Shilpa Rao at Expresso by SCREEN. Shilpa Rao, who won  a National Award for the song “Chaleya” from Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, appeared at the 13th edition of Expresso by SCREEN. During the session, she spoke at length about her musical influences, early training in music under her father, her views on an industry increasingly driven by numbers and virality, and her experiences working with music maestro AR. Rahman, among several other topics. ‘Chaleya wasn’t an easy song’ The session was moderated by Suvir Saran and Suanshu Khurana. Reflecting on “Chaleya,” Shilpa shared that performing the song was far from effortless, despite its light and breezy sound. She said, “It’s not an easy song at all.…