Chinmayi excited to sing in Bollywood

After singing the 'Titli' number in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Chennai Express', playback singer Chinmayi Sripada notched up another musical hit 'Main Rang Sharabaton ka' in the recently released movie 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero.'
The music was composed by Pritam and the song picturised on the lead pair Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz.
She was hosting the show 'Chote Ustaad' in 2010 when Pritam called her to sing a few songs.
"He got in touch with me and I ended up recording a song for PPNH. The song was released within a week or so of my recording the song for him," Chinmayi told PTI.

"I guess Shahid and Ileana didn't know of me. Shahid had tweeted about this song via his twitter feed and that is how I got to know that the song had released," she said.
Pritam had briefed the singer on how he would like the track to be.

"Once he heard what I sent him, he asked me to redo a couple of lines which I sent him later from Chennai. It is quite normal these days to record a song in the absence of the composer," she said.
Chinmayi has recently rendered 'Sitakokachiluka' with music composer Shekhar, a single whose proceeds will go to Ma Niketan, a non-profit organisation that takes care of abandoned girl children in Mumbai.

"He chose to work in Telugu first and I recommended that Rakendu Mouli, an upcoming, but very good lyricist write the words in the song. He did an outstanding job.