It would've gone unnoticed were it not for the fact that world-renowned pianist and composer Richard Clayderman sent a copy of his latest album to Bollywood musician Sandesh Shandilya.

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

The song had sunk without a trace after the film introducing Sammir Dattani vanished. Why haven't the composer and the film's producers Barjatayas bothered to play up this achievement?

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

It's strange that no one involved with the film "Uuf...Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai" seemed to think Clayderman's honour important enough to play it up back home.

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

Shandilya is best known for his haunting melodies "Bhaage re man" in "Chameli" and "Suraj hua madhyam" in "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham".

He is also going to compose music for an international venture.

"It's a film based on the life of Mother Teresa directed by Gautam Ghose (not the Kolkata-based director). He's been in 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, Shandilya 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."