Musical journey began at the age of six; Malayali musician Steve Thomas Kottoor on ‘Dhurandhar’

The 26 year old musician from Kochi, Steve Thomas Kottoor’s musical journey began at the age of six. Since then, the Mumbai-based Malayali has built an eclectic body of work, whether as a keyboardist with Masala Coffee, a collaborator in Pakistani singer Atif Aslam’s collective, or as a music producer for the Netflix series Ba**ds of Bollywood (2025), directed by Aryan Khan.

The latest addition to his growing list of projects is the Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar, released in two parts. On the film, he serves as an additional composer alongside Shashwat Sachdev and has co-produced the background score with him.

Steve recalls that Shashwat was intent on crafting a landmark soundscape for Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar. “I had no idea how the film would pan out,” he says. “But Shashwat was certain that the background score should become something people would reference in the years to come.”