Shilpa Rao is an Indian singer. She is primarily known for working as a playback singer in the Hindi film industry. In 2021, he received a ‘Best Global Music Album’ nomination at the Grammy Awards. Some of her popular songs are ‘Khuda Jaane’ from the film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ (2008), ‘Ishq Shawwa’ from the film ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ (2012), ‘Subhanallah’ from the film ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’. (2013), ‘Meherbaan’ from the film ‘Bang Bang!’ (2014), ‘Ghunghroo’ from the movie ‘War’ (2019), and many more.
Contents
Wiki/Biography
Shilpa Rao was born as Apeksha Rao on Wednesday, 11 April 1984 (age 39 years; as of 2023) in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India (now Jharkhand, India). His zodiac sign is Aries. His father started teaching and teaching him how to sing during his childhood. She studied at Little Flower School in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Later, she studied at Loyola School in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, where she sang in the school choir.
Childhood picture of Shilpa Rao with her mother
In 1997, she moved from Jamshedpur to Mumbai with her family for college studies. At the age of 13, she met Hariharan, an Indian singer, and after meeting him, she developed interest in singing and started training in singing from Indian classical musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan. In 2001, she started performing in various programs with Hariharan and later, she won a national level talent hunt in New Delhi. In 2004, he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics from St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai in Mumbai. Indian musician Shankar Mahadevan helped Shilpa get the opportunity to sing jingles for TV commercials. Later, he sang jingles for advertisements for Cadbury’s Munch, Sunsilk, Anchor Gel, No Marks and other brands.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 2″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
He hails from a South Indian family in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
parents and siblings
His father S Venkata Rao is a music teacher. His mother’s name is Rajnala Shyamala.
Shilpa Rao with her father
Shilpa Rao with her mother
He has a younger brother named Anurag Naidu, who is a jazz pianist and composer.
Shilpa Rao with her brother
Husband
On January 25, 2021, Shilpa Rao married Ritesh Krishnan, a photographer, in an intimate registered wedding at her home. Talking about his marriage in an interview, he said,
Our parents are senior citizens and hence we decided to have a simple registered marriage at home. We kept it simple, decorated the house with flowers and my brother’s wife applied my mehendi. We formally registered the marriage at around 5 pm and all my friends and family members from all over the world joined us on video call to watch the ceremony.
Shilpa Rao and Ritesh Krishnan’s wedding day picture
relationships/affairs
In 2018, Shilpa Rao met Ritesh Krishnan for the first time. While talking about this in an interview, he said how he met Ritesh for the first time.
We met three years ago during (composer) Pritam’s USA tour. It seemed that Ritesh was a friendly person and we started hanging out together. The first day I met him, I thought he was a laid-back guy, which was very attractive to me. We started touring together in 2018 and played many shows across India.
In an interview, when she was asked how Ritesh Krishnan proposed her for marriage, she replied,
In October 2019, we were in a monastery on top of the mountains in Ladakh. Ritesh said, ‘Let’s get married’ and I said, ‘Yes.’ It was really a beautiful place to have this conversation. So, it wasn’t like a proposal like putting a ring on my finger or getting down on one knee, it was just being one with the world.”
Shilpa Rao with Ritesh Krishnan
livelihood
film
In 2007, she debuted with the song ‘Tose Naina’ from the Hindi film ‘Anwar’.
Poster of the 2007 film ‘Anwar’
In the same year, he sang the song ‘Woh Ajnabee’ from the Bollywood film ‘The Train’. He lent his voice in the song ‘Aaja Nach Le’ from the 2007 Hollywood film ‘High School Musical 2’. In 2008, she sang the song ‘Khuda Jaane’ from the film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, which proved to be a successful song for her. In 2012, he lent his voice to the song ‘English Vinglish’ from the Bollywood film ‘English Vinglish’. In 2013, she sang the song ‘Malang’ from the popular Bollywood film ‘Dhoom 3’. She sang the song ‘Bulleya’ from the 2016 Bollywood romantic film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. In 2019, he lent his voice to the title track of the film ‘Kalank’. In the same year, he sang the song ‘Ghunghroo’ from the popular Bollywood action film ‘War’. In 2022, he recorded the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the Bollywood film ‘Pathan’.
Poster of 2022 film ‘Pathan’
Television
In 2011, she lent her voice to the song ‘Bekaboo’ from StarPlus’ TV show Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal.
Poster of StarPlus TV show ‘Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal’
album
In 2020, she sang the song ‘Two Words’ from composer and sitarist Anushka Shankar’s music album ‘Love Letters’. The album was nominated for ‘Best Global Music Album’ nomination at the Grammy Awards 2021. Shilpa Rao received a Grammy certificate for her nomination in 2021.
Shilpa Rao with Grammy certificate
award
- 2009: Won the Best Female Playback Singer Award at the International Indian Film Academy Awards for the song ‘Khuda Jaane’ from the 2008 Bollywood film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’.
- 2011: Won the Best Singer Award at the Indian Television Academy Awards for the song ‘Bekaboo’ from StarPlus’ TV show Navya…Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal.
- 2014: Won the Best Music Debut award for the song ‘Dum Dum’ from MTV’s ‘Coke Studio’ Season 2 at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards.
- 2020: Won the Best Female Playback Singer award at the Filmfare Awards for the song ‘Ghunghroo’ from the 2019 Bollywood film ‘War’.
Shilpa Rao after winning the Filmfare Award in 2020
- 2021: Nominated for Anushka Shankar’s album ‘Love Letters with Anushka Shankar’ at Grammy Awards
Favorite
- Food: Gulab Jamun, Amritsari Kulcha, Chole Puri, Beera Chicken
- Drinks: Lassi, Black Coffee
- Web Series: Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
- Songs: ‘Train Song’ by Raghu Dixit and Karsh Kale, ‘Ghar More Pardesiya’ by Vaishali Mhade and Shreya Ghoshal, ‘Zara Zara’ by Bombay Jayshree
- Travel Destination: Goa, Hampi, Bengaluru, Coorg
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, Shilpa Rao revealed that the biggest critics in her life are her father, her mother and her brother.
- Reportedly, he is allergic to dust.
- She is quite sensitive to smell and avoids eating strong smelling fruits.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- In an interview, she told that she and her husband Ritesh like to celebrate New Year in Amritsar, Punjab.
- He likes to roam in nature and also likes to plant trees.
- In an interview, when asked how she practices singing in her daily routine, she replied,
This is a process that continues until you die. you can not stop. You can practice by listening to music, keep yourself updated with all the new types of music. There is a lot of experimentation happening with vocals, sound design and music.”
- In March 2010, he supported NDTV’s Greenathon, an initiative to increase electricity supply to rural villages and promote eco-friendliness.
- In October 2011, she promoted the project to aid breast cancer awareness by singing the song ‘Haseen Zindagi’ composed by Sonu Nigam along with other singers including Tisha Nigam, Shruti Pathak, Shefali Alvares and Aakriti Kakkar.
- In March 2012, she performed live on ArtistsAloud.com, a digital platform to support independent music in India, on the occasion of Seagram’s Fuel Music Day.
- In February 2013, he supported Coca-Cola and NDTV’s campaign, ‘Support My School’, a 12-hour long telethon to raise funds to reactivate 272 rural schools in India.
- On 31 May 2013, she performed at an event along with Aakriti Kakkar, Shweta Pandit, Mamta Sharma and many others on the occasion of ‘World No Tobacco Day’ to raise awareness about tobacco consumption and raise funds for cancer patients. Did.
- In October 2014, she performed at a concert in Delhi to raise funds for people affected by floods in Assam, India.
- In 2015, Shilpa Rao performed at ‘100 Pipers Play for a Cause’ in Delhi to raise funds for those affected by the Nepal earthquake.
- He likes watching movies very much. In an interview, while talking about his hobby of watching films, he said,
I am fond of films. I watch movies from all over the world. Language is not an issue. I follow French and Polish films a lot. But it is not that I am not interested in Bollywood and Hollywood. If I like the story, I can watch anything.
- In 2016, she presented the song ‘Paar Channa De’ in the 9th season of ‘Coke Studio’ Pakistan.
Shilpa Rao performing in ‘Coke Studio Pakistan’ in 2016
- In an interview, when she was asked which musical artist she would like to perform on stage with, she replied,
I don’t know because I think when I perform and watch other artists perform, it’s great for an artist to do their thing on stage. I would love to sit in the audience and watch their performance, but yes, it’s great for the collaboration. When you’re collaborating on something, it’s great to be on stage together. That being said, I would love to collaborate with Sting and share the stage with him. I would also like to be on stage with Snarky Puppy, among others.
- In 2020, she appeared on the cover of Filmfare magazine.
Filmfare cover, April ’20 issue. Thank you @filmfare And @JiteshPillai For respect.#filmfare #award #Govinda @Ayushmanank @aliaa08 @RanveerOfficial @taapsee @Bhumi Pednekar @SiddhantChturvD #AnnanyaPandey pic.twitter.com/cJXyH4YNEb
– Shilpa Rao (@shilparao11) 3 April 2020
- In 2022, she was featured on the cover of LitGlim magazine.
Shilpa Rao on the cover of LitGlim magazine
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn