It's a surprisingly sunny July afternoon in Mumbai when we enter 1 BHK in Oshiwara for a Lunchbox session with Shalmali Kholgade and Imaad Shah. Shah has reached just minutes before us and, as it happens, is in the process of giving us a call right when we walk up to him with a "Hi". He is the Madboy half of indie duo Madboy/Mink, who've just released their third EP, P.E.S.F. He also dabbles in acting on and off, and made his debut as a theatre director last year.

Kholgade, on the other hand, is a Bollywood singer. But, she is one of those rare playback artistes whose sensibilities are inherently western. This lends a certain flavour to her songs that you'd be hard-pressed to find. And here, she first gives Shah a hug on arriving, before reminiscing about their college days together. "I was in FYJC, and he would come [to college], never talk, and we would watch him meekly from far thinking, 'Wow, this guy is like some major star, who just listens to his music,'" Kholgade laughs, as Shah responds with a half-shy, half-apologetic smile. Then, the conversation meanders to their craft and food trends in Mumbai, among other stuff.