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PITCH PERFECT
Unabashedly raw
The new female playback voice is vastly different from the high pitch of the earlier decades - today, it is unapologetically low, bold and husky.
Voice vote
'A saturation point had been reached'
TOI-Crest tries to find out what makes this giggly and chatty 22-year-old special.
Theatre
Pass me a partner, please
Globalisation has infused fresh life into the world of Indian theatre and spawned scores of international collaborations.
Culture
Electro dance nerd
SINGING STYLE
'No song comes my way today'
Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam has ruled Bollywood music for over three decades. She's seen the highs and lows having worked with some of the best music composers of all times.
Bollywoods & beyond
Laughing out loud
From Noor Mohammad Charlie to Paresh Rawal, comedy in Hindi films has come a long way. TOI-Crest takes a look at the men who made us guffaw.
Bengali cinema
Love letters to Kolkata
The new breed of Bengali filmmakers shows Kolkata in a different light. Here, the personal is more important than the political and you rarely see the staple landmarks.
Culture
Shorter, but still sublime
In old days, Ravana took 20 mins to survey Kailash. That won't work today.
RITE OF PASSAGE
Sisterhood on the campaign trail
A bitter-sweet coming of age movie in which passions meets politics has won the first Nora Ephron Prize.
Bollywood calling
'I empathised with Changez'
Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi talks about why she loved Mohsin Hamid's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'.
Arab roots
Shorts
In a recent article about the origins of coffee — Arabia is where it was first grown — the BBC listed a number of English words with Arabic roots.
IN STEP
They're daddies of dubstep - and laddies too
Skream and Benga are showing up in India. You've been warned.
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Relationships
Neighbours' ennui
Now, people next door are just faces that you politely smile at in the lift.
Wine & Dine
Kebabs, not canapês
Change the rules of Sunday brunching by introducing desi elements to it.

