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Sandesh Shandilya in Richard Clayderman's album
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) It's a historic happening in the music world that would've gone unnoticed were it not for the fact that the world-renowned pianist and composer Richard Clayderman sent a copy of his latest album to Sandesh Shandilya.

"That's how I came to know my tune from 'Uff Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai...!' is in Richard Clayderman's album! I'm stunned and honoured. Sunidhi Chauhan has rendered the song."

The song had sunk without a trace after the film, introducing Sammir Dattani. 

Sandesh is the first Bollywood musician to be billed in an international album. Why haven't the composer and the film's producers, the Barjatyas, bothered to play up this unprecedented achievement?

Sandesh shrugs, "I don't know. I came to know of this honour by accident when I saw my name along with Richard Clayderman." 

Sandesh refuses to blame the Barjatyas. "They had brought Richard Clayderman over to play the piano in 'Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai...!' for my title composition. Now, when Clayderman has thought that title song to be good enough to go into his own album, I feel I must be doing something right."

Sandesh, best known for his haunting melodies "Bhaage re mann" in "Chameli" and "Suraj hua maddham" in "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham", is in all probability going to be the first Bollywood musician to be billed alongside an international musician. 

Sandesh is also going to be the first music composer to have composed music for an international album.

"It's a film based on the life of Mother Teresa directed by Gautam Ghose (not the Kolkata-based director). He's been in LA (Los Angeles) for the last 25 years. Now he's making another Hollywood film and he wants me to do the music for that film too."

In Bollywood, Sandesh says he needs to do more work. 

"I was being too selective. I'd do four films out of which three wouldn't get released during a year. I'm now working on Jahnu Barua's second Hindi film, then I'm also doing Sriram Raghavan's 'Johnny Gaddar' and Guddu Dhanoa's next musical. 

"I'm also doing a children's film produced by Jhamu Sugandh. It's an Indian 'Harry Potter'... So by the grace of god, I'm doing well on home ground. I intend to build my career at home before looking Westwards."