab tum sajna" from the film "Jab We Met".

He took basic training of music from maestro Ustad Sultan Khan who was a noted Sarangi player too.

Usually with

Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha
(2 films)
Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta
(3 films)
Imtiaz Ali
Imtiaz Ali
(2 films)
Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Sandesh Shandilya (31 films)

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Sound

The Wishing Tree, 1h30
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Shabana Azmi, Makarand Deshpande, Rajit Kapur, Saurabh Shukla, Manmeet Singh, Jaya Bhattacharya
Rating57% 2.8684952.8684952.8684952.8684952.868495
The films story revolves around five children (Sean, Nikita, Guriqbal Singh, Fatima Khanam and Dhanua) in a hill-station. Each child has some problem which he or she is battling. Nikita has a mysterious old friend, a Gypsy woman (Shabana Azmi), who tells her of a magical tale of the Kalpvriksh tree (the wish fulfilling trees) that have existed through thousands of years.
Unfreedom
Unfreedom (2015)

Directed by Raj Amit Kumar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Political films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain, Bhanu Uday, Preeti Gupta, Ankur Vikal, Seema Rahmani
Rating50% 2.504832.504832.504832.504832.50483
Set in two different cities, New York and New Delhi, the film approaches sexuality and violence head on with a focus on the Muslim and LGBT identities.
Manjhi - The Mountain Man
Directed by Ketan Mehta
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery
Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Pankaj Tripathi, Urmila Mahanta, Deepa Sahi
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating79% 3.9982053.9982053.9982053.9982053.998205
In the 1960s Dashrath Manjhi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) lived in a small village Gehlaur near Gaya, Bihar, India with his family including his wife Phaguniya Devi (Radhika Apte). There was a rocky mountain near his village that people either had to climb across or travel round to gain access to medical care at the nearest town Wazirganj. One day Manjhi's wife fell while trying to cross the mountain, after which Manjhi decided to carve a road through it. When he started hammering the hill people called him a lunatic but that only steeled his resolve further. After 22 years of back-breaking labour, Manjhi carved a path 360 feet long, 25 feet deep in places and 30 feet wide.
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, 1h40
Directed by Vijay Raaz
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Vijay Raaz, Rajendranath Zutshi, Manu Rishi, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating72% 3.6455753.6455753.6455753.6455753.645575
In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic story of pride and survival begins when - in an attempt to evade danger, they bump into each other. And amidst continuous exchange of bullets, altercations and murkier situations, it evolves into a journey of human connection with an unforeseeable end.
Chakravyuh
Chakravyuh (2012)

Directed by Prakash Jha
Genres Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpayee, Kabir Bedi, Om Puri, Anjali Patil
Rating67% 3.397273.397273.397273.397273.39727
Adil Khan (Arjun Rampal), a highly decorated police officer is posted to Nandighat, after a horrifying massacre of 84 policemen. Within days, he discovers that the Maoists, led by the ruthless and charismatic Rajan (Manoj Bajpai), effectively control the area. They are able to swiftly thwart Adil's most determined efforts. Despite holding a position of enormous power as the SP of Nandighat, Adil has never felt so helpless in his career.
Love U... Mr. Kalakaar!
Genres Romance
Actors Tusshar Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Ram Kapoor, Madhoobala Shah, Prem Chopra, Yatin Karyekar
Rating55% 2.7593052.7593052.7593052.7593052.759305
Tusshar Kapoor plays Sahil, an artist who draws cartoons. He falls in love with Ritu (Amrita Rao), the daughter of a businessman, for whom Sahil had designed a mascot. The story moves on and both fall in love. Her father hates artists, and he decides she will not marry him. Upon her compulsion, her father decided to hire Sahil as the managing director of his company for three months. He has to earn profits in those three months to marry his daughter. Company politics come into play and Sahil falls short of his goals. But eventually his dream of becoming a cartoon strip-writer is realized when a newspaper decides to publish his cartoon "Office Space.
Gattu
Gattu (2011)
, 1h22
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Rating73% 3.6796853.6796853.6796853.6796853.679685
In a nation that is obsessed with flying kites, the story is set in a small town Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, where a nine-year-old orphan, Gattu works in his uncle's garbage-recycling business. The blue skies above the town is dominated by a kite named 'Kali' with mysterious origins. Out of the many kids who dream to defeat Kali, Gattu is more determined. He does fail on number of occasions but one fine day, his will find a way. He discovers a local school having a roof that renders him some strategic advantage. Impersonating as a student, he sneaks into the school and must now pretend to study. The only problem - he can't read or write! The little street urchin takes up the challenge as when the desire is strong, dreams aren't impossible.
Yamla Pagla Deewana, 2h43
Directed by Samir Karnik
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Musical, Romance
Actors Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Nafisa Ali
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating56% 2.84982.84982.84982.84982.8498
Paramvir Singh (Sunny Deol) is a Non-resident Indian (NRI) living happily with his Canadian wife Mary (Emma Brown Garett) along with his two kids Karam and Veer and his mother (Nafisa Ali) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Years ago, after the birth of Paramvir's younger brother Gajodhar, Paramvir's father, Dharam Singh (Dharmendra) had run away from home and took Gajodhar with him, due to difficulties with the family. Back in reality, a Canadian comes to visit Paramvir at his home, where he sees Dharam Singh's photo. The Canadian recognises Dharam as a thief who had robbed him when he went to tour in Banaras. Upon hearing this news, Paramvir's mother sends him to Banaras to find his father, and younger brother.
Road to Sangam
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Javed Sheikh
Roles Additional Soundtrack
Rating72% 3.6417053.6417053.6417053.6417053.641705
A simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal) who has been entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford V8 engine, not knowing the historic significance – that it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holy Triveni Sangam. He is caught in a complex situation after a powerful bomb explosion rocks his town leading to the arrest of innocent Muslim youths of his locality. A work strike is called by the prominent leaders of his community, played by Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra, to protest against the unjust treatment meted out to the youths arrested by the police. Will he support the protest and abandon the repair of the engine or go against the wishes of his community? Thus begins his journey. A journey of Gandhian values, principles and patriotism.
Dus Tola
Dus Tola (2010)

Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Manoj Bajpayee, Aarti Chabria, Pallavi Sharda, Govind Namdev, Asrani, Dilip Prabhavalkar
Rating70% 3.5348453.5348453.5348453.5348453.534845
The story starts in a small town Sonapur. Shankar (Manoj Bajpai) is a local Goldsmith making jewelry. Shankar is in love with his next-door neighbor Suvarnalata (Sonu, Aarti Chabria) who loves him too. But her father Daya Shastri (Dilip Prabhavalkar) is opposed to their relationship. Shankar and Suvarnalata always meet after Suvarnalata computer class. He gave her father some earrings. The father and mother (Lakshmi) call a pandit (Aatmaram) and asks for a rich boy from Dubai. The pandit is Shankar's friend and he asks Sonu if she is ready to marry Shankar.