After this, Uttam Singh played violin for major composers including Naushad, Roshan, Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra, Sachin Dev Burman.
These films included major Rajshri Productions hits, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!.
He also composed music for many other films including Dushman (1998), Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999), Farz (2001) and Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002).
He also composed music for Anil Sharma's Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) and later for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003).
His songs and score for the Chandra Prakash Dwivedi's 2003 partition drama Pinjar, in which he collaborated with the Wadali Brothers, won him much critical acclaim and is considered to be his finest work as composer.