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When rehearsal became history, Shreya Ghoshal’s very first song got National Award

Samira Vishwas March 25, 2026 04:24 AM

New Delhi . There are some stories in the world of Bollywood which seem no less than a film script and Shreya Ghoshal’s beginning was similar. At the age of just 16, her life took such a turn that it placed her directly in the ranks of the country’s greatest singers.

This story starts with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Devdas, when Bhansali was looking for a new and fresh voice, then his eyes fell on Shreya Ghoshal. He chose Shreya for a special song of the film named Bairi Piya. This song was filmed on Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan in the film and an innocent but strong voice was needed to bring alive its tune and emotions.

An interesting incident to this song still surprises people. When Shreya reached the recording studio for the first time, she was told that it was just a kind of trial or practice session. She put on headphones without any pressure and started singing. The spontaneity and innocence in her voice were so natural that every note was touching the heart. When she stopped in the middle, Bhansali asked her to continue singing and Shreya sang the entire song without thinking that it was a real recording.

Everyone present in the studio was shocked at that time because such maturity and emotional depth is rarely seen in the voice of a teenager. The special thing was that the take which Shreya was singing only for practice, turned out to be so perfect that it was made the final version of the film. In this song, Udit Narayan’s voice was also with her, which made this song even more special.

When the film was released, this song settled in the hearts of people and Shreya Ghoshal became a big name overnight. The sweetness of her voice and the truth of her emotions made her different from other singers. The biggest thing is that she was honored with the National Award for her very first Bollywood song, which is considered an extraordinary achievement for any new artist.

This one song completely changed the direction of Shreya’s career, after that she never looked back and by giving hit songs one after the other, she included herself among the most reliable and talented singers of Bollywood. Even today, when it comes to the songs of Devdas, Bairi Piya comes to mind first and behind it is the voice of a 16 year old girl who created history by just singing from the heart without any pressure.