Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Acclaimed composer Salim Merchant opened up about celebrated singer and composer Arijit Singh announcing his retirement from playback. During an exclusive conversation with IANS, Salim revealed that he is not surprised by Arjit’s decision, as a lot of composers, singers, and other members of the music industry have been shifting their focus from film music.He revealed that he himself has not composed for a movie in the last 6 years, ever since he came to the realization d…
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Superstar singer Arijit Singh, who earlier announced his retirement from playback singing, has issued a clarification with regards to his songs constantly getting released after the retirement. On Tuesday, the singer took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a long note, as he explained the process of rolling out of the songs.He wrote, “This message is just for my listeners please don’t read and swipe right now if you are not my listener, its a humble request. Hello b…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who was last seen in ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, has expressed his gratitude to superstar playback singer Arijit Singh. On Monday, the actor’s production house took to their Instagram, and shared a picture of the superstar and the singer jamming over a song. The actor also penned a special note for Arijit as he wrote, “Thank you Arijit, for lending your voice to our film Ek Din. The 4 days spent with you, your family and your team felt magic…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Ever since singer and composer Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing, a lot of buzz has been going around about why he felt the need to take such a drastic step, what led him to such a major decision so early in his career.Reflecting on the same, noted singer Shaan advised everyone to be a little patient and not come up with their own theories regarding the reason behind Arijit’s retirement.During an exclusive conversation with IANS, Shaan stated that A…
Mumbai Jan 30 (IANS) Music composer and filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has shared an emotional moment on his social media account where he was seen singing a song recorded by Arijit Singh, further reacting to the singer’s recent announcement about stepping away from playback singing. Sharing the video, Vishal wrote an emotional note where he expressed disbelief over Arijit Singh’s decision. He wrote, “Hey Arijit.. Till a few days back while we were jamming on this song (you were shooting the vide…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Actor Ahan Shetty, who is receiving a lot of positive response to his work in the recently released film ‘Border 2’, has reacted to the superstar singer Arijit Singh’s decision to hang his boots. The actor spoke with IANS following the great response to his film, in which he essays a naval officer. During the conversation, the actor spoke about the impact of Arijit on an entire generation, and how he will miss his voice in the playback.Ahan told IANS, “It’s sad that…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Singer and composer Vishal Dadlani pointed out that Arijit Singh’s retirement from playback singing is proof that “Success doesn’t guarantee peace”.Dadlani shared that one should make every single moment of our short life count and not lie to ourselves. He further stated that one needs to be true to themselves and not try to be someone else’s version of themselves.His latest Insta post read, “Learn anything? Success doesn’t guarantee peace or contentment. Riches & power…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The entire music industry is in a state of shock ever since Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing.However, singer and composer Sona Mohapatra called Arijit’s decision to step away from playback ‘brave’, ‘generous’, and ‘disruptive in the best way’.She shared a long note on her Instagram handle with the caption, “To @arijitsingh & #India with #Love, I’ve walked the path of putting music out of my own year after year & it’s a very fulfilling …
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Superstar singer Arijit Singh has shocked fans by announcing his retirement from playback singing. The singer in a social media note, has revealed that he will no longer take up any new assignments as a playback vocalist.He wrote, “Hello, Happy new year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. …