Here is Arijit Singh’s Retirement, the exact cause that made him walk away from singing

Here is Arijit Singh’s Retirement, the exact cause that made him walk away from singing

Singer, Composer and Music Composer, Arijit Singh had stunned thousands of his fans with his statement announcing his exit from the industry as a playback singer in the month of January 2026. It’s a few months over and the cause behind him deciding to quit playing songs for Bollywood has been revealed to the fans of the well-accomplished singer. The cause behind the singer wanting to turn into a professional turned music entrepreneur and not just limited to a few new assignments – well, according to Amaal Mallik it was pretty basic: losing his charm and interest in composing music for film with new and young minds.

Here is why Arijit Singh quit playback singing – and more to understand:

When Arijit Singh announced that he was quitting playback singing:

On January 27, 2026, the veteran singer had taken to his social media channels to let all of us know that he wouldn’t be signing any new playback assignments from 2026. His post mentioned that the singer had been with his fans on a wonderful journey and thanked each of them wholeheartedly for supporting him during this time.

Further down in his social media post, Arijit had assured that there was more than one cause behind him making such a life-altering choice and had been giving a lot of consideration and contemplation for more than an year to finally reach this outcome.

The Cause Behind Arijit Singh’s Choice:

It has been recently found and revealed by a singer and composer himself – Amaal Mallik. Speaking to the reports about why Arijit decided to turn away from new playback signings, he said:

” Arijit is at a very different place where maybe I don’t connect to his new space. Somewhere two years before… those people who worked for him also realized he’s not that interested in the film-scoring space anymore “
“ He’s at a different space now.. Even I feel a little alienated.”

Has Arijit Singh quit music altogether?

While this comes as a shock, the truth is Arijit Singh hasn’t really bid farewell to music. His choice is confined and specifically for new signing requests of a playback singer and is not a move against doing his personal work, composing, producing or working with his long-time friends. There is still much news that he may have released hundreds of songs till the beginning of this month according to his producer,. Many of their previous songs were also released for the audience even after the decision of ceasing to do a new signing of any new playback assignments’.

Why Did Arijit Sing For Awarapan 2:

The song ‘Ye Awarapan’ for the ‘Awarapan 2′ released recently received a lot of appreciation and many fans were of the idea that it was either an old track by Arijit that he might have revisited or the news was fake altogether. However, as Amaal’s statement implies, the track sung by Arijit was already on the path and before the time of ceasing of his professional assignment. ‘Ye Awarapan’ wasn’t a part of an old catalog.

“ I sung Ye Awarapan initially myself; Arijit liked it.

One day, when we talked for the collaboration and worked for the same. After I listened again with Arijit’s vocals, then, decided not to go ahead to make any new recordings of that particular type “

• Aug 9, 2026
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