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.