In 1995 , Chauhan performed at the 40th Filmfare Awards with the group " Little Wonders " , when music director Aadesh Shrivastava heard her and wanted to record her voice for the film , '' Shastra '' ( 1996 ) . She made her career debut at the age of thirteen , with the song " Ladki Deewani Dekho " from the film , alongside Udit Narayan . During the year , she won the first singing reality show on DD National titled '' Meri Awaz Suno '' , where she was honoured with the " Lata Mangeshkar Trophy " for the best female singer of India . Besides , she recorded her first solo album , '' Aira Gaira Nathu Khaira '' which was ultimately promoted as a children 's album . Chauhan then realised her " limitations " and got formal training in classical singing from Gautam Mukherjee . For the next two years , she worked as a background vocalist
40th Filmfare Awards
40th Filmfare Awards
Sunidhi Chauhan