While Rao was studying at college, she met with Mithoon, who called her for recording of the song "Tose Naina" from Anwar (2007) [REF].
Rao, a friend of music composer Amit Trivedi, introduced him to Anurag Kashyap, director of the film Dev.D (2009) who was searching for a new composer with a "distinct vision" for his the film [REF].