His teacher, Ustad Sultan Khan along with K. S.Chithra sang the song Piya Basanti for him on this album.
[citation needed] He took basic music training from maestro Ustad Sultan Khan, who was a noted Sarangi player.
He composed four songs for the film's soundtrack: "Suraj Hua Maddham", "You Are My Soniya", "Deewana Hai Dekho", and "Vande Mataram," all of which became chartbusters.
[4] Furthermore, Shandilya's compositions, along with the other songs in the soundtrack, received widespread critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (jointly with Jatin–Lalit and Shrivastava).
Shandilya next composed the music for films like Chameli (2004), Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai (2004), Socha Na Tha (2005), Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) and Jab We Met (2007), the last of which earned him high critical praise for composing the song "Aaoge Jab Tum".