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Shilpa Rao
Shilpa Rao is an Indian playback singer known for her versatile and unconventional vocal style, deeply rooted in Hindustani classical music. She primarily records in the Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages. Raised in Jamshedpur, Rao completed her postgraduate studies in applied statistics in Mumbai before embarking on a professional career in music. After initial training under her father, S. Venkat Rao, and the renowned classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, she made her Bollywood debut in 2007 with the song "Tose Naina" from the film Anwar, composed by Mithoon. Rao rose to widespread prominence with the release of "Woh Ajnabee" from The Train and "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno, the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The following year, she collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for Paa, where she performed the song "Mudi Mudi Ittefaq Se" which earned her a second Filmfare nomination in the same category. In 2012, Rao teamed up with A. R. Rahman for the song "Ishq Shava" for Yash Chopra's swan song Jab Tak Hai Jaan, followed by Pritam's "Malang" from Dhoom 3 and Vishal–Shekhar's "Meherbaan" from Bang Bang!. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Tere Hawaale
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Bulleya (From "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil")
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Malang - Extended Version
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Kalank (Duet)
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Chuttamalle

Albums

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Best Bollywood Female Voices

2026
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Suno

2016
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Ek Ladki Shabnmi Jaisi

2011
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I Vivek

2010

Singles & EPs

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Massacre (Movie: Alpha)

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Aankhon Aankhon Mein - Ul Jalool Ishq – Trending Version

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Ul Jalool Ishq (From "Gustaakh Ishq")

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Ya Baba

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Ul Jalool Ishq – Trending Version

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Tumhare Hi Rahenge Hum - Dream Pop Edition

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Jag Se Laaj (From “Cocktail 2”)

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Mayar Khelare (From "Mitin Ekti Khunir Sandhane")

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Chuttamalle Lofi Mix

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Adhoora

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Videos

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Tose Naina Lage audio with lyrics | Anwar | Kshitij | Shilpa Rao | Mithoon | Hasan Kamaal

8 min 48 secGulshan Jhankar Studio
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Besharam Rang

Shilpa Rao, Caralisa Monteiro, Vishal Dadlani, and Sheykhar Ravjiani840M views
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Yaariyaan - 8K/4K Music Video | Cocktail | Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Diana Penty | Pritam

Mohan Kanan, B Praak & Shilpa Rao67K views

Live performances

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Love Mashup (feat. Atif Aslam & Jyotica Tangri)

Harish Sagane, Amit Trivedi, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shivam, Arnab Dutta, Ajay Gogavale, Rochak Kohli, Neha Kakkar, Pritam, Harshdeep Kaur, Arko, Yasser Desai, Jam8, Arijit Singh, Aakanksha Sharma, Shreya Ghoshal, Farhan Saeed, Chirantan Bhat, Tony Kakkar, Palak Muchal, Amjad Nadeem, Dev Negi, DJ Raahul Pai, Ajay Gogavale, Shilpa Rao, Vishal - Shekhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Ash King28M views

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Bollywood EDM

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Bollywood Dance Essentials

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Bollywood Dance Hitlist

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Hindi Hits 2024

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Bollywood Lo-Fi

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Make Out Jams: Bollywood

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Bollywood Fire

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Bollywood Recharger

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Bollywood Party

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Bollywood Essentials

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Playlists by Shilpa Rao

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Shilpa Rao

PlaylistShilpa Rao56K views
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Indie Music

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