Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was a composer and renowned santoor player from Jammu. A maestro of Hindustani classical music
he gained international recognition for playing and popularising the santoor in his own unique style. He forayed into Bollywood
by composing the background score for one of the scenes in V. Shantaram’s film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje in 1955. He turned
composer along with flute legend Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and went on to compose songs for films like Silsila, Faasle, Vijay,
Chandni, Lamhe, Parampara, Darr, etc. He was a recipient of several national and international awards including the Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award in 1986, the Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011. He died in Mumbai in 2022 ... Show more
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Shiv Kumar Sharma (Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Shiv - Hari) (Music Director)
Date of Birth
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13 Jan 1938
Date of Death
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10 May 2022
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