Initially,
Shreya
Ghosal
was
to
sing
two
songs
for
Ustad
Sultan
Khan's
album
Ustad
And
The
Divas.
But
due
to
time
constraints,
Shreya
had
to
let
go
of
one
song
though
she
would
rather
not
reveal
which
one
it
was.
But
'Le
jaa
le
jaa
re...',
the
song
she
has
rendered
with
Ustad
is
currently
a
rage
and
the
video
featuring
Elite
model
Nina
Sarkar
from
Bangalore
and
Varun
Toorkey,
a
young
model
from
Mumbai
is
a
hot
favourite
on
the
music
channels.
Talking
about
the
song,
the
diva
says,
"Le
ja...
has
a
folk
colour
to
it.
Even
the
term
ne
moiye
is
pahadi.
But
the
video
has
been
shot
in
a
contemporary
style
by
Radhika
Rao
and
Vinay
Sapru.
The
emotions
are
subtle
and
in
the
right
proportion.
It
catches
the
attention
of
the
audience."
Though
this
is
the
first
time
Shreya's
collaborated
with
Ustad
on
an
album,
this
is
not
the
first
time
she's
sung
alongside
him.
"Khansaab
is
Sandesh's
(composer)
guru
and
I
met
him
at
various
recordings.
In
fact,
I
sang
with
him
in
films
but
those
songs
and
films
were
unreleased.
So,
when
Sandesh
appraoached
me
with
this
concept
I
loved
it.
There's
a
magic
in
Ustad's
voice.
It
is
honest,
knowledgable
and
at
the
same
time
erotic," says
Shreya
who
feels
honoured
to
be
a
part
of
his
album.
"I
have
a
classical
background
but
never
performed
a
full-on
classical
and
this
inspired
me,"
informs
the
singer.
As
for
the
experience
of
singing
with
Ustad,
Shreya
says
that,
the
saarangi
maestro
would
always
be
in
the
studio
when
she
was
recording
her
part
or
dubbing
for
it.
"The
best
part
about
him
is
though
he
is
learned
and
a
senior,
he's
very
jovial
and
friendly,"
smiles
the
singer.
Another
reason,
the
young
singer
is
excited
about
featuring
on
an
album
is
that
"it
will
take
people
by
surprise."
"Everyone's
familiar
with
my
film
songs
and
sometimes
they
even
predict
that
so
and
so
could
be
a
Shreya
composition.
But
an
album
evokes
a
different
curiousity".
So,
is
she
planning
to
release
her
own
album?
"I
want
to,
but
earlier
whenever
I
had
plans
they
didn't
materialise,"
she
informs.
How
does
she
feel
being
called
a
diva,
we
ask
the
pretty
singer?
"I
feel
it
is
an
added
responsibility.
I
prefer
being
a
musician
than
a
diva.
A
diva
is
just
the
effect,
as
people
think
this
is
one
term
associated
with
anybody
who
is
popular
in
the
field
of
music
and
is
a
female
singer."
Nevertheless,
she
finds
the
title
quite
interesting.
"I
will
have
to
do
quite
a
lot
of
things
to
look
like
a
diva,"
she
smiles.
The
year
has
turned
out
quite
eventful
for
the
singer
who
has
the
nation
humming
to
her
'Pal
pal...' ditty
from
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai.
"A
very
romantic
number,
it
was
differently
arranged.
The
acoustic
was
subtle,
hats
off
to
the
composer,"
she
grins.
For
the
first
time,
she's
sung
a
song
'Barso
re...'
for
A
R
Rahman
in
Guru
"which
is
unlike
anything
that
I
have
sung
before".
She
also
mentions
her
'Kehta
hai...'
number
from
Baabul
and
the
songs
from
Salaam-E-Ishq
"which
have
a
nice
feel
to
them".
She
signs
off
saying,
"I
am
showcasing
various
moods
in
my
singing
and
that
is
what
makes
the
experience
all-the-more
interesting."