u/NecessaryFunny3586

This isn't really that much the case in carnatic music, but the pitch of female singers is so high in film music, it's especially noticeable when you hear someone like Shreya Ghoshal or K.S. Chitra sing a classical song vs a film song. People seem to think that this sounds "sweet" and many people like this higher pitch sing.

Do you think these kind of voices will become popular in carnatic music, because I've talked to a few people who actually want more of this "sweet" singing in carnatic music.

Also curious why this high-pitch singing has been consistent throughout India, when I thought it was more a bollywood invention, whereas in Pakistan film/tv music, there seems to be diversity of vocal range and timbres. Even punjab, their singing is high-pitch male and female but the timbre of the voice is not so thin but rather heavy.