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.