Singer Arijit Singh Best comes from a small town of Jiaganj in Bengal. But Arijit Singh has earned name all over the world. People like his singing very much. Arijit announced his retirement from playback singing some time ago. The actor does not even live in Mumbai. He lives in his home town Jiaganj. Recently his father talked about Arijit Singh’s journey.

Speaking to The Telegraph India, Arijit Singh’s father said, ‘Our ancestral house was near a blacksmith. But after partition, my father and his 3 brothers came to Lalgola. After this we shifted to Jiaganj. Arijit’s music journey started from here. He used to go to the Gurudwara with his mother Aditi Singh and sing kirtan there. It’s fun. I love it when people ask what your son is doing. Now what is his next project? I am proud.

Arijit Singh is no more in Mumbai

A childhood friend of Arijit said, ‘Arijit has an apartment and office in Mumbai but he likes to live here. His children Jul and Ali go to the local CBSE school here. He wants to give more time to Tatwamasi project. Then Arijit Singh’s father Surinder Singh said, ‘This is a quiet place. My son also could not stay in Mumbai and came back here. He has a connection with the soil.

Let us tell you that Arijit Singh is a popular singer in the industry. He has given many wonderful songs. His songs like Desh Mere, Loot Put Gaya, Tera Yaar Hoon, O Mahi, Galti Se Mistake, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Sajni are famous. Now he has taken retirement from playback singing. He is focusing on independent music.

Famous singer Arijit Singh is in the headlines these days. Actually, on January 27, he surprised everyone by sharing a post. Arijit Singh shared a post on social media saying that he will no longer sing for films. However, he also made it clear that he will not stop making music.

Let us tell you that Arijit Singh immortalized many famous songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’, ‘Channa Mereya’ and ‘Agar Tum Saath Ho’. This is the reason why his songs sound equally fresh even after years. In this story, we are going to introduce you to the top 10 songs of Arijit Singh, which become more special every time you listen to them.

You are the one
The song Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2 is included in the list of Arijit’s fans. It was only after this song that Arijit touched the heights of the sky. This is the favorite song of lovers.

Channa Mereya
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s Channa Mereya was filmed on Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. This is a sad love track. This film was released in the year 2016.

Kabira
Arijit Singh is also known for sad songs. Kabira song is one of them. The song of the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Hai has also been filmed on Ranbir Kapoor.

whether i want it or not
Aashiqui 2 song Chahoon Main Ya Na features Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. Fans like this song a lot. This is also a love song.

inquire about well-being
This song from Sushant Singh Rajput’s 2019 film Chhichhore is liked even today. Apart from Sushant, Shraddha Kapoor was also in the lead role in this film.

careless
This song is from the film Kabir Singh, which stars Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. People have liked this song in the voice of Arijit Singh very much.

how much we started loving you
This song is also from the film Kabir Singh. People have liked this song very much in the melodious voice of Arijit. The song features Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani.

from today onwards your streets
This song from the movie Padman can be heard a lot in weddings even today. The song of this film released in 2018 has been filmed on Radhika Apte and Akshay Kumar.

i still love you
People still like to listen to this song from the film Half Girlfriend, released in the year 2017. This song stars Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor.

if you are with me
This song from the movie Tamasha is perfect for the heartbroken. Fans felt connected with this song, after which it is included in their fans list.

Famous playback singer Arijit Singh recently made an announcement, which surprised his fans as well as his fellow actors. This step of Arijit Singh has also raised many questions. His fans want to know why he did this. The singer struggled a lot in the beginning of his career, after which he got success and such success that everyone listens to his songs according to every mood. Know here about Arijit’s career journey and his personal life.

Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987 in Murshidabad, West Bengal. His father was Punjabi and mother Bengali. Arijit started learning tabla and classical music at the age of three. Being from a musical background, he had a distinct connection with music since childhood which was also visible in his songs.

Career beginnings and struggles
Arijit started his career in the year 2005 with ‘Fame Gurukul’. He was the top contestant in this show. His songs were liked, but he was eliminated even before the finale of the show. His struggle started from here. After this, Arijit got to show the magic of his voice in some albums and songs. But those songs were never released. Disappointed by this, Singer went back to his home. After this he participated in the reality show ‘Dus Ke Dus Le Gaye’ and won. With the prize money he won here, he set up his own studio in Mumbai.

Sung about 400 songs till now
In the year 2011, Arijit Singh started his Bollywood career as a playback singer. The first song he got was ‘Phir Mohabbat’ from ‘Murder 2’, people liked this song. But Arijit got his real identity from ‘Aashiqui 2’. In this film, he sang the song ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and this voice settled in the hearts of people, then Arijit’s career took off. Till now he has sung 400 songs in almost every language.

been associated with controversies
Arijit has had as many controversies as his career. His biggest dispute was with Salman Khan. Arijit and Salman had a falling out during a reality show. After which, being angry with Arijit’s comment, Salman got his songs removed from his films. After this, in the year 2016, Arijit had publicly apologized to Salman on social media, although this controversy ended with ‘Tiger 3’ in 2023. After this, one of his videos went viral in 2025 when one of his guards stopped a person during shooting. Apart from this, there is also a controversy related to his live concert.

Singer Arijit Singh has announced his retirement from playback singing on social media. He posted on Instagram and wrote that he will not take any playback singing project from now on.

Arijit Singh did this post

Arijit Singh posted on Instagram and wrote, ‘Hailey, Happy New Year to all of you. Thank you all for giving me so much love over the years. I am announcing to everyone that I am no longer going to take any assignment as a playback singer. I’m ending it here. It was a very beautiful journey.

Arijit Singh will continue making music

However, Arijit made it clear that he will not stop making music. He wrote, ‘I am making it clear that I will not stop making music.’ He further wrote, ‘I still have many more pending commitments, I will complete them. So you can listen to some more of my songs this year.

celebs reacted

Fans are saddened by this announcement of Arijit Singh. Celebs are also reacting. Rapper Badshah commented on this post and wrote – One in centuries. Music composer Amaal Malik wrote, ‘I am lost after listening to this. I am not able to understand but I respect your decision. I know I was your fan, am your fan and will always be your fan. If it comes down to this, then there is no doubt that film music will never be the same without you, my brother. Grateful to be born in your era.

This is how fans reacted

A fan wrote – Please delete it. Another fan wrote- Start your new independent music era. One user wrote- There are only your songs in my play list. Don’t do this. Tell me the truth, this is a prank. Because my heart is not ready to accept this truth. One user wrote- You are not just a singer. You are my emotions, my 2 am tears, my healing and my happiness. You were never background music in my life. You were the voice that held me when I was breaking down. Grateful for the voice that never made me feel alone.

Arijit Singh’s career journey

Let us tell you that Arijit Singh started his music journey in 2005 with the reality show Gurukul. In 2011, she made her Hindi film debut with the song Phir Mohabbat in the film Mother 2. He has given many hit songs. He is known for many songs like Tum Hi Ho, Binte Dil, Kesariya. He has also won two National Film Awards. Apart from this, he was awarded Padma Shri in 2025.