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Shilpa Rao owes her singing career to Shankar Mahadevan. If he hadn't suggested her name to director Nikhil Advani during Salaam-e-Ishq, she may have remained in Jamshedpur, where she was born.
Besides Saiyyan Re in Salaam-e-Ishq, Rao went on to sing great numbers like Woh Ajnabee (The Train) and Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno), and many more in films like Anwar, Aamir, Dev D and Gulaal.
Rao speaks to Nithya Ramani about her Bollywood break, and gives many a tip for aspiring singers.
Since when did you want to be a singer?
Ever since I can think of. I have always been musically inclined. My father is my teacher. He taught me all I know about music.
What happened after your first break?
After Salaam-e-Ishq, Anwar happened and then The Train. Raksha Mistry [director, The Train] wanted something very peppy and different for the song. We tried a lot of vocal styling. Music director Eric Pillai did the picturisation and Syeed Quadriji gave beautiful lyrics. It was a fun song to shoot and it shows.
http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/may/20/slide-show-1-shilpa-rao-talks-about-her-career.htm