Bollywood singer Arijit Singh had recently announced his retirement from playback singing. Due to which his fans were quite surprised. Now after retirement, he has surprised his fans by releasing one of his independent songs. His first song after retirement is not a common track, but a Shiva bhajan. The interesting thing is that despite having millions of followers, he did not promote this new song on social media.

Arijit released his first independent song after retirement
Before Shivratri, a Shiva bhajan titled ‘O Shiv Mere’ was released on YouTube on 9 February. This song, written by lyricist Kumar, has been viewed more than one lakh times on YouTube. While sharing the video on X, Kumar wrote, ‘Thanks to Arijit Singh for beautifying this song with his melodious voice.’ This song won the hearts of people and they praised Arijit a lot.

Fans showered love
As soon as this song of Arijit came, fans flooded social media with their reactions. Users commented heavily. One fan wrote- ‘Arijit Singh’s voice really leaves a different impact in this song’. One wrote, ‘Arijit is singing bhajan?? Really?’ A third said, ‘Arijit Singh is back to his old style.’

Arijit Singh took retirement from playback singing
Let us tell you that on January 27, Arijit Singh had announced his retirement from playback singing. He wrote on Instagram, ‘Thank you all for giving so much love these years. I am happy to announce that from now on I will not take any new work as a playback singer. I am saying goodbye to this journey. It was a wonderful journey.

A few weeks after announcing his retirement from Bollywood playback singing, singer Arijit Singh has lent his voice for Aamir Khan’s upcoming film ‘Ek Din’. With this, the ongoing speculations regarding her recent meeting with actor-producer Aamir Khan at her home in West Bengal have also come to an end.

In fact, at the end of January 2026, Arijit Singh surprised the fans when he announced that he will no longer take up new playback singing projects for films. However, he also made it clear that he will continue to create his independent music and fulfill the promises made earlier. At the same time, shortly after this announcement, Aamir Khan reached Arijit’s house, after which speculations started that Aamir was trying to convince Arijit to sing for films again.

Arijit Singh sang a song on Aamir Khan’s request
On 9 February, Aamir Khan Productions confirmed that Arijit Singh has indeed lent his voice to the music of the film ‘Ek Din’. The production house also shared a picture on Instagram, in which Aamir Khan and Arijit Singh are seen talking. In the photo, Arijit is holding the guitar, while Aamir is seen showing him something on his phone.

It was written on the picture, ‘Thank you, Arijit, for lending your voice for our film ‘Ek Din’. It was a magical four days spent with you, your family and your team. Love, A.’ It was also written in the caption, ‘Thank you Arijit for bringing such depth and heartfelt emotion in the song of ‘Ek Din’.

Had announced retirement from singing
Let us tell you, earlier while announcing his distance from playback singing, Arijit Singh had written on social media, ‘I am happy to announce that now I will not take any new work as a playback singer. I am ending it here. This journey was very beautiful. However, he also assured fans that he will continue to make independent music and that the projects he has already committed to will be released this year.

About the movie ‘Ek Din’
Talking about the film ‘Ek Din’, it is being directed by Sunil Pandey and produced by Aamir Khan. In this, Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi will be seen in lead roles. This romantic drama is the official remake of Thai film ‘One Day’. The story is about a quiet man who gets a chance to spend just one day with his favorite woman, and from here begins a special journey full of emotions. This film is going to be released in theaters on 1 May 2026.

Sajid Nadiadwala and Vishal Bhardwaj’s film ‘O’ Romeo’ is slowly becoming people’s favorite on the music charts these days. The songs of this film starring Shahid Kapoor and Trupti Dimri are already in the news. Earlier, the film’s ‘Hum To Tere Hi Liye The’ and dance number ‘Aashiko Ki Colony’ had received good response. Now the makers have released the new song of the film ‘Ishq Ka Fever’.

‘Ishq Ka Fever’ song released from ‘O Romeo’
This song is a beautiful romantic track, composed by Vishal Bhardwaj and lyrics written by famous lyricist Gulzar. Arijit Singh has given his voice to the song. The special thing is that this song has been released just a few days after Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing, due to which his fans have become quite emotional.

This song filmed on Shahid Kapoor and Trupti Dimri attracts attention from the beginning in the voice of Arijit Singh. The song starts with a powerful line by Farida Jalal, after which it gradually turns into an emotional and relaxing tune. The music of the song is quite simple, but its emotions touch the heart. A slight yearning and waiting feeling of love is felt in it. Shahid and Trupti’s chemistry also fits perfectly with this mood, and fans are quite excited to see this new pairing.

Fans demanded comeback
As soon as the song was released, emotional reactions of fans started appearing. One fan wrote, ‘I will miss Arijit Singh a lot,’ while another commented, ‘I never want Arijit’s era to end.’ Someone wrote, ‘Make a comeback’, while another fan said, ‘Arijit Bhai’s last song before retirement as a playback singer.’

Vishal Bhardwaj had shared a post on Arijit’s retirement.
Let us tell you, after Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing, Vishal Bhardwaj shared an emotional moment on social media. In this video, Vishal Bhardwaj was seen humming the song ‘Ishq Ka Fever’ with Arijit, while Arijit was recording it. While sharing the video, Vishal also wrote an emotional note and expressed surprise at Arijit’s decision.

He wrote that till a few days ago, when they were working together on this song, he had no idea that this would be one of his last films with Arijit. Vishal called it unfair and appealed to Arijit to withdraw his decision. Let us tell you that Sajid Nadiadwala is presenting the film ‘O Romeo’. This film is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film will be released in theaters on 13 February 2026.