Piya
Basanti
was
released
in
November
2000
and
went
on
to
become
India's
number
one
album.
The
titular
song
broke
all
musical
records
of
the
time
and
was
ranked
top
song
for
several
months
to
follow.
Even
after
years,
its
craze
didn't
diminish.
Music
composer
Sandesh
Shandilya's
song
-
Piya
Basanti
is
completing
20
years.
Ustad
Sultan
Khan,
K.
S.
Chithra,
director
Pradeep
Sarkar
and
Sandesh
Shandilya
are
the
composers
of
the
sensational
song.
The
album
went
on
to
become
a
huge
success,
winning
an
International
Viewer
Choice
award
from
MTV.
Music
maestro
Sandesh
Shandilya
stated
“When
I
started
working
on
this
album
Piya
Basanti
I
was
around
27-28
years
of
age.
I
used
to
always
think
about
what
would
be
the
definition
of
'Love’
for
my
Guru
who
was
around
60
years
of
age.
I
used
to
wonder
about
the
difference
in
perspectives
towards
'love’
as
a
concept
for
a
boy
in
his
20s
and
a
matured
man
in
his
60s
who
has
had
a
lot
of
experience
of
this
world.
I
thought
these
two
persons
must
be
having
a
different
perception
of
'love.’
So,
I
asked
Khansaab
to
sing
this
song
and
along
with
him
we
decided
to
request
Chitra
to
sing
the
female
part
of
the
duet.
Pradip
Sarkar
made
the
video
he
too
brought
alive
the
same
'love’
that
all
of
us
had
imagined,
without
his
visual
the
whole
journey
would
incomplete.
We
owe
the
tremendous
success
of
this
album
to
the
musicians,
singers,
Sony
Music
Entertainment,
filming
team
and
actors
–
everyone
has
contributed
equally
to
make
this
album
a
sensational
hit."
Director
Pradeep
Sarkar
says
"The
lyrics
of
Piya
Basanti
showcase
the
story
of
the
song.
It
was
a
song
that
lived
in
the
heart
of
the
entire
country
when
it
released.
First,
the
shoot
of
this
album
was
going
to
happen
in
Delhi,
but
due
to
a
lot
of
restrictions,
it
finally
got
pushed
to
the
hills
of
Himachal
Pradesh.
This
music
video
is
filled
with
soulful
music,
and
it
tells
an
interesting
story
of
love
at
first
sight
which
is
beautifully
depicted
in
this
lovely
music
album."
He
adds,
"My
experience
was
incredible.
I
was
glad
to
shoot
with
the
cast
and
crew
of
the
amazing
album
Piya
Basanti.
This
song
has
really
great
vibes
and
it's
very
close
to
my
heart."
The
music
director
Sandesh
Shandilya,
singers
Ustad
Sultan
Khan,
K.
S.
Chithra
and
director
Pradeep
Sarkar
have
given
us
a
song
Piya
Basanti
with
a
message
of
longing
and
waiting
for
one’s
beloved
to
come
and
unite
with
them.