Eminent Santoor Player Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma Passes Away At 84

Mumbai, May 10 (TNA) Eminent Indian musician and santoor player Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday after a massive cardiac arrest. He was 84. Sharma was suffering from kidney related problems for the last six months and was on dialysis.

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma had an important contribution in the world of cinema. The duo of Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hari Prasad Chaurasia, popularly known as 'Shiv-Hari' in Bollywood, gave music to many superhit songs. The most famous of these was 'Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Chudiyan' from the film 'Chandni' which was picturized on the late actress Sridevi.