Is the sweet, melodious voice slowly going out of fashion?

Does the shift in female playback singing towards unusual voices and vocal ranges signal the end of the sweet, melodious sound?

As a child, Shilpa Rao often asked her father how her voice sounded. Her father, a Hindustani classical singer, always told her: “You are great. Your rhythm sense is superb!” But Rao was not satisfied. Her father had not answered her question about her voice.

Photo (from left to right): Aditi Singh Sharma (Getty Images); Shilpa Rao (Saumya Khandelwal); Sona Mohapatra.

(From left to right): Shefali Alvares; Shalmali Kholgade (photo by Burhaan Kinu); Neeti Mohan

Mohapatra was singing ad-jingles before she was offered Bedardi Raja in Delhi Belly.

Music composer Amit Trivedi believes that the singer’s voice should match the voice of the actress playing the part.

Shefali Alvares’s Subha Hone Na De (Desi Boyz) was the shaadi number for the longest time.