Composing music for films is challenging task: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

They came to be known as the Shiv-Hari music duo. Some of the movies they composed music for were Faasle (1985),Chandni (1989),Lamhe (1991) and Darr (1993).

“I remember when Yash Chopra asked me and Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia to compose music for ‘Silsila’,everyone thought he was taking a big risk by signing classical musicians. There is a difference between classical and film music. And it was a tremendous challenge to live upto (film music),” Sharma told reporters at an event here this evening.

“For composing film music one has to keep in mind the story,situation of characters,location and so on. On the other hand,classical music is mostly about Raag,” he said.