 She considers artistes like Sade, Sting and Eddie Vedder as constant influences for her.Rao mentioned that she wants to lend her voice for Tabu the most and looks forward to working with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sachin–Jigar; "Bhardwaj is someone I really admire.I respect the work he has done so far and the new wave in music that he has brought about".