Soma Das chats with Canada-based Indian composer Dr Shiva, the first Indian to have won Best Original Score for Indo-Canadian movie Amal at the 29th Genie Awards

Music composer, actor, writer, director, conductor and singer Dr Shiva is the first Indian to have the Genie Award for Rahi Nagufta, a song for Amal. The film is about a New Delhi autorickshaw driver who is content with his existence until he drives an eccentric billionaire (played by Naseeruddin Shah) who, disguised as a vagabond, is searching the streets for the last morsel of humanity and someone he can bequeath all his money to.

What does winning the Genie mean?
The competition was tough and I was conscious of representing the nation on a major platform. The award has opened doors, and I am considering a couple of Hollywood projects.